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Entertainment

Celebrity deathJock Zonfrillo’s wife makes heart-wrenching admission

The MasterChef star was found dead in a hotel room three years ago.

Taylor Renouf

Masterchef publicity shots of Jock Zonfrillo
Carmen and Mal Leyland at the HMAS Sydney Memorial.

TravelDocumentary maker Mal Leyland returns to WA

Mal Leyland, one half of the Leyland brothers documentary-making team, stopped in Geraldton on Wednesday afternoon as he prepares to re-create one of his famed journeys 60 years later. 

Sally Q Davies

Comedian Dave Hughes will perform in Geraldton next week.

ComedyHughesy turns five broken ribs into stand-up show in Gero

Last year, comedian Dave Hughes made headlines when he broke five ribs and punctured a lung during the AFL Legends Charity Game. This year, he’s visiting Gero to tell us all about it. 

Tegan Guthrie & Sally Q Davies

Anne Hathaway with Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci in The Devil Wears Prada 2.

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Devil Wears Prada 2 review: Looks good, feels insignificant

Is there a more anticipated sequel this year than The Devil Wears Prada 2? Does she still strut? Kind of.

Wenlei Ma

Kyle Sandilands has announced a comeback, teasing a ‘new project’ in a fresh video shared with fans as his legal battle with KIIS FM’s parent company continues.

Culture‘Bigger than ever’: Kyle Sandilands announces comeback

Kyle Sandilands has announced a ‘bigger than ever’ return in a new video shared with fans as his legal battle continues.

Kimberley Braddish

Sting in The Last Ship.

newsThe last of Sting’s The Last Ship in Brisbane

North-east England has been brought to Queensland

Stephen Scourfield

Celebrity Gossip

Actor Sam Neill says he is clear of cancer after years of treatment. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Celebrity GossipJurassic Park star Sam Neill says he's cancer-free

Actor Sam Neill says is cancer-free after four years of battling stage three blood cancer.

Staff Writers

Jake Reiner, son of Rob and Michele Reiner, has described his "living nightmare" since their murders (AP PHOTO)

Celebrity GossipRob Reiner's son pens tribute after parents' murder

Jake Reiner, son of Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner, has paid tribute to his parents in a heartbreaking essay published on Substack.

Lisa Richwine

While most Australians knew the Sussex’s were visiting, most say it did not change their impression of the royal couple. Jonathan Brady/NewsWire/ Pool

ROYALSBrutal verdict on Harry, Meghan’s Aussie trip

Aussies have delivered a blunt verdict on Harry and Meghan’s whirlwind Australia trip, according to a new poll.

Emma Kirk

Harry made an effort to share his vulnerable side during the four-day trip to Australia. NewsWire / David Geraghty

NewsHow Harry dismantled the royal smokescreen

The duke and duchess have wrapped up their whirlwind four-day trip Down Under, with Harry challenging the status quo set by his grandmother decades ago.

Alexandra Feiam

Movies

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COURTRebel swarmed by fans as trial comes to close

Rebel Wilson has been swarmed by fans as she arrived as her star-studded defamation trial in Sydney comes to a close.

Clareese Packer

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COURTRebel responds to claims she leaked actor’s nude photo in hack

Rebel Wilson claims she has been ‘bullied and harassed’ for telling the ‘truth’, denying she fabricated a sexual harassment complaint against a young actor for her own benefit, a court has been told.

Clareese Packer

Anne Hathaway with Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci in The Devil Wears Prada 2.

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Movie Reviews
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Devil Wears Prada 2 review: Looks good, feels insignificant

Is there a more anticipated sequel this year than The Devil Wears Prada 2? Does she still strut? Kind of.

Wenlei Ma

Rebel Wilson is being sued by Charlotte MacInnes. NewsWire / Nikki Short

UPDATEDRebel spills on ‘hate club’: court

Rebel Wilson has revealed details of an alleged “hate club” dedicated to a producer of her film The Deb at the centre of her defamation trial in court.

Clareese Packer and Samina Rakhshani

TV

Oops! I Bought A Pub is coming to seven

TVThis famous Aussie comedian has bought a country pub

Shane Jacobson didn’t just pass the pub test— he bought the place. The Kenny star reveals why he purchased a historic Victorian hotel sight-unseen, and why he’s banning pokies to keep its heart beating.

Clare Rigden

Brendan Hunt, Jason Sudeikis and Tanya Reynolds in Ted Lasso season four.

TVNew Ted Lasso episodes are tantalisingly close

Ted Lasso has released its first trailer for its fourth season, and confirmed the exact date for its return.

Wenlei Ma

The PM aptly went by the name ‘DJ Albo’ in his DJ-ing days before he became the Prime Minister. Nine Now

NEWS‘Leaving Australia?’: Albo’s TV panel roast

Anthony Albanese has delivered a brutal roast to panel guests during a surprise appearance on The Hundred.

Harvey Constable

Jimmy Kimmel

TVKimmel unrepentant after Melania calls for him to be axed

Jimmy Kimmel has fired back after Melania Trump called for him to be sacked over a joke he made describing her as an ‘expectant widow’ just days before the Washington assassination attempt.

