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  • Ryan Gosling is humanity's last hope in this new space epic

    • ABC Arts

    • Topic:Movies

    A man floats in a spaceship

    Project Hail Mary hits Australian cinemas this week, joining Oscar-nominated animation Arco, off-the-wall slasher Dolly and BAFTA-winning biopic I Swear.

  • Lizzy Hoo's surprising love of Mongolian indie rock

    Topic:Music

    Lizzy Hoo with short hair wearing a blue‑and‑green striped shirt standing before a wavy blue and green wall.
  • Put your 2026 Oscars knowledge to the test with our Academy Awards quiz

    Topic:Movies

    Jessie Buckley, winner of the Best Actress Award for Hamnet and Michael B. Jordan, winner of the Best Actor Award for Sinners.
  • Dance company takes over bowling alley to defy assumptions about disability

    Topic:Dance

    Man leans over bowling lane and looks at glowing bowling ball, bathed in purple light
  • 'Dire' fortunes of network behind now-defunct Kyle and Jackie O Show

    Topic:Media Industry

    Kyle Sandilands outside his home
  • 'You have to laugh': Why this critique of corporate work culture is a comedy

    Topic:Theatre

    Two workers in white shirts and grey aprons sit on top of cardboard boxes, looking pensive. One is casual, one very upright
  • Sponsor pulls out of Sydney festival after US DJ's comments on stage

    Topic:Carnivals and Festivals

    DJ Haram on stage speaking into a microphone under red lights.
  • Anna Lapwood, the 'TikTok organist', turns viral videos into sold‑out concerts

    Topic:Classical Music

    Anna Lapwood on stage at the Royal Albert Hall with seating behind her. Her hands are on hips and she smiles looking off camera.
  • Meet the 25yo director at the helm of Miranda Otto's return to the stage

    Topic:Theatre

    A black and white photo of Margaret Thanos, smiling and wearing a t-shirt and jeans.
  • Behind Melbourne Museum's shiny facade sits a world hidden from view

    Topic:Libraries, Museums and Galleries

    A jar containing a dead octopus from a marine lab is held up for inspection.

TV & Movies

  • Timothée Chalamet's Oscars campaign was DOA before he dissed ballet

    • Analysis by Velvet Winter

    • ABC Arts

    Timothee Chalamet at the 98th Academy Awards.

    At the beginning of 2025, Timothée Chalamet was the hot pick for the Best Actor Oscar for his turn in Marty Supreme. But a lot can change in a few months.

  • Oscars 2026 key moments: Australians miss out across all major categories

    Topic:Oscars

    Rose Byrne
  • Oscars 2026 winners list: Michael B Jordan takes Best Actor, One Battle After Another wins Best Picture

    Topic:Awards and Prizes

    Michael B Jordan wins the award for Best Actor for his performance in the film Sinners.
  • Oscars 2026 red carpet: Rose Byrne and Nicole Kidman arrive in style

    Topic:Oscars

    Nicole Kidman gives peplum a whole new meaning with this feathered and beaded look.
  • Rose Byrne, Jacob Elordi miss out at Oscars as One Battle After Another dominates — as it happened

    Topic:Oscars

    Jessie Buckley and Michael B Jordan smile and pose with their Oscar statues
  • Righteo trivia hotshot, time to show us what you've got

    Topic:Comedy

    Tom Gleeson on the set of Hard Quiz gesturing behind him with a serious expression.
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Arts

  • Culture versus commerce as famous artist takes on local council

    • K

      By Kelly Fuller

    • ABC Illawarra

    Ben Quilty wears a yellow jumper and stands out the front of the gallery's entrance.

    One of Australia's most acclaimed artists brought humour and frustration to a council meeting weighing commerce against culture.

