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  • Superstar Twiggy on the documentary of her storied life

    • By Stephen A Russell

    • ABC Arts

    A blond woman wearing a yellow floral dress looks into the camera.

    For the first time, the much-loved English model, actress and singer tells her own story in a new documentary by Sadie Frost.  

  • Jimmy Barnes's American gamble didn't pay off — but he has no regrets

    Topic:Music

    Black and white image of Jimmy Barnes in a white singlet in an open space staring at the camera.
  • Versace excelled at maximalism. Now Prada wants to take it further

    Topic:Fashion

    Donatella Versace smiles and poses for a photo with five models, all in sparkly silver dresses
  • 'A lot to poke fun at': The best political cartoons of 2025

    Topic:News and Magazine Publishing Industry

    Cartoon of Anthony Albanese sitting alone in the Speaker's chair in the House of Representatives.
  • Legendary guitarist and songwriter Steve Cropper dies aged 84

    Topic:Music

    A man with grey hair and grey beard, in a patterned shirt, holding the neck of a guitar, vertically by his head.
  • New doco follows three Paralympians to Paris as we gear up for Brisbane 2032

    Topic:Documentaries

    A silhouette of a person wheeling a bike through a tunnel into a cycling velodrome.
  • Foo Fighters will play one Australian show next month, in Launceston

    Topic:Music

    Six members of rock band Foo Fighters stand side-by-side, smiling.
  • Australian glass artist wows audiences at Venice Glass Week

    Topic:Visual Art

    Green glass bowl-like sculpture, glass is full of round holes, sitting on black surface
  • First Nations horror movie scares a resurgent BIFF

    Topic:Horror Movies

    A man sits at a table while a monster with red eyes looks over his shoulder
  • The 10 albums our critics couldn't stop listening to in November

    Topic:Music

    The band 5 Seconds of Summer sit together wearing black and red clothing against a white background.

TV & Movies

  • Thousands of Australians losing free-to-air TV access and facing internet issues

    • An Australian-Egyptian woman with dark brown shoulder-length curly hair smiling at camera, in a green patterned top.
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      By Grace Atta

    • Stateline

    Back of the head of a senior man, gray hair looking at tv in his lounge, black screen on the tv.

    About 50,000 Australians are set to lose access to free-to-air television using their existing technology. And the troubles do not end there, with many customers also reporting regular and prolonged internet outages. 

  • How Peter Weir captured a 'golden glow' in Picnic at Hanging Rock

    Topic:Movies

    Young blonde girl in an outcrop of rocks.
  • How this camera-shy gardener landed a national TV hosting gig

    Topic:Gardening

    Two people sit talking in an outdoor setting.
  • Here are the November films that you need to see

    Topic:Movies

    A woman stands in a party with her eyes closed as confetti rains down on her.
  • Labor and Greens agree on extra ABC funding for kids' programs

    Topic:Federal Government

    A man and a woman stand with giant puppets of characters Bluey and Bingo.
  • Robert Irwin wins Dancing with the Stars — a decade after sister Bindi

    Topic:Celebrities

    robert irwin and witney carson lift trophies at dancing with the stars finale
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Arts

  • Stunning crystal Fabergé egg shatters record, fetching $46m at auction

    • Topic:Design

    • Topic:History

    A crystal egg, with snowflake motif, is open to show white gem flowers inside.

    The Winter Egg is made from finely carved rock crystal, covered in a delicate snowflake motif wrought in platinum with 4,500 tiny diamonds.

