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As you are probably now aware, Oscars presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway called out the wrong winner for the best picture award yesterday at the Academy Awards. But who are they?

An elegant 19th-century billboard tea poster has been found and restored by the National Archives.

One of Sydney's most prominent examples of brutalist architecture, the almost deserted Sirius building at The Rocks, is opened to the public for the first time in almost 40 years.

An Australian producer whose image was mistakenly used in the In Memoriam segment at the Oscars says she is "alive and well", and was "devastated" by the use of her image in place of her collaborator.

Penalty rates and politicians' entitlements were hot topics on Monday's Q&A as the panel show hits the road and broadcasts from Melbourne this week.

Thousands of Midnight Oil fans are left disappointed as tickets for a Melbourne concert appear for resale, minutes after they are released, at many times the original price.

Seconds after La La Land mistakenly receives the Best Picture award at this year's Oscars the internet responds with shock, horror and amusement.

The most coveted award of the Oscars descends into chaos, with an unprecedented blunder seeing La La Land mistakenly named the Best Picture winner, instead of Moonlight.

Jimmy Kimmel singles out some of Hollywood's elite while hosting the 88th annual Academy Awards. We take a look at some of the highlights from his Oscars debut.

The Iranian winner of best foreign language film condemns Donald Trump's "inhumane" US travel ban, after boycotting the awards "out of respect for the people of my country".

Nearly 200 storm chasers pay tribute to late actor Bill Paxton by spelling out his initials using GPS coordinates on a map depicting the heart of Tornado Alley.

Here's what Hollywood's best and brightest are wearing at the Academy Awards.

Moonlight wins Best Picture, while Emma Stone and Casey Affleck take home Best Actress and Best Actor respectively at the 89th Academy Awards in Hollywood. Look back over the blog to see how the Oscars unfolded.

In 1975 an exhibition of sculptures was held in Commonwealth Park.

Bill Paxton, the only actor killed on screen by a Predator, a Terminator and an Alien, died at age 61 after complications from surgery.

Here's the full list of winners at the 2017 Oscars.

Superhero blockbuster Batman v Superman and documentary Hillary's America are bestowed with a tying four "honours" at Hollywood's hall of shame — the annual Razzies anti-awards show.

What if Julia Roberts didn't get the part in Pretty Woman? Or if Robert Downey Jr wasn't cast to play Tony Stark? Test your knowledge of some of the iconic film roles that nearly went to other actors.

Revellers across Brazil begin Carnival celebrations, taking to the streets to dance and blow off steam at a time of economic angst and fury with politicians over a sprawling corruption scandal.

An Australian playwright, whose work has been a standard study text, raises concerns about proposed changes to the HSC English curriculum, which favour bringing in more Shakespeare. 

Australian children's author Mem Fox has made more than 100 trips to the US over the years, but now says she is unlikely to ever go there again after her wrongful detainment by immigration officials at LA Airport earlier this month.

It's harder than ever to make money in the film industry, but there are some winning avenues — and aspiring film-makers would do well to consider the key trends.

It raises a few eyebrows from newcomers, but the town of Loxton has been celebrating a Mardi Gras for 60 years, decades before Sydney claimed the name for itself.

In China, the ancient art of paper cutting is seen as high culture but a new project aims to bring it to the masses in Australia.

Singer Shannon Noll is excused for not attending his first court hearing after being arrested for allegedly assaulting a bouncer outside an Adelaide strip club.