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They nail items into their heads, swallow swords and juggle chainsaws, but who are the real people behind these freak show acts at the Adelaide Fringe?

A remarkable film from 1901 of former Test cricketers KS Ranjitsinhji and CB Fry is painstakingly restored by the National Film and Sound Archive.

The Trainspotting sequel reunites director Danny Boyle with his original cast 20 years later and has a powerfully melancholy undertow.

Gowns worn by Princess Diana for everything from meeting diplomats to dancing with movie stars feature in an exhibition celebrating the fashion of one of Britain's favourite royals.

If the rest of the major award ceremonies are a guide, this year's Oscars could be one of the most political we've ever seen. Here are the moments most likely to cause a drama.

Video shows a plane piloted by Star Wars and Indiana Jones star Harrison Ford suddenly and mistakenly fly low over a passenger jet with 110 people aboard at a Southern California airport.

Parents are being reminded to pre-vet every app their young children download amid renewed concerns that virtual reality gaming is exposing minors to sexual advances.

Australia's media has long had an appetite for crime figures. Now the story of "the mother of all crime gangs", Ellen Kelly, has been unearthed.

Who will win, who should win and who could cause the biggest upset at this year's Academy Awards?

If you want to know who's going to win the Oscars, your best bet is the bookmakers.

British music legend Sir Elton John will perform in Cairns and Mackay as the only two Queensland stops of his four-date Australian tour — Once in a Lifetime.

Are houses on lots as small as 80 square metres the solution for those comfortable with high-density living but despise apartment blocks?

A Sir Hans Heysen masterpiece returns to South Australia before being auctioned next month where it is tipped to break a record price for a watercolour painting.

A raw and powerful Adelaide Fringe show deals with a range of perspectives after a suicide, with some of its cast members drawn from a mental health support group.

Colourful street art is popping up in Adelaide during this year's Fringe festival, as world-renowned artist Jimmy C takes to the laneways of his home town.

Can you guess these movies based on their terrible pitches?

Nationally acclaimed singer-songwriter Melody Pool reveals she will be stepping back from music after battling crippling depression — a decision made at a time when the 25-year-old's career is just taking off.

Clyde Stubblefield, a drummer for James Brown who created one of the most widely sampled drum breaks ever, dies aged 73.

Boutique arts and music events in South Australia face what organisers say can be a "really complex regulatory environment", but efforts are underway to achieve simpler legislation.

Nostalgic athletes from around Australia descend on a town in Tasmania's north for the National Penny-Farthing Championships.

More than 20 tonnes of watermelon are smashed all in the name of fun and games as part of the Chinchilla Melon Festival on Queensland's Western Downs this weekend.

More than 80 luminous floats light up North Terrace in Adelaide to kick off the Adelaide Fringe Festival — the second largest annual arts festival in the world.

Melbourne's biggest arts festival attracted hundreds of thousands of people, as the city's most iconic buildings were brought to life with spectacular light shows.

The Queensland Symphony Orchestra snares the talents of one of the world's most acclaimed conductors, Alondra de la Parra.

The garden of Stanwell Hall, the former Hobart home of the father of Australian landscape painting John Glover, opens to the public to celebrate his 250th birthday.