From Convict Chains to Curtain Calls: Tassie’s Criminal Past Inspires Ripper of a Musical
Mick Thomas and Jeff Lang are among a cast of musicians bringing 17 convict tales to life in Vandemonian Lags. Photograph: Leigh McKenzie/Roar Film
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TikTok’s EU Tangle: Transparency Troubles and Potential Fines
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“Saving the Setlist”: NSW Government Drops Encore Funding to Keep Aussie Music Festivals Alive
Bluesfest will be back in 2026 thanks to record attendance numbers this year. Credit: Bluesfest Byron Bay
Mirror, Mirror, Who Stuffed This Up? Disney’s Live-Action Snow White Slammed as ‘$500M Fairy Tale Fiasco’
Snow White in cinemas on March 20. Credit: Disney
Vale Robert Benton: The Aussie-Inspired Wrap on a Hollywood Legend Who Couldn’t Spell But Sure Could Write
A Hollywood Script Worthy of Benton Himself You couldn’t write a more poetic ending if you tried — Robert Benton,
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Holly Dawson. Photograph: Silvia Varela
Acrobats, Aussie Grit & a Cow Shed: AGT Champs Acromazing Tip Their Leotards to Kate Ritchie
Acromazing wins the AGT Finale. Credit: James Gourley
Wallaroos Wake-Up Call: Black Ferns Hand Aussies a Brutal Reality Check in Pacific Four Opener
Black Ferns’ Braxton Sorensen-McGee is tackled by Wallaroos winger Desiree Miller during the Pacific Four Series opener in Newcastle. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/EPA
Hollywood on the Run: Trump’s Movie Tariff Plan Faces Off Against Global Production Realities
‘I love Los Angeles, but at times, it can feel like Alcatraz – an isolating movie prison where the only way to escape is to be kicked out.’ Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images