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RnB Soul Train together on Mt Clarence ahead of their first WA tour.

Albany soundsPremiumAlbany duo on breaking out in the Albany live music scene

Guitar duo Jess and Roimata Howell of RnB Soul Train are ready to take their music around the country, having taken Albany by storm in the past four years with their loyal local following.

Jacki Elezovich

Albany opera singer Bonnie Staude is holding a performance on March 29 at Albany Town Hall to fund her international studies.

Sound of MusicHelp get Albany soprano Bonnie Staude to the UK

Albany opera singer Bonnie Staude is calling on the community to help her raise funds for her upcoming Master’s degree at a renowned music conservatoire in the UK.

Georgia Campion

Luke McGregor has had major life changes - and a new test audience - since his last stand-up show. (Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS)

EntertainmentPremiumLuke McGregor brings fresh stand-up to comedy festival

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is back, with Luke McGregor testing his jokes on both children and axolotls.

Liz Hobday

Gisella Colletti and John Van Beek.

TVComments‘Make Perth proud’: WA talent earns spot in Aus Idol top 6

It was a bittersweet night for WA’s teenage talents as John Van Beek missed out on a spot in the top six, while 17-year-old Gisella Colletti lives on to fight for our State’s first-ever Australian Idol crown.

Zach Margolius

In a Budget-focused Q+A episode, host Patricia Karvelas asked the panel “what’s it going to take” for Australians to see cost of living changes. Supplied/ABC

NewsPremium‘We are being forced to lie on our CV’

A Melbourne woman has shared a horrifying job interview on national television, describing how she was advised to lie about her age on her CV.

Holly Truelove

Creative Australia's decision has sparked a range of protests from artists and the community. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

EntertainmentPremiumMass letter urges arts minister to act over Venice snub

Protests against the dumping of Australia's art team for the Venice Biennale continue, with hundreds of artists and curators demanding government action.

Liz Hobday

Jessica Rowe with mum Penelope says talking about scams is a way to help slow down scammers: Picture Supplied

MoneyPremiumStar’s advice on slowing down scammers

Jessica Rowe and her mum are spearheading a campaign to encourage Australians to talk to their loved ones as a way to help prevent scams spreading.

Cameron Micallef

Hattie Marshall presents Freeze Frame Opera's Melting Moments at The Quarry.

Opera livePremiumOperatic highlights on the autumn breeze with FFO

Freeze Frame Opera’s Melting Moments mixed songs for the ages with dazzling vocal talents at The Quarry Amphitheatre

David Cusworth

WAAPA-trained tenor Alasdair Kent returns home to play the romantic lead Frederic in WA Opera’s Pirates of Penzance this month.

Operetta livePremiumTenor sails the high-Cs with Pirates

WAAPA-trained tenor Alasdair Kent returns home to play romantic lead Frederic in WA Opera’s The Pirates of Penzance.

David Cusworth

Vanessa Jacobs Fennell attends a Barnardo's Luncheon in 2022. Supplied

NEWSInside ritzy life of glam Sydney socialite

Socialite Vanessa Jacobs Fennell is accused of drinking alcohol and then crashing a Range Rover into a Tesla before assaulting a cop. So who is she?

Duncan Evans

Princess Beatrice's second child was due in early spring, but she arrived in January. (AP PHOTO)

EntertainmentPrincess Beatrice calls premature childbirth 'humbling'

Princess Beatrice said she endured "months of sheer worry" before the early arrival of her second child, Athena Elizabeth Rose.

Staff Writers

In their 80s, The Searchers are to quit music with a farewell tour culminating at Glastonbury. (EPA PHOTO)

MusicThe Searchers to quit touring after 68 years

"Longest-running band in pop" The Searchers will take the show on the road one final time before retiring with a blast at their first ever Glastonbury gig.

Staff Writers

Natasha Lester's new book, The Mademoiselle Alliance, tells the story of French resistance leader Marie-Madeleine Fourcade.

