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Sonia Kruger says students being asked their sexual identity feels like ''reverse discrimination''.

Kruger comments on LGBTI student scholarships causes fresh stir

If you're reading a gossip magazine about Richie Strahan, it's probably not true.

Bachelor 'pregnancy shock' story is not true says TV company

Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders arrive for the Australian premiere of <i>Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie</i> in Sydney.

Absolutely Fabulous wouldn't get made today, say Saunders, Lumley

Some Netflix customers were pushed to the edge by not being able to watch Winona Ryder in <i>Stranger Things</i>.

Netflix outage pushes Stranger Things fans to the brink

Homer and Marge contemplate who to vote for in the US Presidential elections in a new clip from The Simpsons.

Homer Simpson backs Hillary Clinton for president

Jamie Parker as Harry Potter senior.

Magic galore, but Cursed Child lacks Rowling texture

Polly Stokes reads the new Harry Potter book.

Potter fans review The Cursed Child

Meryl Streep arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards in 2012.

Meryl Streep joins Mary Poppins

Matt Damon stars in a new Jason Bourne movie.

None of this is real: why Matt Damon believes God is a computer simulation

Anton Yelchin (Chekov), Chris Pine (Kirk) and John Cho (Sulu) on the deck of the Enterprise.

Star Trek director Justin Lin takes Enterprise crew back to basics

roughly 13 per cent of Pokemon GO sales should flow to Nintendo.

Pokemon movie starring Pikachu is on the way

Maggie Naouri as Anu Singh in Joe Cinque's Consolation, which is having its world premiere at MIFF.

Joe Cinque's Consolation gets inside the mind of a killer

Leonardo DiCaprio in <i>The Wolf of Wall Street</i>.

Prosecutors claim financier withdrew $US1 million to gamble with Leo

Teresa Palmer in <i>Lights Out</i>.

Schlocky sound design haunts solid B-movie Lights Out

Jason Bourne poster

Jason Bourne: Spy updated for new generation

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Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Poster for the film
EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT.

Embrace of the Serpent: Magical tale of the Amazon

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

Dough poster

Dough review: Needs a little less sugar

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Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

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Embrace: Motherhood and the body politic

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Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Star Trek: Beyond

Star Trek: Beyond: Enterprise crew go back to basics

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Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

Weiner

Weiner: A rich study in self-delusion

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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters: Reboot vanquishes unbelievers

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Demolition

Demolition: Muddled and disappointing

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Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

Love and Friendship

Love & Friendship: Jane Austen with a dose of cool

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Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Swiss Army Man.

Swiss Army Man: Radcliffe's 'farting corpse movie'

Rating:

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Our Kind of Traitor in cinemas July 14

Our Kind of Traitor: Struggle for right in le Carre's world

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Sing Street

Sing Street: Teen musical riffs on familiar theme

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Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

The Legend of Tarzan

The Legend of Tarzan: Muscle and CGI action abounds

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Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Goldstone

Goldstone: Style rises over plot's flaws

Rating:

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Waleed Aly has failed to publicly defend the Australia Council against savage budget cuts, according to academic and ...

Waleed Aly accused of failing to stand up for arts funding

Kylie McRae (second from right) has brought together Anna Tregloan, Patrick Nolan, Marshall McGuire and Ben Quilty to ...

How a soldier's story of war was turned into a stage show

Claire Primrose, Assembled Landscapes (diptych)

Belconnen explores the Encyclopedia of Forgotten Things

John Gaden in <i>The Hansard Monologues</i>.

Parliament's speeches shake more than stir

Rory Kelly as Trevor the chimpanzee.

Monkey business delivers the laughs

Lauren Richardson in Sport for Jove's Three Sisters.

Three Sisters review: Sport for Jove gives Chekhov unsentimental Australian spin

Spencer Cliff, front, as Sweeney Todd and Georgie Juszczyk as Mrs Lovett in The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

A darkly satirical musical thriller

Recast revival: Alison Bell shines quietly as Marge, the cynical observer of the group, and the growling Eddie Perfect ...

Nothing sacred in this pitch-Perfect offering

Luciano Pavarotti in 2004.

Basta! Pavarotti's family demand Trump drops the famous aria

New deal: Liam Payne has signed to Capitol Records UK.

One Direction's Liam Payne announces solo deal, as fans mourn

Still influencing music lovers ... Jeff Buckley released his only studio album <i>Grace</i> in 1994.

Jeff Buckley's record collection available to browse and stream

The Avalanches, from left, James Dela Cruz, Robbie Chater and Tony Di Blasi.

Don't worry Splendour fans, The Avalanches are still coming

Kim Kardashian, Kanye, West and Taylor Swift.

Swift hits back over Kardashian snapchat 'painting her a liar'

New Harry Potter already a bestseller

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child picks up where the last novel finished.

It's a book based on the script of the new London theatre show, but that doesn't seem to have put off too many Australian Potterheads.

Why every US novel is about race

Angela Flournoy

Angela Flournoy is well-practised in dealing with people who see her novel through one prism.

P. J. Harvey's appearance is something of a coup for the festival.

P.J. Harvey tops the bill

The English singer is the surprise headline act for the Melbourne Writers' Festival.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. By J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany & Jack Thorne. Script by Jack Thorne.

Magic galore, but the Cursed Child lacks texture

White Sands: Experiences from the Outside World, by Geoff Dyer

White Sands: A journey into a unique world

<i>Ruins</i>, by Rajith Savanadasa.

Ruins: Tension in a war-ravaged society

<i>The Gene</i> by Siddhartha Mukherjee.

The Gene: A thought-provoking exploration

<i>We're All Going to Die</i> by Dr Leah Kaminsky.

We're All Going to Die: A positive spin on the end

Imagine Me Gone, by Adam Haslett.

Imagine Me Gone: Psychodramas of mental illness

A Quiet Palce by Seicho Matsumoto.

A Quiet Place: A ground-breaking crime novel

Breaking Cover, by Stella Rimington.

Breaking Cover: Espionage with inside knowledge

Love and life in crisis in 1916.

Ice Letters: A thoughtful wartime historical romance

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The Middlepause: A poised and poetic look at menopause

Not Just for This Life
Eds., Wendy Guest & Gary Gray

Not Just for This Life: In praise of Gough Whitlam

Hamilton Hume
Robert Macklin

Hamilton Hume: Macklin's study of early explorer

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Red: A fun journey into into all things red

Bringing the hip-hop ... Mamoudou Athie (left) and Shameik Moore in <i>The Get Down</i>.

First look at Baz Luhrmann's The Get Down

Impressive again ... Virginia Trioli did a fine job as host of <i>Q&A</i> on a compelling episode.

Virginia Trioli shines as Q&A host as abuse story sickens panel

Billie McKay during a guest appearance in the 2016 season.

MasterChef winner's humbling time with Heston

This year's Bachelor, Richie Strahan, with some of the contestants this season. The Bachelor for season 4, Richie ...

How to spot the invisible hands shaping The Bachelor

Mother of dragons, not always dialogue ... Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen) gets tongue-tied while trying to deliver ...

HBO releases Game of Thrones blooper reel

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