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Party like a king

Fireworks were an essential part of the entertainment staged by French kings to celebrate special occasions such as ...

Long before Sydney celebrated New Year's Eve with its extravagant fireworks, the kings of France were lighting up the skies over Versailles to show their power and prestige.

#AndInTheEnd it's LaBeouf's 'passport back into the world'

Shia LaBeouf told Variety: "I gotta earn my way back."

Shia LaBeouf is in Sydney for the inaugural Bingefest, a 24-hour pop culture festival hosted by the Sydney Opera House. His event brings together broadcasters, artists, thinkers and humourists with vintage video game fans and cat video lovers is titled #AndInTheEnd.

A dizzying art of excess

Jean Varin (1604-1672), Bust of Louis XIV, 1665-66. On loan from the Palace of Versailles.

This beautiful exhibition of refined craftsmanship at the National Gallery of Australia contains signature pieces from the Ancien Regime.