Entertainment
Beetlejuice musical to spook Melbourne in Aust premiere
16 August
Broadway musical Beetlejuice is heading to Melbourne in the latest coup for the cityâs theatre scene. The show, based on Tim Burtonâs 1988 dark comedy film, will make its Australian premiere at Melbourneâs Regent Theatre in April 2025. It...[Read More]
Barbie joins one-billion dollar movie club
9 August
Greta Gerwig should be feeling closer to fine these days. With just three weeks in theatres, Barbie is set to sail past $US1 billion ($A1.5 billion)in global ticket sales, breaking a record for female directors that was previously held by Patty...[Read More]
Womenâs World Cup permutations and knockout match-ups
2 August
WOMENâS WORLD CUP GROUP STAGE PERMUTATIONS * GROUP A Switzerland (5 points), Norway (4), New Zealand (4), Philippines (3) Switzerland and Norway through to the knockout rounds after Sunday nightâs final group games. * GROUP B Australia (6),...[Read More]
Paul McCartney gets back to Australia with stadium tour
2 August
Paul McCartney is bringing his Got Back Tour to Australia, with his first concerts Down Under in six years. McCartney said he has amazing memories of his previous visits to Australia. âOur last trip was so much fun,â he said. âWe had such an...[Read More]
Itâs a bad look: facial recognition at major concert and sporting venues.
5 July
Families turning up for Disney on Ice for a day out at one of Australiaâs largest entertainment venues probably wouldnât expect their images and data to be recorded by facial recognition technology. But itâs an increasingly normal practice...[Read More]
Hamish Blake, Leigh Sales among Gold Logie nominees
21 June
ABC journalist Leigh Sales has been nominated for a Gold Logie for the first time. But the going may be tough for the veteran current affairs host â the winner is determined by public vote, and she is up against popular Lego Masters host Hamish...[Read More]
âLast Beatles recordâ created using AI says McCartney
14 June
Paul McCartney says artificial intelligence has been used to create âthe last Beatles recordâ, which is set to be released later this year. The 80-year-old former Beatle said AI was used to extract John Lennonâs voice from an old demo and...[Read More]
Threatened lion cubs make Melbourne zoo their home
7 June
Three African lion cubs have been born in Melbourne for the first time in nearly six years. Lioness Nilo gave birth to her cubs at the Werribee Open Range Zoo on Sunday evening after a three-month pregnancy. The cubs, each weighing about 1.5kg, were...[Read More]
Australia wonât set medal target for Paris Olympics
24 May
Australiaâs Olympic hierarchy are again baulking at setting a medal target for next yearâs Paris Games, while defending sending athletes home within 48 hours of the end of their competition. The new chef de mission of Australiaâs Olympic team,...[Read More]
First solo runway by Indigenous label at Fashion Week
17 May
Indigenous fashion label Ngali has presented the first-ever First Nations solo runway show at Australian Fashion Week. The Murriyang collection at Carriageworks in Sydney on Wednesday featured a cast of all First Nations models including Samantha...[Read More]
The red poppyâs rise as a symbol of remembrance
26 April
Thereâs a terrible truth behind historic images of pretty red poppies dancing in the battlefields of World War I. If not for the nitrogen in the bombs that tore up the landscape, and in the blood of slain soldiers, they would never have bloomed in...[Read More]
Clarkson says AFL tackle crackdown changing the game
19 April
Alastair Clarkson believes the AFLâs crackdown on tackling is causing a âmassive dilemmaâ for coaches and players and predicts teams will need to reconsider their technique at training to avoid suspension. Essendon skipper Zach Merrett is...[Read More]
States mark 100-day countdown for Womenâs World Cup
12 April
Fans of the world game have gathered on a chilly autumn morning in Sydney to kick off a countdown to one of the global sporting calendarâs biggest events. The FIFA Womenâs World Cup 2023 begins in 100 days, when fans from around the world will...[Read More]
Australia to get an electric vehicle drive-in theatre
5 April
Australia is set to get its first electric vehicle-only drive-in movie theatre, mixing old entertainment with new technology. The event, created by electric car brand Polestar, will see all Australians with a battery electric vehicle from any brand...[Read More]
Australian cheetah cub fostered into auntyâs litter
29 March
A single cheetah cub born at South Australiaâs Monarto Safari Park is being fed and cared for by a different mother in what is believed to be an Australian first. The cub was born to seven-year-old mum Quella earlier this month, but fears were...[Read More]