Arts: Australia

Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 hours ago)

Our critics give their verdict on the latest shows around town.

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Karla Sofia Gascon's Oscar race ended in ignominy when past social media comments emerged. But celebrities now have a safety net.

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The Australian actor jumped at the chance to work with South Korean master Bong Joon-ho on new film Mickey 17.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A day ago)

A few spine-tingling moments, yes, but this austere contemporary-dance interpretation of a classic story of desire, jealousy and murder was weirdly hollow.

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More Australians are swapping the small screen for the cinema, embracing the big-screen experience that faces an existential challenge in the age of streaming.

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Three years after arriving in Australia as a refugee, Setara Amiri is one of the stars of an Australian movie that's about to be released in India.

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Flow became the feelgood story of the Academy Awards when it surprisingly won best animated feature film.

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Smart genre plays and arthouse surprises will punctuate the box office bets being made by Hollywood.

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No heavier than a marshmallow and no longer than an adult's little finger, the colourful birds can also be ferocious.

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Matt Moran has dived into his social circle and asked them to share stories and recipes from their childhood.

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YouTube killed them. But the live album was once a carefully curated work of art.

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Gen Z cops the flak for making lower-case language a trend. But they're not the first.

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Dream Count has been billed as "a publishing event 10 years in the making”.

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A federal inquiry into Australia's live music industry has tabled its final report, providing advice to government on how to support the struggling sector.

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Feminist, fashion icon, revolutionary, survivor: the Mexican artist's greatest creation was her own defiant self.

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The passive-aggressive judgments, piranha smile competitiveness about bodies and the underlying loyalty - every line nails female friendship.

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After five-odd years of Joker-induced nonsense, Lady Gaga – the pop icon – is back with a new album.

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Dark, handsome and vaguely dangerous, Claes Bang has embodied some of the most odious men on screen. William Tell makes a pleasant change.

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A group of 35 women reimagined the 1950s bikini ban protest in the lead up to the premiere of Season 2 of Ten Pound Poms on Stan.

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The trailer for the Stan Original Series Ten Pound Poms Season 2 premiering March 10 only on Stan.

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My tyrannical toddlers might not respect the queen of country music, but, weirdly, there's something for everyone on this wild album.

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Japanese garage rock has been rumbling away for a few decades, but now it's making enough noise to reach our shores.

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This week's picks include two Oscar-nominated movies, Chris O'Dowd's crime comedy and an all-star Olympic documentary. 

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (3 days ago)

Our reviewers give their verdict on the latest shows around town.

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Liz Pelly's new book Mood Machine uncovers the ways the streaming giant has undermined our relationship with music.

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Artist Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino are entitled to 90 per cent of their fees but are yet to "receive a cent”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (3 days ago)

Authorities have admitted a mistake in identifying the beloved pet, as they revealed the results of gas tests from Hackman's Santa Fe home.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (3 days ago)

Bong Joon-ho's Mickey 17, starring Robert Pattinson, is in the vein of his previous English-language sci-fi films.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (3 days ago)

If you can watch Mike Leigh's Hard Truths without experiencing regular shocks of recognition, I can only congratulate you on your good luck.

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It's obvious that Wenham is having enormous fun with the singular character of Spit, and it proves infectious.

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The actor found an unexpected close connection to the lives of the characters in the immigration drama Ten Pound Poms.

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Those of us who grew up on The Practice or even Ally McBeal will find it intensely familiar. Everyone else may find it bafflingly false.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (3 days ago)

A revolutionary music festival – with an all-women line-up – is coming to St Kilda this weekend.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (4 days ago)

As Dr Nikki Alexander, Emilia Fox has spent 20 years digging into fake brain tissue and cold corpses on Silent Witness.

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Our reviewers cast their eyes over eight new fiction and non-fiction releases.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (4 days ago)

Black Inc. has offered its writers a 50/50 split of net receipts from the deal, which would allow their books to be used to train artificial intelligence.

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Performing at Rod Laver Arena the musician is genuinely charming, keenly observing her surroundings and finding magic there.

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The popular comedian is preparing to take on one of the most recently cursed formats on Australian television.

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The weather may be starting to cool down, but the books are heating up. Here are some of the best being published in March.

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With their fourth album, Fontaines DC have moved from young contenders to international heavyweights.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (5 days ago)

Boiling Point bears more than a few similarities to the hit American show. But it's far from a pale imitation.

