Security is tight as Hollywood rolls out the red carpet for the Oscars, with Sinners and One Battle After Another the favourites vying for best picture.
JAKE COYLE
A Grammy-nominated, record-breaking American singer is coming back to Australia for a series of arena shows in 2026.
Kellie Balaam
LIVE UPDATES: The 98th Academy Awards is here with stars hitting the red carpet before the biggest ceremony of the season gets underway.
Max Corstorphan
Australian actress Rose Byrne is assured of a spot onstage at the Oscars and could even come away with a gold statuette.
Staff Writers
Rose Byrne and Jacob Elordi are the household names leading the Aussie charge at the Oscars, but Australia’s best chance of snatching a gold statue might be in a behind-the-scenes category.
Kirsty Lichtenstein
Conan O'Brien returns to host the Academy Awards for a second time amid tight security following an Iranian threat warning.
Lisa Richwine
King Frederik X has swapped his crown for a bucket hat and tried honey ants during an exclusive sunrise tour of Uluru with Hobart-born Queen Mary.
Georgia Palgan
Several major categories, including most of the acting races, still feel like tossups heading into the Oscars. New York Times writer Kyle Buchanan predicts who might take home the gold.
Kyle Buchanan
Australian-born Queen Mary and her husband King Frederik have touched down in Uluru after a special overnight trip in Perth.
Hannah Cross
Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell has died aged 64 following a "long and courageous battle" in intensive care.
After bushfires destroyed hundreds of homes, communities have come together for an exhibition of recycled art.
Liz Hobday
This week Screen Queen is watching some of the funniest TV as the Aussie dark comedy returns, this time in the Top End, while The Other Bennet Sister will fill any Bridgerton-sized holes in your life.
Clare Rigden
An empathetic, unsparing memoir of her artistic heyday as bass player for Hole and Smashing Pumpkins in the 90s is Auf der Maur’s way of jump-starting her next chapter.
Melena Ryzik and Lucia Bell-Epstein
A late shift in momentum has thrown the Oscars race into doubt. One Battle After Another was an unassailable favourite but Sinners, with a record 16 nominations, is on the march. Timothee who?
Ben O'Shea
Jurgen Habermas, whose work on communication, rationality and sociology made him one of the world's most influential philosophers, has died.
Despite thousands of people packing out the Mandurah Foreshore for the 25th annual Crab Fest, Home and Away stars Ada Nicodemou and James Stewart stole the show as they revealed all about their engagement.
Rachel Fenner
New photos have emerged of Queen Mary’s homecoming visit to Australia as she touches down in Uluru with her husband King Frederik X.
Clareese Packer and Rhiannon Lewin
Read the Perth-born star’s journey from high school drama kid to Oscar-winning actor — as told by his first ever talent agent.
Zach Margolius
Patrons have vented their frustration after being told they are unlikely to get their money back from a long-running festival that was abruptly cancelled.
Allanah Sciberras
Two long-lost episodes of Doctor Who weren't EXTERMINATED as many feared. A film charity found them, and now fans will be able to see them after six decades.
Jill Lawless
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Artists are marking the imminent closure of the Australian Design Centre's object shop. The centre as a whole is shutting down after losing government funding.
Thanks to popular Aussie soap the gorgeous spot is about to go global.
The Other Bennet Sister, Dynasty: The Murdochs, The Madison, Can You Keep A Secret and The Oscars 2026: here’s what we’re watching on Aussie TV this week.
