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Rose Byrne named Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of Year

Rose Byrne named Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of Year

Rose Byrne has joined the likes of Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts and Scarlett Johansson in being named Woman of the Year by Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals.

Posthumous honour for Australian music legend

Posthumous honour for Australian music legend

Posthumous honour for Australian music legend

Posthumous honour for Australian music legend

Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst, who died on Tuesday, has been awarded an Australia Day honour - on a date he wanted to change.

Reunion ballad cements divorced couple as golden greats

Reunion ballad cements divorced couple as golden greats

Reunion ballad cements divorced couple as golden greats

Reunion ballad cements divorced couple as golden greats

The first song Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson wrote together since their divorce more than 10 years ago has earned them two Golden Guitar awards.

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'From the heart': Wolfe Brothers sweep Golden Guitars

The Wolfe Brothers have swept Australia's peak country music awards, winning five Golden Guitars including the top gong for album of the year.

UK artist pips homegrown musicians to top annual poll

UK artist pips homegrown musicians to top annual poll

With streaming giants under no compulsion to program local artists, Australian music has been disappearing from the nation's biggest annual music poll.

Mould-breaking country artist celebrates the 'nos'

Mould-breaking country artist celebrates the 'nos'

A country music star familiar with rejection has challenged the naysayers to look at her now.

Print scene makes an impression with return of art fair

Print scene makes an impression with return of art fair

The work of printmaking studios from across Australia will go on show at the second iteration of the Melbourne Art Print Fair.

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Holocaust descendants reunited amid troubled times

Holocaust descendants reunited amid troubled times

Holocaust descendants reunited amid troubled times

Holocaust descendants reunited amid troubled times

Descendants of a family separated by the Holocaust say finding each other has brought "sunshine" into their lives at a dark time for Jewish people worldwide.

'Once in a lifetime': small Aussie studio in Oscar hope

'Once in a lifetime': small Aussie studio in Oscar hope

'Once in a lifetime': small Aussie studio in Oscar hope

'Once in a lifetime': small Aussie studio in Oscar hope

For one Adelaide-based studio, the chance to claim best visual effects for the Oscars' most-nominated film only comes around once in a lifetime.

Buskers lay bare their souls in country music heartland

Buskers lay bare their souls in country music heartland

Buskers lay bare their souls in country music heartland

Buskers lay bare their souls in country music heartland

Hundreds of songbirds have flocked to Australia’s country music capital to fill the streets with song.

Rising Australian country star comes full circle

Rising Australian country star comes full circle

Rising Australian country star comes full circle

Rising Australian country star comes full circle

Lane Pittman won millions of hearts and minds when he auditioned for The Voice as a teenager. Now, he's performing with the biggest names in country music.

Human connection lauded as AI takes on country music

Human connection lauded as AI takes on country music

Human connection lauded as AI takes on country music

Human connection lauded as AI takes on country music

Australia's top country musicians are aware of the threat posed by generative AI, but many believe the technology could never harness the essence of the genre.

US judge orders release of actor Timothy Busfield

US judge orders release of actor Timothy Busfield

US judge orders release of actor Timothy Busfield

US judge orders release of actor Timothy Busfield

Emmy Award-winning West Wing actor Timothy Busfield will be released from a US jail pending his trial after being charged with child sex abuse.

'Blew our minds': rockers mourn Midnight Oil drummer

'Blew our minds': rockers mourn Midnight Oil drummer

'Blew our minds': rockers mourn Midnight Oil drummer

'Blew our minds': rockers mourn Midnight Oil drummer

Australian music royalty is remembering Midnight Oil founding member and drummer Rob Hirst following his death aged 70.

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Brand appears in court by video link on further charges

Comedian and actor Russell Brand has appeared in a UK court via video link from the US charged with two further sexual offences.

Netflix revises offer for Warner Bros to all-cash

Netflix has switched to an all-cash offer for Warner Bros Discovery's studio and streaming assets in a bid to shut the door on Paramount's rival efforts.

'Irreplaceable': Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst dies

Hailed as "the engine driving one of the greatest live bands of all time", tributes are pouring in for Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst after he died of cancer.

'True maestro': tributes flow for fashionisto Valentino

Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani has died after a decades-long illustrious career dressing Hollywood stars and high society in his haute couture.

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Prince Harry says publisher's actions left him paranoid

Prince Harry's lawyer says a newspaper publisher's methods of information-gathering left the Duke of Sussex "paranoid beyond belief".

Joy triumphs over despair for Nick Cave and Bad Seeds

Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds are opening the final iteration of their triumphant Wild God Tour with their first Australian show in almost 10 years.

Work of key women added to vast photography collection

One of Australia's biggest photography collections was missing the work of some important women artists but recent acquisitions are helping fix that.

War of words overshadows dumped author's apology

While an apology from Adelaide Festival is welcome, a dumped Palestinian-Australian author says her words continue to be "twisted" by an unapologetic premier.

'Their career is toast': writers' festival anguish

The consequences of cancelling a major literary festival are far-reaching, publishers and writers say, despite a premier declaring there is no economic impact.

Dumped author to consider festival return after apology

A major writers' festival is in damage control as it apologises for dumping a Palestinian-Australian author in a move that triggered a mass boycott.

Premier's compassion defence over writer's legal threat

A state premier facing a defamation threat has defended comments he made about an author who was controversially dumped from a leading writers' festival.

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