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The author's new collection of short stories features sliding doors aplenty – the what-ifs, the should-haves and the could-haves.

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Journalist and novelist and Omar El Akkad's book is a response to decades of reporting on the US-led "war on terror” and the Western response to Israel's war on Gaza.

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Rereading Gabriel Garcia Marquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude while watching the Netflix adaptation is surprisingly satisfying.

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Some are in cinemas; others are streaming. Here's our guide to where to catch them.

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The Duchess of Sussex's reality show is not our first behind-British-royal-curtain rodeo, folks. We've been here before, many, many times.

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The Duchess of Sussex has promoted a new trailer on her Instagram page, just hours before the premiere of her new show, With Love, Meghan.

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Seeing Adam Sandler at the Oscars has us all wondering – when is the sequel to the beloved 1996 film coming out, and who is coming back?

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The couple met when Parton was just 18 years old and maintained strict privacy about their relationship.

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Reviewers and the Academy loved Anora. Were we seeing the same film?

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Tim Robey's book explores some of Tinseltown's least successful films.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (6 days ago)

The raw power behind the Sex Pistols is past playing the hard man.

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The show's relationship experts have slammed a contestant's alleged behaviour in an off-camera incident.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (6 days ago)

From the night's biggest winner, to the fan favourites, the 97th Academy Awards ceremony certainly paid worthy tribute to the power of the silver screen.

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We laughed, we cried, we checked our watches … the 97th annual Academy Awards held space for everyone.

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Actress wins best supporting actress at the 2025 Oscars.

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The Oscars celebrated the late music producer and composer with a performance of Ease On Down the Road.

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From hip-hop to Bob and synth pop to Thai rock there is no shortage of variety on Sydney's stages in March.

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Jennifer Coolidge's iconic character made her presence known, just as our hot and bothered holidaymakers began to sweat.

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Peter Straughan won for adapted screenplay at the Oscars.

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Culkin won best supporting actor for his role in A Real Pain.

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A Complete Unknown is Timothee Chalamet's most impressive performance to date: not merely an imitation of the young Dylan, but an interpretation of his body of work.

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Starring Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya, the film is set to be one of the biggest at the box office this year.

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Emilia Perez is a Spanish musical about a trans Mexican drug lord who has a social justice awakening.

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In an industry which ranks familiarity as its favourite selling point how do you peddle a script so original that it defies comparison?

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Director Jon M. Chu has taken a successfully radical approach to the beloved Broadway musical, smoothing out the kinks in the narrative.

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The Cannes Palme d'Or winner about a stripper and her wealthy Russian suitor features a cast so spirited that anything seems possible.

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The Substance is a morbid satire on Hollywood, the beauty industry and the dream of eternal youth.

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The singing brotherhood hit the streets of Melbourne for a string of pop-up performances.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (6 days ago)

Director Jon M. Chu has taken a successfully radical approach to the beloved Broadway musical, smoothing out the kinks in the narrative.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (6 days ago)

Subscribers have the chance to win return flights to Melbourne, a night at The Westin Melbourne, a $250 voucher to dine at JUNI and tickets to see The 35th Annual Great Debate.*

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (6 days ago)

The themes of Shakespeare's Henry V area as relevant as ever in the uncertain modern world.

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Tate McRae has been scratching on the edges of Sabrina-level stardom for years now. Her new album won't change things.

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In The Heights has had a storied history in Australia – now the popular production is returning to Melbourne.

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The curtain will lift for the 97th Annual Academy Awards today, with actor Guy Pearce leading the Australian charge.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

Short films have a lower profile at the Academy Awards, but they matter just as much for documentary nominee Maya Gnyp.

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Performing two albums back to back, the California trio capture a certain moment while continuing to attract new generations of listeners.

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Set during the women's uprising in Iran, The Seed of the Sacred Fig is courageous indictment of that country's system.

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Tens of thousands of spectators are lining the streets of Oxford Street to watch the 47th annual Mardi Gras Parade.

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The director of new Australian film The Lost Tiger grew up in Broome, but she knew a boat was no place for her.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

Some moments will make you cringe, but that small box in the corner of the lounge room brought us together in ways streamers never will.

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Maryrose Cuskelly's new novel explores privilege and hypocrisy in a setting most of us are familiar with.

