Writers’ mass exodus after festival bans Palestinian
Dozens of authors have withdrawn from a major Australian festival over a decision to remove its only Palestinian writer because of "cultural sensitivities".
Arts & Entertainment
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The board of a major festival has cancelled the appearance of a prominent Palestinian author citing 'cultural sensitivity' following the Bondi terror attack.
Home from the US on a semester break, 19-year-old Canberra jazz singer Matilda Lorenz is planning to show off what she’s been learning at the renowned Eastman School of Music for the past six months.
Fire and Ash has picked up where the previous Avatar film left off, raking in a billion dollars as cinemagoers flock to the science fiction visual spectacle.
Music
No more secret Beatles tracks, producer’s son says
The son of the Beatles' producer says no more secret tracks by the band will ever be released as he doesn't believe there is anything new left to uncover.
Arts & Entertainment
‘Individual artistry’ triumphs in year’s top arts picks
Arts editor HELEN MUSA says that "brilliant individual artistry" triumphed in her picks for the best five arts moments in 2025.
Streaming
The year’s top streaming hits
Streaming columnist NICK OVERALL lists his top five shows of the year, with a few honourable mentions.
Book reviewer COLIN STEELE reflects on his top five books for 2025.
Cornwall’s famed sea-shanty ensemble Fisherman’s Friends sails into Australia for the first time, reports Arts in the City columnist HELEN MUSA.
This year’s most borrowed title from ACT Libraries' 1.4 million borrowed items was Orbital by Samantha Harvey.
Brigitte Bardot defined the modern woman and defied social norms, writes BEN McCANN.
As former Opera Australia artistic director Lyndon Terracini expands a rural festival, he is also soaking up country life - from meat raffles to pigeon racing.
British singer Chris Rea, who wrote Driving Home For Christmas while on the dole and being driven home in his wife's Mini, has died at 74.
Children's author David Walliams says he has not been informed about allegations raised by his publisher after HarperCollins said it was cutting links with him.
Streaming columnist NICK OVERALL sees a bleak future for struggling cinemas and subscription prices rising as Netflix cements itself as the winner of the streaming wars with its takeover of Warner Bros.
Aussie pop princess Kylie Minogue has topped the Christmas charts in the UK for the first time with her song, XMAS.
"Daniel Röhn lives and breathes music; he has it in his being, which makes his concerts a most special experience, as this was," writes reviewer ROB KENNEDY.
British comic and children's author David Walliams has been dropped by his publishers after allegations of harassment of its female employees.
Canberra’s thriving independent theatre scene is currently the most active and vibrant it has been since the 1990s – and it’s not just confined to the inner city and suburbs.