  • Pesky rabbits, a shark scare and bubbly smiles shine in November's top WA photos

    Topic:Photography

    A child with a wide smile holding a toy that is producing bubbles
  • Two decades of capturing numbat antics on camera

    Topic:Animals

    two numbats curled up together, snoozing on a log.
  • Playwright and Oscar winner Tom Stoppard dies at 88

    Topic:Theatre

    Close up of man in suit with curly grey hair
  • The crypto crazes walking the line between gaming and gambling

    Topic:Cryptocurrency

    One woman wearing a yellow t-shirt and one woman wearing a pink t-shirt smile at the camera
  • Legendary vaudeville performer Toni Lamond dies aged 93

    Topic:Theatre

    Toni Lamond to get lifetime achievement award
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Books

  • Aboriginal healers seek to share power of 'open hands' with Western doctors

    • Victoria Ellis, a brunette, curly haired woman leans one elbow on a fence and smiles at the camera.
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      By Victoria Ellis

    • ABC Alice Springs

    A seated Aboriginal woman holds a microphone and gestures with her free hand.

    The Ngangkaṟi in Central Australia use traditional healing techniques to draw out illness with their hands. A new edition of their book aims to share this knowledge Western health workers.

  • Eight books that knocked our critics' socks off in November

    Topic:Books

    A composite image of eight books on a blue background, including a book featuring a portrait of Margaret Atwood.
  • Actor-turned-author's new book reimagines 'queer, sexy Greek myths'

    Topic:Books

    A young person with short dark hair, wearing a white t-shirt, holding their hands behind their head
  • Quiz: Do you remember who won the Booker just a week ago?

    Topic:Books

    A man with short dark grey hair, in a suit and tie, smiling with his nose scrunched up, with a trophy in the background
  • The 'spine-chilling moment' that inspired Heather Rose's latest novel

    Topic:Books

    A middle-aged white woman with cropped red-brown hair, wearing a black jacket, leaning against a tree
  • Meet the 31-year-old Perth CEO whose career started at a poetry slam

    Topic:Poetry

    A portrait of a South Asian Australian woman in her early 30s, wearing a floral dress, smiling brightly.
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Music

  • Spotify Wrapped 2025: Bad Bunny reclaims global top artist spot

    • By Caitlin Rawling

    • Topic:Music

    Bad Bunny, wearing a shirt, tie and red tinted sunglasses, smiles on a red carpet.

    Spotify Wrapped is back for 2025, with Bad Bunny taking the top spot for global artist for a fourth time. 

  • Tasmania to pay $650,000 for Foo Fighters concert in Launceston

    Topic:Music

    Six members of rock band Foo Fighters stand side-by-side, smiling.
  • Hugh Jackman surprises fans with impromptu New York pub performance

    Topic:Entertainment

    Hugh Jackman standing on top of a pub bar singing
  • Sabrina Carpenter slams White House for using her song in ICE video

    Topic:Music

    Sabrina Carpenter poses with a serious expression at an event, wearing a red dress with her blonde hair curled
  • Another music festival canned as 'numbers no longer stack up'

    Topic:Music

    five men wearing black shirts stand side by side with stern expressions
  • ANU backflips on plan to axe the School of Music after public pressure

    Topic:Universities

    The sign for School of Music adorns a concrete building, winter trees in the foreground.
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Pop Culture

  • 'Mismatch' between Gen Z and Beijing captured on China's dating show

    • By Jason Fang

    • Topic:Reality TV

    13 years on, former contestants of the popular dating show If You Are the One married and settled in Melbourne.

    Long-running global hit If You Are the One returns to Australia to recruit contestants from a younger generation, many who do not prioritise marriage. Here is why the show is still relevant.

  • Nintendo gave away millions of games for free. The risk paid off

    Topic:Video Games

    A woman's hands holding a Nintendo Wii Remote controller
  • Australia among 3 countries to trial Roblox age checks

    Topic:Internet

    A sign featuring the Roblox logo on the front fascade of the New York Stock Exchange building.
  • Australian man who grabbed Ariana Grande at premiere jailed for nine days

    Topic:Courts

    Ariana Grande arrives at the 16th Governors Awards in LA
  • The school where video games are part of the curriculum

    Topic:Video Games

    Three gamers sit in chairs in front of computers in a room.
  • Cynthia Erivo pushes Australian 'serial intruder' off Ariana Grande at event

    Topic:Movies

    Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande smile at each other and hold hands
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