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US rapper Macklemore has found himself at the centre of Australia's same-sex marriage debate.

Macklemore to donate proceeds of Same Love to 'yes' campaign

Will and Grace is back again and it's as if we never said goodbye.

Will and Grace review: As if we never said goodbye

Emma Stone (as Billie Jean King) and Steve Carell (as Bobby Riggs) are in a fight over equality in new film Battle of ...

Him v Her: most memorable big-screen battles of the sexes

Kim Gyngell at the Cricketers Bar at the Windsor.

Kim Gyngell on Top of the Lake, Jackie Chan and being a father at 65

Kerrie O'Brien

Helen Razer: "I'd be cranky as heck if I were a Millennial."

The solution to housing crisis for Millennials, according to Razer

Karen Hardy

Beauty and the beast: Alberto Giacometti (Geoffrey Rush) and James Lord (Armie Hammer).

Final Portrait is one of Rush's greatest works: review

Sandra Hall

Missy Higgins has wanted to be in a musical since she was a little girl.

Missy Higgins as you've never seen her before

Helen Pitt

Jessica Townsend's <i>Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow</i> was 10 years in the making.

Is this Australia's JK Rowling?

Linda Morris

Gillian Armstrong.

Make it Australian, or lose it, warns Gillian Armstrong

Warwick Thornton's Sweet Country has claimed a major prize at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Australian film Sweet Country wins Toronto award

Olivia Munn at the MTV Video Music Awards last month.

Olivia Munn's Ocean's Eight cameo cost her money

Rebel Wilson successfully sued Bauer Media for defamation.

Big in Hollywood, but rebel Wilson was paid a pittance

Jamie Lee Curtis will return for the final Halloween film.

Jamie Lee Curtis signs for final Halloween chapter

Christian Bale and his wife Sibi Blazic at the Toronto International Film Festival.

'I ate lots of pies': Bale's prep for Dick Cheney role

Poster for the film Final Portrait.

Final Portrait review: Alive with gleeful wit

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

The Go-Betweens: Unlucky throughout the 1980s.

Go-Betweens review: Pain, power and punk

Rating:

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Simon (Gabin Verdet) is a teenage surfer left brain dead by a car accident.

Heal The Living review: Lacks heart

Rating:

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Poster for the film Battle of the Sexes. (Image sourced from web)?

Battle of the Sexes review: Designed to flatter

Rating:

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Poster for the film The Dancer.

The Dancer review: Histrionic but forgivable

Rating:

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Poster for the film Mountain.

Mountain documentary reaches for the sky

Rating:

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Poster for the film?Kingsman: The Golden Circle. (Image sourced from web)

Kingsman review: A slick spy caper that's hard to like

Rating:

Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

Captain Underpants movie

Captain Underpants review: Will amuse

Rating:

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Lego Ninjago poster

Lego Ninjago review: Hero strays from reality

Rating:

Rating: 2 out of 5 stars

The poster for the film The Emoji Movie

The Emoji Movie review: Bold move by Hollywood

Rating:

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Poster for the film Beatriz at Dinner.

Beatriz at Dinner review: A table divided

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Rating:

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Poster for the film Australia Day.

Australia Day review: Smothered by politics

Rating:

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Poster for the film Patti Cake$.

Patti Cakes review: A flawless performance

Rating:

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise in IT.

IT review: King's tale trades on taboos

Rating:

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Poster for the film 'I Am Not Your Negro'.

I Am Not Your Negro review: The past lives on

Rating:

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Poster for the film Victoria & Abdul.

Victoria and Abdul review: Victoria can still surprise

Rating:

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Poster for the film 'Mother!'.

Mother! review: Lawrence loses control

Rating:

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Alice Foulcher plays Polly and Amy Cuthbert, actors who are having different levels of success in their chosen profession.

That's Not Me Review: A fine calling card

Rating:

Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

Poster for the film The Dinner.

The Dinner: Dark tale serves up family morals

Rating:

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

Girl Trip poster

Girls Trip: An exuberant return to girl power

Rating:

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Film poster for The Hitman's Bodyguard.

The Hitman's Bodyguard: Lowbrow fare

Rating:

Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

God's Own Country poster

God's Own Country: Troubled soul hunts for love

Rating:

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Gifted poster

Gifted: An understated melodrama

Rating:

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Poster for the film Ali's Wedding

Ali's Wedding: A joyously comic true story

Rating:

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

American Made

American Made: Bold take on US as global citizen

Rating:

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Maudie

Maudie: Maud Lewis biopic is art over reality

Rating:

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Killing Ground poster

Killing Ground: A grisly link to our colonial past

Rating:

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Sinking feeling: You just know it's not going to end well.

