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Daring stunts wow crowds at 'special' country air show

Daring stunts wow crowds at 'special' country air show

Australia’s only female aerobatic pilot has returned to her home-town air show to wow 15,000 fans with gravity-defying stunts.

French court convicts thieves who robbed Kim Kardashian

French court convicts thieves who robbed Kim Kardashian

French court convicts thieves who robbed Kim Kardashian

French court convicts thieves who robbed Kim Kardashian

A French court has convicted eight people in connection with the 2016 robbery of US celebrity Kim Kardashian after a high-profile trial in Paris.

Joel cancels concerts after brain disorder diagnosis

Joel cancels concerts after brain disorder diagnosis

Joel cancels concerts after brain disorder diagnosis

Joel cancels concerts after brain disorder diagnosis

Billy Joel says online he is cancelling all his upcoming concerts after being diagnosed with a condition that causes a build-up of fluid in the brain.

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Novel formula for interrupted tale claims Stella Prize

Novel formula for interrupted tale claims Stella Prize

A novel exploring the "messiness of life found in the gap between theory and practice" has won the Stella Prize for one of Australia's most celebrated writers.

Lighting up: Vivid pays tribute to radical queer artist

Lighting up: Vivid pays tribute to radical queer artist

The sails of the Sydney Opera House will be lit up with a tribute to artist David McDiarmid as part of the 2025 Vivid festival.

Indian author wins International Booker Prize

Indian author wins International Booker Prize

The International Booker Prize has been awarded to a short-story collection for the first time as India's Banu Mushtaq and Deepa Bhasthi won for Heart Lamp.

George Wendt, the Cheers barfly named Norm, dead at 76

George Wendt, the Cheers barfly named Norm, dead at 76

Comic actor George Wendt, best known for his role as the beer-bellied regular Norm on the long-running sitcom Cheers, is dead at 76.

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Designers find the beauty in much-maligned plane trees

Designers find the beauty in much-maligned plane trees

Designers find the beauty in much-maligned plane trees

Designers find the beauty in much-maligned plane trees

Widely-hated plane trees are everywhere on urban streets. A Design Week exhibition shows beautiful objects can be crafted from their wood.

Nicole Kidman vows to keep pushing for gender equality

Nicole Kidman vows to keep pushing for gender equality

Nicole Kidman vows to keep pushing for gender equality

Nicole Kidman vows to keep pushing for gender equality

Oscar-winning Australian actor Nicole Kidman has worked with dozens of female directors after vowing to champion the cause of gender equality in filmmaking.

Austria's JJ wins Eurovision crown with Wasted Love

Austria's JJ wins Eurovision crown with Wasted Love

Austria's JJ wins Eurovision crown with Wasted Love

Austria's JJ wins Eurovision crown with Wasted Love

Austria's JJ has won the Eurovision Song Contest with the pop-opera song Wasted Love, finishing ahead of Israeli singer Yuval Raphael.

Sweden's sauna song is hot favourite to win Eurovision

Sweden's sauna song is hot favourite to win Eurovision

Sweden's sauna song is hot favourite to win Eurovision

Sweden's sauna song is hot favourite to win Eurovision

Bookmakers have installed Sweden as favourites to win the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Basel.

'Saltwater in my veins': fight to protect island homes

'Saltwater in my veins': fight to protect island homes

'Saltwater in my veins': fight to protect island homes

'Saltwater in my veins': fight to protect island homes

Tishiko King's love of the ocean is at the heart of a documentary following her fight to protect her Country in the Torres Strait islands.

Opera Australia treads brutal Boulevard to a $10m loss

Opera Australia treads brutal Boulevard to a $10m loss

Opera Australia treads brutal Boulevard to a $10m loss

Opera Australia treads brutal Boulevard to a $10m loss

A production of the musical Sunset Boulevard helped drag Opera Australia's finances to an operating deficit of $10.6 million in 2024.

Singer Chris Brown charged in UK over alleged attack

Singer Chris Brown charged in UK over alleged attack

Singer Chris Brown charged in UK over alleged attack

Singer Chris Brown charged in UK over alleged attack

Singer Chris Brown has been arrested and charged in England over an attack in 2023, where he allegedly hit someone with bottle in a London nightclub.

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Rape investigation into singer Smokey Robinson opened

Los Angeles authorities are “actively investigating criminal allegations” against legendary Motown singer Smokey Robinson.

'Friends of Harvey': ex-aide tells of Weinstein's list

Jurors at Harvey Weinstein's sex crimes retrial have been shown a roster of name called "Friends of Harvey", a lost of females to be invited to events.

Go-Jo misses out at Eurovision but does Australia proud

Australia's Go-Jo (Marty Zambotto) appeared to echo 1960s TV advertisements as he took to the stage in the second semi-final of Eurovision.

It's Go time: Aussie opener for Eurovision semi-final

Australian singer-songwriter Marty Zambotto, better known as Go-Jo, will be first of the 16 acts vying for a spot in the Eurovision grand final in Switzerland.

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Eddie is Perfect as ghost with the most in Beetlejuice

A familiar face who wrote the songs for a hit Broadway adaptation of Beetlejuice now plays the titular ghoulish character for Australian theatre audiences.

'You should be ashamed': Weinstein accuser slams lawyer

Former model Kaja Sokola alleges abuse she suffered at the hands of Harvey Weinstein changed the course of her life.

'Diddy' Combs' ex-girlfriend testifies he raped her

R&B singer Cassie has told a court her ex Sean "Diddy" Combs would often become more violent when she fought back, and that he had raped her.

Designer brings beach to the runway in playful show

Bianca Spender's binary Australian Fashion Week show reminded the world that the long-time designer is more than her famous mother's shadow.

Flip the switch: Design Week starts with lights on show

Part of Melbourne Design Week, 100 LIGHTS shows off the sheer inventiveness of Australian lighting design.

Sauna-loving Swedes gather steam for Eurovision final

A catchy ode to saunas, a Parisian-style ballad and a rap about rowing are among the songs whose performers won a spot in the Eurovision final.

Kardashian feared she'd be raped, killed, trial told

Kim Kardashian has told a Paris court she feared she would be raped and killed and wouldn't make it back to her "babies" when she was held at gunpoint.

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