Historical fictionPremiumThe inspiring story of Marie-Madeleine Fourcade

She was the only woman to lead a French resistance network in World War II, and is the heroine of internationally bestselling Perth author Natasha Lester’s newest book.

Megan French

Conan O'Brien accepted his award as the future of The Kennedy Center hangs in the balance. (AP PHOTO)

EntertainmentPremiumConan O'Brien accepts Mark Twain Prize for humour

The uncertain future of the Kennedy Center was a hot topic when Conan O'Brien accepted an award for lifetime achievement in comedy at the Washington landmark.

Ashraf Khalil

Ozzy Osbourne may fly over Black Sabbath crowds on a throne at their farewell show. (AP PHOTO)

MusicOzzy Osbourne to perform on a throne

Black Sabbath guitarist Zakk Wylde hopes frontman Ozzy Osbourne enjoys their farewell show so much, he wants to go back on the road.

Staff Writers

Sculptor Greg James with his bronze statue.

ArtCommentsWhy artist was rejected from Freo art event over sculpture

The well-known sculptor said he was not angry about the decision but said he didn’t understand it.

Jenny Schon and Lisa Thomas

UK singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran is calling for a major boost to music education funding. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

EntertainmentPremiumEd Sheeran leads music education funding push

Ed Sheeran has written to the UK's prime minister to push for immediate, long-term funding for music education.

Charlotte McLaughlin

Turbulent couple Jacqui and Ryan tied the knot at Tumbling Waters. Nine

NewsPremiumMAFS fuelling wild $16,000 trend

Tying the knot is becoming more expensive every year, but what happens when your dream wedding venue is featured on national reality TV?

Alexandra Feiam

Kamilaroi artist Warraba Weatherall interrogates how Indigenous cultural property is acquired. (Flavio Brancaleone/AAP PHOTOS)

EntertainmentPremium'Mundane' objects reveal confronting legacy of violence

Kamilaroi artist Warraba Weatherall's latest exhibition uses seemingly benign objects to highlight the lasting impacts of violence against Indigenous people.

Keira Jenkins

Snow White in cinemas on March 20.

EntertainmentCommentsDisney underfire for ‘toxic’ live-action Snow White

The live-action adaptation of Walt Disney’s 1937 animated classic has forced the studio to swallow a healthy serving of controversy that is proving just as toxic.

Ben O'Shea

The Studio is coming to Apple TV Plus, and sees Seth Rogen starring as a bigwig studio head. In this episode, Olivia Wilde pops up playing herself — hilarious!

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Seth Rogan’s comedy series a peek at REAL Hollywood

This week our Screen Queen is reminiscing about her bonkers time on the Universal set, revisiting Alone Australia, catching up with Survival Of The Thickest, and getting cold shivers watching Southern Charm.

Clare Rigden

Lisa McCune has broken out of her comfort zone and signed on for Taskmaster Australia's latest season.

TVCommentsThe newest hilarious Aussie talent to star on hit TV show

The Australian actress is once again fine-tuning her comedic skills, this time as a contestant on the latest season of Taskmaster Australia.

Clare Rigden

Tom Hanks behind the scenes of The Americas.

TVWhy Tom Hanks jumped at the chance to narrate new doco

Tom Hanks is no stranger to lending his famous pipes to a project, from The Polar Express to Toy Story’s beloved Woody. But it was the offer to narrate The Americas that he says he’s “lived for”.

Jade Jurewicz

Rege-Jean Page, starring in Steven Soderberg’s new spy film Black Bag, is photographed at the IMDb Portrait Studio at SXSW 2023.

Movies PremiumRege-Jean Page is playing a suave spy. No, not that one

Rege-Jean Page is probably tired of questions about James Bond. Debate over the next 007 is in overdrive, just as he hits screens in Black Bag, a classy spy flick from acclaimed director Steven Soderbergh. 

Ben O'Shea