Midway through season five of House of Cards, it's a case of art imitating life as border control, hacking and Machiavellian moves dominate the storyline.
The arrival and departure of light in Hobart each day will be marked by 'feminine incantations' delivered by a city-wide speaker system during the Dark Mofo festival.
Comedian Bill Cosby's trial in the United Sates is full of theatrics and courtroom drama very different to the static, more reserved scenes we're used to in Australia, writes North America correspondent Conor Duffy.
Think of the songs that have formed the soundtrack to your life as you've fallen in love or nursed a broken heart. Why do we feel such an emotional tie with music?
A former journalist with Australian Women's Weekly tells a court she felt "duped" after publishing an article about Rebel Wilson containing what she says were lies told by the Hollywood star.
More than a decade after Bill Cosby invited a college basketball manager to his home to discuss her career, the 79-year-old comedian is set to go on trial in a sexual assault case that is sure to define his legacy.
Former prime minister Tony Abbott gives the thumbs-up to his bronze replica at its unveiling in Ballarat, saying he is glad to see his likeness smiling after years of controversy.
Costumer designer Lizzy Gardiner created a dress made of thongs and an emu-inspired headpiece for Priscilla, Queen of the Desert — but it was her own dress that raised eyebrows at the 1995 Oscars ceremony.
US pop star Ariana Grande pays a surprise hospital visit to young fans injured in a suicide bombing at her Manchester concert, which killed 22 people and left 116 wounded.
Former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters said the only way to hear his new album is atop the Sydney Harbour Bridge. So that's exactly what Mark Bannerman did.
Grammar pedantry recently contributed to the downfall of World Bank chief economist Paul Romer. But "grammonds" are people to be celebrated not vilified, writes Dr Roslyn Petelin from The University of Queensland.
A new novel by Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien that centres on a series of daunting quests by a mortal man and his elf lover, and was inspired in part by the horror of WWI, is published a century after it was first written.
As online film streaming grows and slowly erodes DVDs from the marketplace, a little movie cinema in Bowral in the New South Wales Southern Highlands continues to add to its rich history of success.
Chef Sabina Spindler has cooked in some of Europe's best Michelin starred restaurants but now she is helping others reduce their waste with a range of tips and recipes includes pickling and making fermented pineapple skins into Mexican soda drinks.
With reboots of shows including Twin Peaks, The X-Files and Gilmore Girls completed or in production, Dr Siobhan Lyons investigates why 1990s nostalgia is all the rage.
Tens of thousands have turned out to the "One Love Manchester" charity concert by Ariana Grande to raise money for victims of the May 22 suicide bombing.
This week on The Mix: Tracey Moffatt at the Venice Biennale; a look behind the puppetry of Diary of a Wombat; Cannes vs Netflix; and up close and personal with eight international authors at the Sydney Writers Festival.
Jeff Duff is a flamboyant and controversial entertainer, whose career bloomed in London alongside some of rock music’s greatest stars. Known for his successful David Bowie tribute act, Duff insists he’s very much his own man.
Stephen Curry shot to fame after playing Dale Kerrigan in The Castle. But he's back on the big screen with a far more sinister character in Hounds of Love.
From the streets of Africa to the streets of Perth, a 29-year-old man from Zambia is bringing Dancehall to Australia. Alexx Mubanga has been using the energetic dance form to inspire children in his home town - and now he's also using it to whip people into shape down-under.
The costumes, props and set designs that make Marvel's Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy the juggernauts of the superhero film franchise are ready to go on display in Brisbane.
