‘Blown away’: Liam Gallagher hints at new Oasis record

6 November

Liam Gallagher is “blown away” by music his brother Noel has written for a possible new Oasis album. The Britpop icons are reuniting for long-awaited gigs around the world, including Australia, in 2025 and Liam has teased on social media that...[Read More]

Young artists should get therapists, Rick Astley says

16 October

Eighties pop star Rick Astley has called for young artists to be given help to deal with the stresses of sudden fame. The singer became a global superstar at the age of 21 in 1987 with the worldwide hit Never Gonna Give You Up which catapulted him...[Read More]

Rock legends Queen hint at releasing new music

16 October

Queen have discussed releasing new music. The rock legends haven’t put out an album since 1995’s Made In Heaven, which was released four years after the death of iconic frontman Freddie Mercury, but drummer Roger Taylor, 75, has revealed he and...[Read More]

Footy and music fans hit by fake tickets ‘scam-demic’

2 October

Clever scammers have begun preying on footy fans after finding success selling fake Taylor Swift tickets and running dodgy investment ploys, one of Australia’s big four banks says. The pivot to catch out diehard fanatics ahead of the AFL and NRL...[Read More]

Margot Robbie confirmed to produce The Sims movie

18 September

The Sims movie is officially in the works with Margot Robbie and husband Tom Ackerley set to produce the film. After teaming up on the blockbusters Barbie and Saltburn last year, the couple have been confirmed to be producing the adaptation of the...[Read More]

Love on the Spectrum wins hearts with two more Emmys

11 September

Love on the Spectrum’s Cian O’Clery is driving down Sunset Boulevard at dusk, having just won two Emmys. “Our little homemade show from Australia, we’ve managed to break into the US and still find success and find an audience, which is...[Read More]

Dolly Parton sends free books to kids around the world

28 August

Dolly Parton’s father grew up poor and never got the chance to learn to read. Inspired by her upbringing, the 78-year-old country music legend has made it her mission over the past three decades to improve literacy through her Imagination Library...[Read More]

Streaming charts a course for ruinous music monoculture

7 August

The streaming era has swamped Australian music with a monoculture of imported tunes, new research shows. Former music executive and researcher Tim Kelly has studied the nationality of artists in the top 100 ARIA charts since 2000, and says his...[Read More]

Aussies cast afloat for camp take on Titanic movie

31 July

Screen dreamboat Marney McQueen will headline a new comedic stage production parodying an iconic film about the world’s most famous nautical tragedy. Titanique is a sketch comedy-inspired camp retelling of the 1997 blockbuster Titanic, filtered...[Read More]

Buyers looking to sink their teeth into Luna Park

26 June

Sydney’s heritage-listed Luna Park is up for sale for the first time in two decades, with strong buyer interest tipped from both home and abroad. The amusement park, which sits near the northern foot of the Harbour Bridge, is expected to fetch...[Read More]

New Coldplay album made with recycled plastic bottles

19 June

Coldplay are continuing their environmental focus by releasing their new album Moon Music on vinyl made from recycled plastic bottles. The British band said the EcoRecord LP will be a “world first” and will reduce carbon emissions by 85 per cent...[Read More]

Landmark Cold Chisel 50th anniversary tour

29 May

Iconic Australian rock group Cold Chisel will perform all of their biggest hits when they embark on a special tour marking 50 years of making music together. The ‘Big 5-0 tour’ is set to feature plenty of nods to the group’s history over 11...[Read More]

Struggling music festivals offered funding lifeline

15 May

Australian music festivals have been offered a lifeline as the federal government attempts to bolster the long-term sustainability of a languishing cultural scene. The federal budget, unveiled on Tuesday night, will provide $8.6 million to support...[Read More]

Teen hooks million-dollar barra

1 May

A 19-year-old man has snagged the catch of a lifetime, reeling in a tagged barramundi worth $1 million in Australia’s richest fishing competition. Keegan Payne was fishing in the Northern Territory’s Katherine River with one of his sisters and a...[Read More]

New snail species named after wildlife warrior

24 April

Scientists have used DNA testing to discover four species of snail, with one named after wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin. Robert Irwin’s banded snail, with the scientific name figuladra robertirwini, is one of four newly discovered...[Read More]