Respected ABC journalist Mark Colvin's organ donation story is the inspiration for a new play about him, the kidney and its donor — prominent businesswoman Mary-Ellen Field.
Ticketmaster declines to comment on claims it is profiting from scalping on its affiliated website, Ticketmaster Resale, after thousands of Midnight Oil fans are left without passes to the band's Melbourne concert.
A group of youths from diverse backgrounds are finding their voice and tackling social injustices, discrimination and the politics of division through poetry in Adelaide.
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?
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.
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.
Perth once had 15 cinema screens in the city centre; now there are none, but the evidence of the old movie halls is still there hidden behind shops, offices and in basements.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The legacy of late artist Lorry Humphreys, who donated her entire estate to charity, is being honoured with an exhibition at Mount Gambier's Riddoch Art Gallery.
When the Adelaide Fringe Festival became a legal organisation in 1975, founding chairman Frank Ford never expected it to grow to be the world's second-largest annual arts festival — and all without tapping into the unrealised potential of interstate audiences.
Florence's famed Duomo is cleaning up its act, removing centuries of graffiti from the cathedral dome interior and letting new visitors leave their mark digitally instead.
Patrick Stewart and Hugh Jackman speak to Lateline about ageing on screen and how the latest X-Men film, Logan, has similarities with the current political climate.
Mexico brought together hundreds of bulldogs in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record with the largest number of the breed concentrated in one place.
One of Sydney's most prominent examples of brutalist architecture, the Sirius building at The Rocks, will be opened to the public for the first time in almost 40 years.
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.
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.
This week on The Mix: adapting Jasper Jones for the screen, Irish drag queen Panti Bliss on performance and politics, our pub critics look at the marketability of Australian art, and the sweet sounds of singer Julia Jacklin.
Reg Mombassa has been a leading light in Australian pop culture for more than 40 years, both as a rock musician and artist. Despite the career highs and a happy family life, Mombassa admits he is haunted by a persistent sense of trepidation.