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Rhys Nicholson on RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under's 'myriad issues' – and what has changed
The comedian, actor and judge of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under talks to ABC Arts about controversies from season one, starring in a new Netflix show, and his “bonanza year”.
Margot Robbie, Delta Goodrem among international stars set to return for Neighbours finale
Oscar-nominated actor Margot Robbie, pop star Delta Goodrem and many more former Neighbours stars have been confirmed to return for the final episode of the long-running Australian soap.
Has fast fashion killed the op shop? Long-time thrifters say it's getting harder to find treasures
The rise of fast fashion has disrupted the traditional life cycle of clothing with fewer garments designed with the thought of second or third owners in mind, but the sustainable fashion movement is trying to change that.
Winner of $60,000 literary award draws attention to systemic abuses in Australian out-of-home care
Melbourne author Jennifer Down has won the Miles Franklin Literary Award, one of the most prestigious prizes in Australian literature, for her third book, Bodies of Light.
Spanish icons Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas star in new film that pokes fun at movie-making
Official Competition pits an elitist thespian against a playboy movie star as they work together on a Spanish melodrama directed by an eccentric auteur.
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Australian Quidditch team wins bronze at European championship
The Dropbears are celebrating taking the bronze medal in Dublin after defeating Norway in the third-place match at the European Games.
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Reuse market sees upswing in foot traffic as cost-of-living pressures bite
With a primary mission of waste and landfill reduction, a Mount Gambier recycling market has instead seen a leap in buyers as interest rates, food prices, rents, and utility bills continue to rise.
Posted Rise of Tik Tok threatening social media giants
Social media giant Tik Tok is continuing to attract younger users, posing a threat to Facebook and Instagram's parent company, Meta.
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The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever
The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever participants recreate the music video for musician Kate Bush's 1978 song "Wuthering Heights".
Posted Duration: 49 seconds
'Uncomfortable' dramatic performance opens Asian art initiative at WA state gallery
A partnership to bring contemporary Asian art to Perth opens with an "uncomfortable" exploration of the treatment of textile workers and how AI rules our lives.
Posted Updated Kawita Vatanajyankur performs Mental Machine Labour in the Self Economy at AGWA
On a large stage dotted with rods in the ground floor of the Art Gallery of WA (AGWA), Bangkok-based artist Kawita Vatanajyankur wraps herself in red yarn and use her body to "knit" the yarn around the rods in a live performance titled Mental Machine: Labour in the Self Economy.
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live: NSW Now: Massive queues at Sydney Airport as heavy fog blankets city
MORNING BRIEFING: Travellers have once again been severely impacted by heavy fog and technical problems, causing flight delays at Sydney Airport and a road weather warning.
Posted Updated Low hushed tones then a crackle of laughter as artists connect with country
An Aboriginal art centre manager has given rare insight into desert painting expeditions and the process generations follow to capture remote landscapes.
Posted Alisha names her paintings after her friends, but don't expect to see their faces
Alisha Brighton started looking for a hobby after she moved to regional NSW from Sydney. After racking her brain for inspiration, she found an unlikely niche.
Posted Splendour in the Grass kicks off as first day cancelled due to wild weather
Music is blaring and the gates are open as Byron Bay's Splendour in the Grass festival is belatedly underway after wild weather forced cancellation of the main acts on day one.
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Perfumer captures the scent of 'Smelbourne' traffic jams with Eau D'ometer fragrance
Melbourne once smelt so bad a sailor's nose could detect it kilometres out to sea. Now a perfumer has responded to a "left-field" challenge to bottle its modern-day smells.
Posted Updated That's not a pub — that's a pub! Slice of Aussie history hits the market
Made famous as Mick "Crocodile" Dundee's favourite watering hole, the Walkabout Creek Hotel is now up for sale.
Posted Friday news quiz: Let's see how well you handle the heat
What do a heatwave, whale and a surprise elopement have in common? They're all in this week's news quiz.
Posted Melbourne traffic perfume
Eau D'ometer is the scent of Melbourne traffique.
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Crocodile Dundee trailer, 1986
Australian Story
A clip of the 1986 Crocodile Dundee film trailer from a feature on Australian Story.
Posted Duration: 47 seconds
It's official: Real-life Quidditch won't be called Quidditch anymore. Here's why
Quidditch, the game inspired by the Harry Potter franchise, will now be known as Quadball. There's a couple of reasons for the change — here's what we know about it.
Posted Updated Jennifer Down wins Miles Franklin Literary Award for Bodies of Light
Melbourne author Jennifer Down has won the Miles Franklin Literary Award, one of the most prestigious prizes in Australian literature, for her third book, Bodies of Light.
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Indigenous remains on their way from US to Australia
A group of Indigenous Australians are in the US this week for the repatriation of ancestral remains taken away years ago and stored by the Smithsonian in Washington DC.
Posted Duration: 2 minutes 18 seconds
Art exhibition tackles climate change and food poverty in regional city
The Re-Create Collective art group hopes its latest exhibition will encourage people to stop, think and act.
Posted Updated Chinese citizens angry over 'slanted eyed' models
Samuel Yang
Chinese and Western brands have been criticised for ignoring China's beauty standards and accused of depicting women as "ugly".
Posted Duration: 6 minutes 2 seconds
New York Times bestselling author pens a happy ending after buying regional community's last bookshop
Kelly Rimmer couldn't bear to see her city's bookstore close down or move to non-local ownership, so she moved from writing books to selling them.
Posted Oli was sent to prison. A musical experience there changed his life
By Nick Baker and Regina Botros for Life Matters
Inmates are being encouraged to express their thoughts and feelings through songs, with some unexpected results.
Posted Updated You can never have too many typewriters
Dude obsessed with typewriters shows us his collection, which is on display at Muswellbrook library.
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It's not every day you see a seal in Queensland waters
Cooler temperatures across the state's south-east and the start of the mullet season lure two New Zealand fur seals north.
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