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Balancing accessibility with inclusion creates challenges at Brisbane Entertainment Centre, as some of Kylie Minogue's fans who use mobility devices discovered this week.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

High-profile shows cancelled, no sign of streaming quotas and the spectre of Donald Trump have sent a chill through Australia's film and television industry.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

Gabriel Shipton and the cyber artist Pak joined forces to create an NFT artwork that played a major role in securing the WikiLeaks founder's release.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

The screen's newest undercover agents give James Bond a run for his money (and there's not a bikini in sight).

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

Police say there were no immediate signs of foul play, but they consider the deaths suspicious enough to require a thorough search and investigation.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

Tony Burke promised streaming quotas would be in place by July last year. They weren't. And with Trump playing hardball, has the window closed forever?

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Han's new novel moves from realism to a literary form that marries historical testimony and surreal devices.

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Marty didn't suddenly become a misogynist this week. His comments were entirely on brand. So why this sudden moral awakening after he mentioned the Matildas?

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

A stunner in great movies and the best thing in many bad ones, Gene Hackman helped define New Hollywood. These are his finest films.

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Marianne Jean-Baptiste quickly realised that being too peppy during rehearsals for Hard Truths was never going to work.

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Its star pipped Nicole Kidman and Angelina Jolie to win a Golden Globe, now there are high hopes for Brazilian drama I'm Still Here as the Oscars unfolds.

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The worker who discovered the bodies of Hackman and his wife told emergency services he couldn't tell if the pair were breathing.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

From a bizarre true-crime saga to a new Liane Moriarty drama and a Hollywood satire, there is lots to choose from.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

Gene Hackman, the legendary Hollywood actor, has been found dead at his home alongside his wife and their dog. This is what we know.

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Josh McKenzie knows what it's like to be on the bottom of the heap – and he's determined to change it now he's the lead.

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No one loves a sporting metaphor like NSW Premier Chris Minns.

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Gene Hackman was the actor's actor, that rare creature who lived uncomfortably in the spotlight.

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The pair were found in their New Mexico home, alongside their dog. Local police have not yet provided a cause of death.

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After targeting Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo fans last year, hackers have turned their sights on the latest big tour.

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A monthly spotlight on our favourite new albums, EPs, singles and videos from local musicians.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

While Adrian Brody is favourite, Chalamet's performance in A Complete Unknown deserves recognition, as does Fernanda Torres in I'm Still Here.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

The writer Henry Miller gave us the perfect prescription for escape from a tumultuous world. We still need it. The footy season might have to suffice this year.

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Dozens of protesters descended on the arts agency's office on Thursday as the backlash over the Venice Biennale decision continues.

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Further questionable on-air comments about women from former Triple M radio host Marty Sheargold have emerged.

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Police responded to a call at a luxury residential tower in New York. They say they found the actress unconscious and unresponsive.

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There's a strong chance anyone who has dealt with elderly parents will be moved by this Swedish film.

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The Priscilla actor excels in this new prison drama.

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There's a lot of awards buzz around I'm Still Here, but for director Walter Salles telling this story was a highly personal undertaking.

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Starring Eliza Scanlen and set in London's hedonistic postwar years, Dope Girls puts women firmly in charge.

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Neighbours is survived by many friends and relatives, including the Robinsons, Kennedys, one Grammy-winning pop princess and everyone who moved to Queensland. 

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Starring Daisy May Cooper, the second season of Am I Being Unreasonable? seamlessly interweaves gut-busting comedy and heartbreaking drama.

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Khaled Sabsabi and Michael Dagostino were sacked by Creative Australia days after they were appointed. Now, they have responded.

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The election of Donald Trump and the installation of Robert F Kennedy Jr as his secretary of health has put fresh wind in the sails of the disgraced celebrity chef.

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This new BBC drama's set in Soho at the end of WWI, but is full of music, colour and style.

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Our reviewers cast their eyes over new fiction and non-fiction releases.

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Writing about everything from video games to toxic men, MJ Lenderman has found himself on all the top-10 lists that matter.

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The three witches seize the spotlight in La Boite's reimagining of Shakespeare's bloody game of thrones. 

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Green, after calling 13 national ballots, said this year's poll would be his last on air.

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Playing an undercover agent in Black Bag was a familiar journey into ambiguity.