47 Metres Down: Some fin wicked this way comes

Rating:

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Poster for the film The Lost City of Z,

The Lost City of Z: Tarzan without the apes

Rating:

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Poster for the film, The King's Choice.

The King's Choice: Ageing royal faces Hitler's demands

Rating:

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Victorian Opera artistic director Richard Mills.

Victorian Opera to stage Australian premiere of William Tell

Bridget Davies

Performance art collective/prawn-worshipping sect Discordia.

Discordia review: Performance art a few prawns short of a BBQ

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Trashy perfection: Betty Grumble.

Gender-bending trash maestro Betty Grumble a revelation ★★★★★

FRINGE FESTIVAL
Anne-Marie Peard

Pharrell Williams has joined the 'take a knee' protest.

Pharrell Williams 'takes a knee' as artists join anthem protest

Stevie Wonder kneels on stage next to his son Kwame Morris before performing at the Global Citizen Festival in Central ...

Stevie Wonder takes both knees after Trump remarks

Swift is being sued for stealing lyrics from a 2001 song by R&B group 3LW.

Taylor Swift sued over Shake It Off lyrics

Anthony Callea's latest album ARIA Number 1 Hits in Symphony has debuted at the top of the charts.

Anthony Callea rises to his greatest challenge

'Four Jager shots and a bunch of beer': Dave Grohl says he was wasted at Glastonbury.

Dave Grohl tells Lars Ulrich he was 'hammered' at Glastonbury

A phantom queen who could be a wizard of Oz

Jessica Townsend's <i>Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow</i> was 10 years in the making.

Ten years in the writing, Australian author Jessica Townsend's debut is attracting serious global attention.

ABC journalists venture into the world of the political thriller

Michael Brissenden has written a political thriller snatched from the headlines.

Michael Brissenden and Tony Jones have made their publishing debuts with political thrillers themed around international terrorism.

US crime writer Karin Slaughter.

No crime in writing about strong women

Women are far from being just the victims in crime fiction, says Karin Slaughter.

The History of Bees. By Maja Lunde.

The History of Bees: Drama in the face of disaster

The Show. By Mark Aarons with John Grenville.

The Show: A new take on Santamaria

What Happened, by Hillary Rodham Clinton.

What Happened: The view from the losing candidate

Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash. By Eka Kurniawan.

Vengeance is Mine ...: A pulpy dark comedy

Watching Out. By Julian Burnside.

Watching Out: Reflections on justice

Moral Panic 101. By Benjamin Law.

Moral Panic 101: A measured plea for tolerance

The Glass Soldier. By Don Farrands.

The Glass Soldier: A touching story of war and peace

The Secrets She Keeps, by Michael Robotham.

The Secrets She Keeps: A thrilling domestic noir

The Girl who Takes an Eye for an Eye. By David Lagercrantz.

The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye review

22/2/98 South Melbourne versus Marconi Fairfield FRANCIS AWARITEFE (Marconi) is tackled by NICK ORLIC (S.M.) Pic: Greg ...

This sporting life: What it says about Australia today

The Lesss You Know the Sounder You Sleep. By Juliet Butler.

The Less You Know ... : The tragedy of conjoined twins

Home Fire. By Kamila Shamsie.

Home Fire: Caught up in the unthinkable

Tell It to the Dog. By Robert Power.

Tell It to the Dog: A memoir with a difference

Labor of Love. By Terri Butler.

Labor of Love: Getting involved in politics

Autumn, by Karl Ove Knausgaard.

Autumn: A move away from self-examination

Asylum By Boat. By Claire Higgins.

Asylum by Boat: The response to boat people

All the Galaxies. By Philip Miller.

All the Galaxies: Space opera and Scottish dystopia

Such Small Hands. By Andres Barba.

Such Small Hands: A gothic tale in a girls' orphanage

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Detours: A wander through a muso's life

The Wonder of Birds. By Jim Robbins.

The Wonder of Birds: Amazing new territory

The Vanished Land. By Richard Zachariah.

Vanished Land: Elegy for Victoria's Western District

The Undercurrent. By Paula Weston.

The Undercurrent: An electric dystopia

The Red-haired Woman. By Orhan Pamuk.

The Red-Haired Woman : Pamuk's brilliance shines

Bridget Crack. By Rachel Leary.

Bridget Crack: Vivid picture of a female bushranger

The Choke, by Sofie Laguna.

The Choke: Diving into a world of violence and pain

Fifty Fifty. By James Patterson & Candice Fox.

Fifty Fifty: The dynamic duo are back

Late Essays. By J.M. Coetzee.

Late Essays: A substantial achievement

Just Another Week in Suburbia. By Les Zig.

Just Another Week in Suburbia: Suburban adultery

Beauty in Thorns. By Kate Forsyth.

