Australia was promised a poet laureate to bust out some rhymes for the nation almost four years ago. So where are they?
Liz Hobday
After 12 gruelling weeks, the latest dramatic season of The Block is coming to a head, with five luxury homes set to go under the hammer.
Billie Schwab Dunn
Tom Cruise wasn’t allowed to do it. Parkway Drive’s frontman did it anyway, abseiling onto the Opera House sails for a concert film that swaps moshpits for a symphony orchestra and black tie.
Ben O'Shea
The Assassin, All’s Fair, Black Doves & The New Stanford Prison Experiment: here’s what our Screen Queen Clare Rigden is watching this week on Aussie TV.
Clare Rigden
Compliment breaks, homemade lunches, and the offer of a matching tattoo. A look inside the podcaster and comedian’s glowing management style in new series Unskilled Adult.
Jade Jurewicz
November is shaping up to be a spectacular month in Perth — here’s what the STM team is looking forward to, buying and watching.
Jade Jurewicz and Megan French
Dame Judy Dench says she has great hope for the future of theatre, so long as people keep going to shows and the production "promotes a conversation".
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‘Australia’s hottest AFL WAG’ has delivered a brutal swipe at Lachie Neale over his affair that ended his marriage to Jules.
Taylor Renouf
Celebrities braved the rain at Flemington on Saturday to officially kickstart the beloved Melbourne Cup Carnival. SEE ALL THE LOOKS
Hannah Cross
Two previously unheard Ozzy Osbourne tracks are set to be released in conjunction with his upcoming biopic.
Selma Blair has pleaded not guilty to assault charges that alleged she kicked a nurse and a police officer.
Shannon Power
Five alleged male victims have now given evidence against Alan Jones. This is what we know about the allegations against the ex-media titan.
Steve Zemek
The singer whose voice helped soundtrack one of the biggest party anthems of all time had been enduring months of psychological suffering before her death, an inquest has revealed.
Troy de Ruyter
West Australians are getting into the ghoulish spirit, dusting off their fancy dress costumes for what is being touted as WA’s biggest-ever night of Halloween partying.
Matt Zis
A coffee shop confrontation has escalated to a foodie fight between an influencer and members of the public.
Ella George
The former reality TV star is facing serious charges, including strangulation, after an alleged incident at a luxury Noosa holiday stay.
Andrew Stafford
An A-list actress and superstar musician have withdrawn their title of Hollywood power couple.
American actor Margaret Qualley and Grammy-winning songwriter and producer Jack Antonoff are calling it quits three years of their marriage in 2023.
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Luke Steele has been Walking On A Dream since he penned the 2008 single that would launch his music career and later become an official anthem for Western Australian tourism.
Controversial TV show To Catch a Predator makes it to the big screen in this lurid biopic.
Singer-songwriter Queency will perform with WA Youth Jazz Orchestra’s 18-piece Resonance Jazz Orchestra for one night only concert Queer Anthems, part of PrideFest 2026.
Tanya MacNaughton
From a spooky spectacular to racing’s biggest day, here’s your guide to five of the biggest events in Perth this weekend and beyond.
Black Doves, Unskilled Adults, The Assassin and North Of North, here’s what we’re watching on TV this week.