Peta Rasdien

Music

School of Rock The Musical's Jai West.

Rock schoolYoung guitarist Jai West is rocking his way to the limelight

If you think you’re seeing Angus Young on stage at the Port Theatre this week – albeit a version which has come out of a time machine – look again.

Claire Middleton

Opera fans were treated to a free performance on the steps of the Regent Theatre in Melbourne. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

MusicFree opera draws in crowds to hear homegrown soprano

A free performance of songs from La Traviata attracted lunchtime crowds, to hear Melbourne soprano Stacey Alleaume and Tongan-New Zealand tenor Filipe Manu.

Liz Hobday

Adam Cook, the conductor of the Albany Sinfonia, is getting set to perform all of Beethoven’s symphonies.

Orchestral manoeuvresCook and the Albany Sinfonia get set to roll over Beethoven

The Albany Sinfonia are setting about probably their most ambitious project ever – they are going to roll over Beethoven.

Claire Middleton

Michael Jackson's nephew Jaafar Jackson plays the king of pop in Antoine Fuqua's film. (AP PHOTO)

MusicMichael biopic moonwalks to record US, global opening

Michael has smashed box office expectations to rake in more than $A304 million globally at its opening, a new high for music biopic debuts.

Jake Coyle

Theatre

Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company's Which Way Home features real-life father/daughter actors Derek and Shaquita Nannup.

TheatreFamily ties in heartfelt play

Actors Derek and Shaquita Nannup are drawing on their real-life father/daughter relationship for Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company’s WA premiere of production Which Way Home.

Tanya MacNaughton

Freeze Frame Opera's Dead Man Walking.

Awards nightBest in the west

In a supremely satisfying aria for the ages, Freeze Frame Opera was the most awarded company at the 2026 Performing Arts WA Awards ceremony, proving how erroneous a Hollywood actor’s recent remarks truly were.

Tanya MacNaughton

Bron Lewis is heading to Perth Comedy Festival 2026 with her show Chaos.

ComedyAllstars comedian surviving the chaos

Four years is all it took for comedian Bron Lewis to go from co-winning the National Raw Comedy competition to selling out this year’s show, Chaos.

Tanya MacNaughton

Samantha Jade as Vivian and Ben Hall as Edward in Pretty Woman The Musical.

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Samantha Jade dazzles in musical theatre Perth debut

In a world that could use a lot more love in it right now, Pretty Woman The Musical has arrived at Crown Theatre Perth with a vital tonic of love and laughter.

Tanya MacNaughton

Books

Perth gran Glenda Joy McGregor and author Craig Silvey are facing child exploitation charges. Image: Supplied

COURTCraig Silvey’s co-accused expected to plea

A court has been given an update on the case involving a grandmother facing child exploitation charges, who is linked to author Craig Silvey’s own court case.

Emma Kirk

Author Sarah Wilson is heading to the South West for the Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival.

READERS & WRITERS FESTAuthor Sarah Wilson set for six events at Margs festival

New York Times bestselling author Sarah Wilson will appear at the Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival in May, bringing her latest work and a series of discussions on global challenges to the South West.

Madelin Hayes

Lena Dunham attends The Fashion Awards 2023 presented by Pandora at the Royal Albert Hall on December 4, 2023, in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Lena DunhamLena Dunham lays it all on the line in Famesick

From medical drug dependency to being cancelled (a lot), here are all the revelations from the Girls star’s forensic memoir, Famesick

Eleanor Halls

Acclaimed Australian author David Malouf has died.

Books‘A great loss’: Acclaimed Aussie author David Malouf dies

Malouf made an important contribution to Australian literature across fiction, non-fiction, poetry, libretti and plays.

Peta Rasdien

Arts

Zoe Butler with a portrait of her husband John Butler at the About Face exhibition.

Albany 2026 Garvey’s About Face exhibition highlights human qualities

There’s still time to hurry to Albany’s Vancouver Arts Centre for Lee Garvey’s brilliant About Face exhibition, which closes on May 5.

Claire Middleton

Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company's Which Way Home features real-life father/daughter actors Derek and Shaquita Nannup.

TheatreFamily ties in heartfelt play

Actors Derek and Shaquita Nannup are drawing on their real-life father/daughter relationship for Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company’s WA premiere of production Which Way Home.

Tanya MacNaughton

WA Symphony Orchestra present Masters of the Baroque at His Majesty’s Theatre on Thursday, with director-harpsichordist Chad Kelly and soprano Prudence Sanders.

Classical liveMoved, engaged, delighted by heavenly arias

Vim, vigour and virtuosity mark WA Symphony Orchestra’s Masters of the Baroque recital at His Majesty’s Theatre.

David Cusworth

Narrogin Repertory Club Hardcase Hotel 2 cast members in their act two costumes.

Hardcase Hotel 2Narrogin Repertory Club presents The Hardcase Hotel 2

In one of the Narrogin Repertory Club’s largest productions yet, theatre-goers from across the State reconnected with Hardcase Hotel’s characters for the club’s sequel showing last month.

Hannah Whitehead

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