Entertainment
Keeping busy in retirement: top 10 ideas for the 70+ age group (especially for those who are single or widowed)
29 May
Retirement can be a fulfilling and enriching stage of life, even more so when it’s approached with purpose and creativity. For those over 70 who are single, whether by choice, separation, or the loss of a life partner, keeping active, socially...[Read More]
Full list of Oscar winners at the 97th Academy Awards
5 March
The full list of Oscar winners at the 97th Academy Awards * BEST PICTURE – Anora * BEST ACTOR – Adrien Brody, The Brutalist * BEST ACTRESS – Mikey Madison, Anora * BEST DIRECTOR – Sean Baker, Anora * BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – Kieran Culkin,...[Read More]
TikTok star to hit the Eurovision stage for Australia
26 February
A viral internet sensation is ready to shake things up as the Aussie Eurovision pick for the annual musical extravaganza. Sydney-based singer-songwriter Marty Zambotto, better known by his stage name Go-Jo, will fly the flag for Australia at the...[Read More]
Ridley insists new Star Wars will be ‘worth the wait’
19 February
Daisy Ridley has insisted Star Wars: New Jedi Order will be “worth the wait”. The 32-year-old is reprising her role as Rey in the movie at Star Wars Celebration in April 2023, but the project has had a number of changes, with various writers...[Read More]
Women reach parity with men in 2024’s top films
12 February
For the first time in recent history, the percentage of top-grossing films featuring female protagonists has equalled the percentage of films with male protagonists. Movies like Wicked, Inside Out 2 and The Substance lifted Hollywood’s theatrical...[Read More]
I’m ‘in no rush’ to make final film: Quentin Tarantino
29 January
Quentin Tarantino says he won’t make another movie until his kids are old enough to make lifelong memories on his set. The Pulp Fiction director – who has Leo, four, and a two-year-old daughter with wife Daniella Pick – has long declared he...[Read More]
Brad Pitt warns fans about scammers targeting fans
22 January
Brad Pitt has urged fans to be vigilant about catfishing after a scammer allegedly stole thousands of dollars pretending to be him. The actor has responded after a 53-year-old woman who identified herself as Anne claimed she was tricked into...[Read More]
Giant pandas debut at Adelaide Zoo
22 January
Giant pandas Yi Lan and Xing Qiu have frolicked joyfully for the first time in their new home at Adelaide Zoo’s Bamboo Forest, as dignitaries and visitors welcomed the pair to their new life in Australia. After an official welcome ceremony on...[Read More]
Grande says she’s focused on acting rather than singing
15 January
Wicked star Ariana Grande says there are no plans to tour her latest album “at the moment” as she is currently “focused on acting” and “would love to do more films”. The 31-year-old Grammy winner released her seventh studio album Eternal...[Read More]
Crocs for Christmas – just don’t put them on your feet
25 December
While some will get a puppy or kitten for Christmas, Territorians may soon be gifted a snappier pet after the government announced crocs can be household pets again. People in the Northern Territory will be allowed to keep crocodiles as pets in 2025...[Read More]
Robbie Williams ‘saved by lack of fame’ in US
18 December
Robbie Williams thinks he is still alive because he never cracked America. The 50-year-old singer has spoken honestly about his struggles with mental health and addiction over the years and he is relieved he was able to escape the glare of the...[Read More]
‘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]