  • Qld minister approved theatre name months before public consultation

    Topic:State and Territory Government

    Brisbane's large Glasshouse Theatre in the early hours of the morning with the building reflected in water on the road.
  • Rotating home owners boast of 360-degree views and energy benefits

    Topic:Architecture

    Areal shot of a round house on a green waterfront property
  • What Pokémon has to do with rare Australian insects

    Topic:Video Games

    Vulpix, Geodude, Pidgeot, Charizard, Onix, Staryu, Coldeen, Zubat, And Psyduck In The Animated Movie "Pokemon:The First Movie.
  • Iconic Australian-made pinball machines preserved for generations to come

    Topic:Games

    A man stands leaning against a lit up pinball machine in a warehouse
  • 'Life-changing' dance school celebrates 50 years and 5,000 students

    Topic:Indigenous Australians

    a black and white photo of a young man dancing and propping himself on his arms, he is on a dance stage
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Books

  • Police charge author Craig Silvey with more child exploitation offences

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      By David Weber

    • Topic:Courts

    Craig Silvey smiles as he stands in front of a blue picket fence

    Popular Australian author Craig Silvey is charged with two more child exploitation offences, including allegedly producing child exploitation material.

  • Two new novels lift the curtain on what life is really like as a royal

    Topic:Books

    A close-up photo of a smiling Princess Catherine wearing a royal blue hat, pearl drop earrings and a pearl necklace.
  • Thirty years ago, Bridget Jones paved the way for future comic heroines

    Topic:Books

    Renée Zellweger smiles in the latest Bridget Jones film, perched on a couch in pajamas  with her trademark red diary.
  • More than 180 authors quit writers' week. Many returned for a DIY replacement

    Topic:Books

    Three middle-aged men, including Peter Greste, 60, in blazers, talk on stage of an ornate town hall.
  • How Melissa Lucashenko's new book Not Quite White in the Head came about

    Topic:Books

    Melissa Lucashenko, an Aboriginal woman in her late 50s, stands outside. She has grey hair, pushed back by a blue bandana.
  • Uni criticised for reneging on hosting writers' week replacement event

    Topic:Universities

     Francesca Albanese holds one finger up while addressing the National Press Club
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Music

  • Eurogliders founder Bernie Lynch dies age 72

    • By Dan Condon

    • Double J

    a woman and man wearing sunglasses smiling at the camera in front of a red garage door

    Australian music icon Bernie Lynch wrote all of Eurogliders's biggest songs, including the smash hit Heaven (Must Be There).

  • Bluesfest collapse 'gut-wrenching' for supplier left $65k out of pocket

    Topic:Small Businesses

    man and woman with merchandise
  • Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell dies aged 64

    Topic:Music

    two men stand side by side playing guitars, both wearing hats and dark shirts.
  • Lainey Wilson is everywhere — here's how she pulls it off

    Topic:Music

    Lainey Wilson in cowboy hat sits in a field of tall golden grass, wearing layered jewelry and holding her hair
  • Why Yothu Yindi's 'black Elvis' turned his back on a wild rockstar life

    Topic:Human Interest

    An elderly Aboriginal man wearing a red shirt stands on a beach and looks at the camera
  • 'Bit of a dodgy move': Bluesfest ticketholders question cancellation timing

    Topic:Music Industry

    Casey Hedley and family at Bluesfest
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Pop Culture

  • Banksy's real identity revealed in new investigation

    • Topic:Human Interest

    • Topic:Street Art

    A photo of a man in a grey hoodie wearing a paper bag over his head with a cartoonish grimace drawn on with a marker.

    An in-depth investigation drawing on court files, photos and public records reports the world-famous anonymous artist is a Bristol-born man who later adopted a new identity. 

  • 'Jackie told me she was hurt': Sandilands responds to radio drama

    Topic:Radio

    A man with a grey beard and black cap and a blonde woman resting her hand on his shoulder smile in a radio studio.
  • American western fashion is back. Here's how the trend made it to our city streets

    Topic:Women's Fashion

    Three people wearing cowboy hats and vibrant festival outfits
  • Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to visit Australia next month

    Topic:Royalty

    Harry and Meghan wearing sunglasses and smiling and clapping while standing outdoors.
  • Fans devastated over trouble in paradise for Kyle and Jackie O

    Topic:Radio

    Jackie O and Kyle Sandilands at the 2003 ARIA Awards.
  • Britney Spears arrested on suspicion of drink driving

    Topic:Traffic Offences

    a close up of Singer Britney Spears looking across to the left
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