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Gowns, bling and ... wolves – welcome to Eurovision 2016

Andrew Hornery 11:45 PM Australia not only has an entry in this year's Eurovision contest, but its creatives are supporting several acts from other countries.

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Freebies and perks may end badly for 'influencers'

Andrew Hornery 12:15 AM While many of those who have huge online followings, those in Australia, at least, could be fined if they play tunes the piper pays for.

Fun-times Fergie was always one of us

Andrew Hornery They just don't make royals like they used to.

Kerri-Anne's 'exclusive' fee going to a good cause

Andrew Hornery Kerri-Anne Kennerley's chorus of critics may want to draw breath, a luxury her husband John Kennerely is currently unable to do without the assistance of a machine, before commenting any further on her $350,000 deal to give an exclusive interview with Channel Seven's Sunday Night.

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Bambi's man offers $500 for phantom snaps

Andrew Hornery It must be tough being among the "beautiful people", and clearly model Bambi Northwood-Blyth suffers for her "art".

Breen's 'love letters' to Jones fail to repair the damage

Andrew Hornery Around the corridors of 2GB they're being called the "love letters to Alan", though PS hears so far they have failed to warm the veteran radio star's heart, let alone heal old wounds which still run painfully deep for Jones.

Nine 'looking into' Neil Breen after run in with Sunday Telegraph reporter at Randwick

Andrew Hornery Management at Channel Nine has confirmed it is "looking into" an incident at Randwick Racecourse last Saturday involving one of its star sports reporters, Neil Breen, and a female reporter from The Sunday Telegraph.

Kerri-Anne Kennerley paid $350,000 by Channel Seven: reports

Andrew Hornery Without a doubt Kerri-Anne Kennerley's most recent trauma as she spends each day by her husband John's bedside at Royal North Shore Hospital has been one of the big media stories in recent times.

Sarah Ferguson arrives in Sydney to launch a 'new, improved' version of herself

Andrew Hornery When it comes to product relaunches, they don't come much more ambitious than the one which has brought Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, back to Sydney after a 13-year hiatus.

PS: Wendi Deng dating Vladimir Putin, Us Weekly claims

Andrew Hornery Two weeks ago Rupert Murdoch's ex wife No.3 Wendi Deng was arm-in-arm with hunky violinist Charlie Siem, 17 years her junior who also dabbles in a bit of underwear modelling.

What's that scent? It's filthy lucre

Andrew Hornery Some celebrities are really on the nose, though I never thought I'd put Sophia Loren in that category, let alone Cate Blanchett, Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and a whole lot more.

Kidman eyes Sydney theatre success with West End show

Andrew Hornery The Sydney stage has so far eluded the actress.

'I don't want anyone else to try and define who I am': Ian Thorpe

Andrew Hornery One month ago Ian Thorpe was unceremoniously splashed across the front pages of the Murdoch press for "not swallowing" a white pill that turned out to be a breath mint at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. The swimmer has also endured months of innuendo-laden media commentary on his first public relationship as a gay man with male model Ryan Channing. He now says he will not allow "anyone else to define me ... I can do that for myself".

Shari-Lea Hitchcock charged with assaulting police

Andrew Hornery It was a ladies lunch that police say became very unlady-like, with the former mistress of the late billionarie cardboard king Richard Pratt accused of biting a police officer during an ugly scuffle in the middle of busy Oxford Street.

Bachelor's drone adventures, opera cheese and sour sail club rumours

Andrew Hornery It looks as though Channel Seven weatherman and network hunk James Tobin will have to wait for his "Princess Mary moment" with word from London that his latest girlfriend, Lady Kitty Spencer, the niece of the late Princess Diana, has got another new man in her life.