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What controversy? Festival boss Peter Sellars is back

What controversy? Festival boss Peter Sellars is back

More than two decades since Peter Sellars parted ways with the Adelaide Festival, the lauded director is back - with some thoughts on saying the unsayable.

'Phew': Kath and Kim star announces cancer remission

'Phew': Kath and Kim star announces cancer remission

'Phew': Kath and Kim star announces cancer remission

'Phew': Kath and Kim star announces cancer remission

Magda Szubanski, best known as Sharon Strzelecki from the sitcom Kath and Kim, says she is in remission after battling a rare blood cancer.

Showcase reveals artworks stretched to the outer limits

Showcase reveals artworks stretched to the outer limits

Showcase reveals artworks stretched to the outer limits

Showcase reveals artworks stretched to the outer limits

A snapshot of contemporary art shows how artists push their materials to the limit, reflecting the forces which shape individuals and society.

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New boss for France's Louvre after brazen jewel heist

New boss for France's Louvre after brazen jewel heist

The head of France's Versailles Palace has been tapped to take over the Louvre after a shocking jewel theft highlighted serious problems at the famed museum.

Indigenous poet claims richest state book prize

Indigenous poet claims richest state book prize

A poet's latest work has been lauded for its emotional intelligence, while Palestinian-Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah has won an award by popular vote.

Fashionistas converge on festival runway shows

Fashionistas converge on festival runway shows

Outside the runway shows at the Melbourne Fashion Festival are devotees for whom the event is just like Christmas - but with better outfits.

Paramount submits higher offer for Warner Bros

Paramount submits higher offer for Warner Bros

The bidding war for one of Hollywood's most coveted assets - Warner Bros Discovery - has ratcheted up, with Paramount Skydance submitting a higher offer.

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Son of slain Rob Reiner pleads not guilty to murder

Son of slain Rob Reiner pleads not guilty to murder

Son of slain Rob Reiner pleads not guilty to murder

Son of slain Rob Reiner pleads not guilty to murder

Nick Reiner, the troubled son ‌of slain Hollywood filmmaker Rob Reiner, has pleaded not guilty to murder charges related to the fatal stabbing of his parents.

High colour is a runway joy at fashion festival

High colour is a runway joy at fashion festival

High colour is a runway joy at fashion festival

High colour is a runway joy at fashion festival

The opening runway of the Melbourne Fashion Festival was devoted to joy - with colour turned up to 11.

One Battle After Another scoops the pool at BAFTAs

One Battle After Another scoops the pool at BAFTAs

One Battle After Another scoops the pool at BAFTAs

One Battle After Another scoops the pool at BAFTAs

The black comedy action thriller One Battle After Another has won six prizes, including best picture at Britain’s BAFTA film awards.

One Battle, Sinners lead race at the BAFTA film awards

One Battle, Sinners lead race at the BAFTA film awards

One Battle, Sinners lead race at the BAFTA film awards

One Battle, Sinners lead race at the BAFTA film awards

One Battle After Another and Sinners lead the race as stars including Australian nominee Rose Byrne descend on the BAFTA film awards.

Design replaces art commission as fair tickets sell out

Design replaces art commission as fair tickets sell out

Design replaces art commission as fair tickets sell out

Design replaces art commission as fair tickets sell out

One of Australia's biggest contemporary art events has replaced a major commission for 2026, but the crowds don't mind, with day-one tickets selling out.

High-end design burrows into contemporary art fair

High-end design burrows into contemporary art fair

High-end design burrows into contemporary art fair

High-end design burrows into contemporary art fair

The Melbourne Art Fair is one of Australia's biggest events for art collectors and features an Archibald prize winner - but it's smaller than it used to be.

Cancelled Mardi Gras party reflects broader money woes

Cancelled Mardi Gras party reflects broader money woes

Cancelled Mardi Gras party reflects broader money woes

Cancelled Mardi Gras party reflects broader money woes

A decision by Mardi Gras organisers to cancel a key event has brought wider funding issues impacting many LGBTQI organisations into the spotlight.

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With ants, blooms and birds, museum rethinks uni smarts

From plants that smell like rotting meat to insects that absorb light, a university museum art exhibition rethinks intelligence.

The Godfather, Apocalypse Now star Robert Duvall dies

Tributes are pouring in for Robert Duvall, who played Tom Hagen in The Godfather and the napalm-loving colonel in Apocalypse Now, after his death at 95.

Guthrie family not suspects in kidnapping

Members of Nancy Guthrie's family have been ruled out as suspects in her disappearance but police say a backpack captured in CCTV vision might provide clues.

Grey skies can't deter colourful Mardi Gras crowd

Revellers at Mardi Gras Fair Day are being encouraged to visit a pop-up health information space focusing on sexual health and cancer screenings.

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Fears for tears as lion dancers gird for Lunar New Year

Kicks, leaps and the ability to tear up a lettuce with your bare hands: a Chinese lion dancer reveals what it takes to ring in the Lunar New Year.

At Tropfest's welcome return, this film is the hottest

Tropfest is back, providing a pipeline for emerging filmmakers, with Wuthering Heights star Margot Robbie serving as jury president.

Red carpet finale for Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi

With Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi starring in the latest adaptation of Wuthering Heights, Australian cinemagoers are unlikely to care what the critics think.

Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek dies at 48

James Van Der Beek, the star ‌of 1990s teen drama Dawson's Creek, has died at 48 after a battle with cancer.

Do you speak the language of Eurovision? This show can

A faux foreign film is created live on stage complete with a made-up language, in LÉ NØR. It's hoped the show's return run will mean a chance to tour overseas.

FBI combs desert terrain for clues in Guthrie search

FBI agents are fanning out across an Arizona neighbourhood not far from Nancy Guthrie’s home as the search for the 84-year-old continues.

Suspect in Nancy Guthrie abduction detained in Arizona

A suspect in the abduction of US television host ‌Savannah Guthrie's elderly mother is in custody, over a week after the 84-year-old woman was reported missing.

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