Beauty in Thorns: Reimagining Pre-Raphaelite women

<i>The Epic City</i>, by Kushanava Choudhury.

The Epic City: The essence of Calcutta told vividly

Mischka's War, by Sheila Fitzpatrick.

Mischka's War: The story of the writer's husband

<i>One Halal of a Story<i/>, by Sam Dastyari.

One Halal of a Story: On politics and migration

<i>Chief Engineeer</i>, by Erica Wagner.

Chief Engineer: The man behind Brooklyn's icon

<i>Ethics Under Fire</i>, edited by Tom Frame and Albert Palazzo.

Ethics Under Fire: The military and bad behaviour

The Reason You're Alive. By Matthew Quick.

The Reason You're Alive: A poignant, complex antihero

The Cold War. By Odd Arne Westad.

The Cold War : Westad dismisses long peace

<i>On the Java Ridge</i>, by Jock Serong.

On the Java Ridge: Serong plunges into politics

Bitch Doctrine. By Laurie Penny.

Bitch Doctrine: Insight and wicked brilliance

Powers of description: Author Steven Carroll.

A New England Affair: The secret love of T.S. Eliot

Who Thought This was a Good Idea? By Alyssa Mastromonaco.

Review: Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?

A Threefold Cord. By Howard Goldberg.

A Threefold Cord: An thrilling children's tale

Basket of Deplorables. By Tom Rachman.

Basket of Deplorables: Dark comic short stories

Her. By Garry Disher.

Her: Taut historical novel of slavery

Sunlight and Seaweed. By Tim Flannery.

Sunlight and Seaweed: Ideas for the future

The Library: A Catalogue of Wonders, by Stuart Kells.

The Library: Peculiar take on the marvels within

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Life of Brine: Plunging into big waves of life

All My Goodbyes. By Marian Dimopulos.

All My Goodbyes: An intense story of travel and murder

<i>Common People</I> by Tony Birch explores the themes of love, loss, poverty and pain.

Common People: Stories ooze compassion

Thirty Days. By Mark Raphael Baker.

Thirty Days: A beautiful account of death and grief

A competitive group or heat run of humpback whales in the Haapai group of Tonga.

RisingTideFalling Star: Into the mystery of the sea

Back to Broady. By Caroline van der Pol.

Back to Broady: Growing up on the frontier

Dear Reflection. By Jessica Bell.

Dear Reflection: The search for meaning in music

Cold War Games. By Harry Blutstein.

Cold War Games: Politics and the Melbourne Games

The Charge. By David W. Cameron.

The Charge: The dramatic story of Beersheba

The Parcel. By Anosh Irani.

The Parcel: A vivid picture of Indian slum life

Lost Boy. By Christina Henry.

Lost Boy: A dark spin on the story of Peter Pan

All the Birds in the Sky. By Charlie Jane Anders.

All the Birds in the Sky: An engaging science fantasy

Siren. By Rachel Matthews.

Siren: Acute take on macho celebrity culture

Sour Heart. By Jenny Zhang.

Sour Heart: Quiet stories of Asian migrants in the US

'The Enigmatic Mr Deakin' by Judith Brett.

The Enigmatic Mr Deakin: The inner life of a PM

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Jennifer Down's short-story collection, <i>Pulse Points</i> reflects the parlous state of the world.

Pulse Points: Stories display a sharp intellect

Thea Astley: Selected Poems.

The poetry of Fay Zwicky and Thea Astley

Deeper than the Sea. By Nelika McDonald.

Deeper Than the Sea: Emotional complexities

Lovesick. By Jean Flynn.

Lovesick: A romance that's as light as air

The Seven Imperfect Rules of Elvira Carr. By Frances Maynard.

Review: Seven Imperfect Rules of Elvira Carr

A Reluctant Warrior. By Kelly Brook Nicholls.

A Reluctant Warrior: Drugs in Colombia

Being Here. By Marie Darrieusecq.

Being Here: Life of Paula Modersohn-Becker

The Long Goodbye. By Anna Krien.

The Long Goodbye: Anna Krien's essay on mining

The New Puberty. By Amanda Dunn.

The New Puberty: The importance of sex education

Generation HK. By Ben Bland.

Generation HK: A look at young Hong Kongers

Hosts Tim Ross (left) and Ben Mingay play matey buddies at ground level.

Cannonball is strong contender for 2017 TV dud

The Bachelorette 2017: Sophie Monk mulls her decision.

Bachelorette turns Fatal Attraction as fresh romance blooms

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A moment of reflection for Maura (Jeffrey Tambor) in Transparent, season 4.

Veteran actor Tambor proud to bow out on transgender high

Amy Taeuber was a cadet for Seven in Adelaide.

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