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Activists who fought off coal seam gas exploration on the New South Wales north coast share their successful formula with communities across the globe facing their own environmental battles.

Politics in the Trump era lifted some of its narrative from the script of the latest X-Men film, according to Hugh Jackman, aka Wolverine.

Many people believe they are "tone deaf", but can they be cured with training? We explore why tone deafness may literally be all in the mind.

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.

The mystery of a fireball crossing the Tasmanian skyline is solved, but not before Facebook users had declared alien life had finally made it to Tasmania.

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?

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.