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Our picks include a basketball comedy with Ted Lasso vibes, a globe-trotting cooking show with a Queer Eye star and an Australian-made comedy with a Northern Exposure feel. 

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In an era of Hollywood stars being scrupulously careful about what they say, Guy Pearce is refreshingly direct.

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Khruangbin's Margaret Court Arena initially seemed at odds with their setting – but their music transported the audience to another time and place entirely.

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Legendary choreographer John Neumeier celebrated his 86th birthday in Melbourne last week, but he says when he closes his eyes he's "about 42”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

Green, after calling 13 national ballots, said this year's poll would be his last on air.

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The federal arts funding agency says there is a possibility the Australian Pavilion will be dark for the first time since 1954.

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This is a cautionary tale of Aussie nickname horror.

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Go-Jo, a rising pop star from Western Australia, will represent Australia at the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland in May.

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Brian Castleberry's epic novel uses interview scripts, magazine articles, memoir chapters, university essays, blogs and even text messages.

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Kara Swisher's memoir about her decades spent interviewing the biggest names in the tech industry was fascinating when it was released a year ago. Now that the US is seemingly run by tech billionaires, it's essential reading.

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This compelling collection makes visible the battle for justice fought by First Nations peoples for the past half-century.

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Andrea Goldsmith's new novel is a story of friendship, love, faith – and death.

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Defrocked monk Gabriel de Foigny imagined Australia - then known only as the "southern land” - in a novel that has similarities with Thomas More's Utopia.

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Even with Lauren Ambrose playing "future” Van, nothing is certain in the show's wild woods, says Australian actor Liv Hewson.

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After eight years, a prison sentence and a scathing documentary, Billy McFarland is back with a sequel, with tickets priced up to $1.7 million and no acts yet confirmed.

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When the opening credits of season three of the HBO drama rolled last week, notably absent was the "wa wa” that had become a social media hit.

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After watching the first episode, I feel that news and current affairs have gone to the Doges.

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The 23-year-old taps into her young fanbase's experience with tenderness.

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Flack's vocal and musical style made her one of the top recording artists of the 1970s and an influential performer long after.

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It passed Inside Out 2 as the biggest animated movie of all time in its first week. In its second, it is set to overtake all but four others.

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The Sydney Writers' Festival program is due to be announced in weeks but its chair Kathy Shand, who is Jewish, has sent her resignation to board members.

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Big on LOLs and brilliantly cast, Queensland Theatre's take on the classic novel is every bit the crowd pleaser it aims to be.

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Grab a fruity cocktail and call your lawyer, like, yesterday. Things are heating up in Thailand for our overprivileged guests.

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In a new play by Deborah Frances-White – host of The Guilty Feminist podcast – four friends find their relationships strained after a confronting evening.

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At the pre-opening of their Aussie-themed New York pub Old Mates, Hamish and Andy sent the crowd wild by sculling a shoey.

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As we approach 50 years since her death, it's easy to lose sight of how remarkable the author was both in her life and work.

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Creative Australia didn't want "prolonged and divisive debate”. It's got a groundswell of fury instead.

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The Australian actor wins the best performance award for her role in If I Had Legs I'd Kick You.

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Twenty-three artists who have represented Australia at the Venice Biennale have backed sacked artist Khaled Sabsabi amid warnings Venice 2026 is in grave doubt.

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Damien Warren-Smith is bringing his comedy creation – Garry Starr – back to Melbourne for an hour of rapid-fire gags, puns and physical lunacy.

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The former HR exec and vet have bonded over their tough experiences on the local version of the hit international reality franchise.

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Book blurbs have been around for centuries and have long been panned for hyperbole. Happily, at least one major publisher has decided enough's enough.

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If you're worried you've fallen behind on your Academy Award watch list, don't worry – we have you covered.

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Considered one of the finest ballet dancers of his generation, Christopher Wheeldon had to throw out the rulebook when choreographing MJ The Musical.

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Embracing everyday irritation is key to a life well-lived, argues rock star poet David Whyte.

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Creative Australia's board is looking increasingly isolated as opponents line up to criticise its dropping of its Venice Biennale representative Khaled Sabsabi.

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Five people have been accused of involvement in the star's death in Buenos Aires last year.

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The show that launched Kylie Minogue, Guy Pearce and Jason Donovan has been cancelled for a third time in its 40-year history.

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