Rebecca to feature in Melbourne Theatre Company line-up
An adaptation of Rebecca will feature in the Melbourne Theatre Company's 2025 program, of which eight productions are premieres of Australian works.
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Dao’s ‘Anam’ takes out PM’s Literary Award for fiction
André Dao's novel Anam has won the Prime Minister's Literary Award for fiction, while a biography of Donald Horne by Ryan Cropp took out the prize for history.
Bruce Lehrmann breaches orders in defamation appeal
An appeal by Bruce Lehrmann against his defamation loss to Network Ten has hit a snag, with his lawyer telling a court he is still chasing funds.
Wild dreams and a car crash form golden threads of song
The Long Way Home, Australian country musician Matt Ward's third album, celebrates journeys through the bush, finding home, and falling in love.
Meta’s latest news ban an error but maybe not next time
Facebook parent company Meta has told an inquiry it did not intend to block news stories from its platforms in August, but it is keeping its options open.
Indigenous languages celebrated in bilingual books
Two young friends who penned a story about connecting to the land and each other are among the authors set to launch works on Indigenous Literacy Day.
Opera artistic director quits, nine months into the job
Opera Australia artistic director Jo Davies has quit, effective immediately, midway through her inaugural season with the national company.
Promoters win $2.8m over canned Robbie Williams concert
Cancelling a Robbie Williams concert at the last minute will cost the Australian Grand Prix $2.8m after a judge found it misled promoters on health advice.
Second alleged Bluey bandit sniffed out over coin heist
Another man has been charged over the theft of tens of thousands of limited-edition coins minted in honour of the beloved children's hit TV show Bluey.
Indigenous ancestors returning home from New Zealand
Six First Nations ancestors are being returned to Australia from a New Zealand museum and university.
Ex-soap star jailed then bailed for assault on woman
A former Australian soap star is on bail to appeal his jail sentence over violent assaults on a woman including repeatedly kicking and stomping on her.
News Corp flags potential Foxtel buyer, rise in revenue
Foxtel could change hands with owner News Corp revealing a potential suitor for the pay-TV operator along with a rise in revenue for the American conglomerate.
Divine debut for Donovan in Sister Act stage musical
Casey Donovan hopes to channel her anxiety into a winning performance as the star of the Australian debut season of the stage musical Sister Act.
Hope for ‘better future’ as PM lands at Garma Festival
Australia's largest Indigenous cultural festival has officially opened with bunggul (dance) as the prime minister joined attendees in Arnhem Land.
‘New path’: PM to speak at first Garma since voice vote
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is expected to reflect on the failed voice referendum when he addresses the first Garma Festival since the 2023 vote.
Yolngu people vow to renew as PM urges ‘new path’
Yolngu people will renew their efforts to forge a path to unity, as the Prime Minister outlines a new focus for Indigenous economic empowerment.
PM accused of walking away from treaty and truth
Advocates for the Uluru Statement from the Heart have urged the prime minister not to backslide on treaty and truth after his address to the Garma Festival.
PM walks ‘new path’ in tackling Indigenous disadvantage
Indigenous leaders have reflected on the voice referendum defeat as the prime minister spoke of old roads and new paths in tackling disadvantage.
PM urges walking together to reconcile with history
Australia would benefit from being more united, the prime minister says, drawing on the term Makarrata, which he says means coming together after struggle.
Government ‘talking through’ Makarrata process, PM says
The government is being accused of abandoning its commitment to truth-telling and treaty as the prime minister says it is "talking through" a Makarrata process.
Disgraced TV star appeals domestic violence conviction
Lawyers for former TV host Andrew O'Keefe have taken aim at the credibility of a woman he was found guilty of assaulting, in a bid to overturn his conviction.
Ex-TV star O’Keefe released on bail after new charges
Disgraced former TV star Andrew O'Keefe has secured bail after being charged with stalking and breaching an AVO after an incident in Sydney's eastern suburbs.
Shipwreck mystery solved decades after deadly disaster
More than 20 people were killed when a freighter sank off the NSW coast, but 55 years on researchers hope a new discovery will bring closure for their families.
Deepfake crackdown looms as ‘nudify’ apps in spotlight
The eSafety commissioner has called for more powers to tackle apps that enable image-based abuse by using artificial intelligence to undress or "nudify" women.
Dust never settles as Slim’s son releases debut album
David Kirkpatrick spent his early years on the road with his parents Slim Dusty and Joy McKean, memories that have inspired his band's debut country album.
NSW government reveals plans to fix broken nature laws
Two key recommendations of the Henry review have been pushed aside but the NSW government says it's plan to fix the nature crisis will still work.
‘Part of something so much bigger’: poet’s outback awe
A poem slowly came to Imogen Batt-Doyle as she led hikers through the outback, with her reflection on the vast wilderness taking out the Cloncurry poetry prize.
‘Deal of the century’: Lehrmann hit with $2m legal bill
Bruce Lehrmann's bankruptcy is becoming more likely after he was ordered to pay $2 million to Ten for its costs of defending his failed defamation case.
PM takes aim at ‘arrogant’ social media giants
Social media giants have been criticised by the prime minister after a Meta executive told a parliamentary inquiry their platforms hadn't harmed children.
Milestone play a personal win for actor with disability
A prize-winning play brings performers with disability to centre stage in Australian theatre and it's been a long time coming, actor Kate Hood says.
Music legend Herbie Hancock, 84, to tour Australia
Genre-defying musician Herbie Hancock is embarking on an Australian tour and will headline the Melbourne International Jazz Festival.