The first reading of Noongar opera Wundig Wer Wilura, written and composed by Gina Williams and Guy Ghouse, happened in the kitchen of an Airbnb in York, and will return to open York Festival 2024.
Tanya MacNaughton
The Penguin, Nightsleeper, A Very Royal Scandal, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story: we’re spoilt for choice with this week’s TV offerings.
Clare Rigden
A top trumpeter is in town, an Australian stage classic is playing in Innaloo and a major basketball event is kicking off.
Belle Taylor
What’s the greatest horror of them all? An awkward weekend with friends, and it’s exploited for thrills in Speak No Evil.
Ben O’Shea
An ex-girlfriend of Dave Grohl spoke out after the Foo Fighters frontman confessed to fathering a child outside of his 21-year marriage.
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Chad McQueen, an actor known for his performances in the Karate Kid movies and the son of the late actor and race car driver Steve McQueen, has died. He was 63.
Kaitlyn Huamani
Chad McQueen, an actor and racing car driver like his late Kid father, Steve McQueen, has died at 63.
KAITLYN HUAMANI
Gordon Ramsay has shared a touching update with fans revealing the Ramsay family is getting bigger.
Dolly Busby
An oddball team of WA para-ice hockey players vying for a place on the first-ever national team is the subject of a new documentary, hilariously titled Hard as Puck.
Ben O'Shea
Film director Francis Ford Coppola is suing the entertainment trade publication Variety for libel over claims of improper behaviour on the set of Megalopolis.
ANDREW DALTON
Prime Video’s award-winning comedy series Deadloch is leaving the icy wilds of Tasmania for the steamy tropics, with filming currently underway in the Northern Territory
As Queensland's Truth and Healing inquiry is about to begin, acclaimed musician Uncle Joe Geia has marked historical moments with a musical oration.
Keira Jenkins
Alwen Hughes, the widow of Australian entertainer Rolf Harris, has died aged 92.
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Event organisers of a major Aussie music festival adored by revellers across the nation has been cancelled.
Emma Kirk
Tributes pour in for Australian sports and media icon Graham McNeice who has died surrounded by family and friends.
André Dao's novel Anam has won the Prime Minister's Literary Award for fiction, while a biography of Donald Horne by Ryan Cropp took out the prize for history.
Liz Hobday
Sales at Sydney Contemporary in 2024 have fallen short of the previous year, with $17.5 million spent on artworks.
Global singing superstars descended on New York for the 40th MTV Video Music Awards where the best in music videos and trending tunes from the past year are recognised.
Kellie Balaam
With its world premiere of Christopher Wheeldon's Oscar, the Australian Ballet has put queer love into classical dance.
A remake of a Danish film by the same name, Speak No Evil blends horror and comedy and features some solid performances from its leads.
US singer-songwriter and producer Still Woozy will tour Australia next year bringing his dreamy and psychedelic soundscapes to anticipating fans.
Surrounded by her vibrant coastal-inspired work, artist and newly settled Albany resident Louise Stewart Brown is “chuffed” to be taking part in the 21st Southern Art and Craft Trail this month.
Georgia Campion
Dumbleyung will host its own “mini Oscars” to recognise past and present Theatre Club members spanning over seven decades.
Hannah Whitehead
