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For Dame Vera 'every note would always be in its rightful place'

For Dame Vera 'every note would always be in its rightful place'

Dame Vera Lynn exuded a calm power in the world's darkest hour.

  • by Neil McCormick

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'My reputation is putrid', says conman Peter Foster, as secret recordings set to air
Private Sydney

'My reputation is putrid', says conman Peter Foster, as secret recordings set to air

The career criminal insists he is "a changed man" and is unmoved by the prospect of a new podcast featuring explosive secret recordings made by a former maid.

  • by Andrew Hornery
Ian Holm, star of Rings, Hobbit and Chariots, dies
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Ian Holm, star of Rings, Hobbit and Chariots, dies

Sir Ian Holm, star of The Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit, has died aged 88.

Breakfast radio king Alan Jones finds a lunchtime audience
Private Sydney

Breakfast radio king Alan Jones finds a lunchtime audience

At lunchtime on Friday Jones' crop of "pick and stickers", including some of his longest serving colleagues and employees, were being treated to a day on Sydney Harbour.

  • by Andrew Hornery
Outdated or empowering: is there still a place for debutante balls?
Podcasts

Outdated or empowering: is there still a place for debutante balls?

A new podcast from actor Miranda Tapsell and writer/actor Nakkiah Lui explores race, resistance and girl power through the prism of the debutante ball.

  • by Ella Archibald-Binge
Chris Lilley drowns his sorrows in Bondi
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Chris Lilley drowns his sorrows in Bondi

Four series removed from the screen in one fell swoop and Jonah's creator is as low-profile as ever.

  • by Lucy Manly
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Happy 99th birthday to Philip, prince of gossip columns the world over
Opinion
Private Sydney

Happy 99th birthday to Philip, prince of gossip columns the world over

For nearly a century he has made Prince Harry and Meghan look like amateurs when it comes to generating not-so-regal headlines.

  • by Andrew Hornery
How a chance meeting in the air changed Sophie Monk's life
Reality TV

How a chance meeting in the air changed Sophie Monk's life

Sophie Monk’s career has been a roller-coaster ride since she made her mark in Popstars more than 20 years ago. Now she’s back in Australia, back in love and soon to be back on our screens.

  • by Jane Rocca
James Packer's $50m Mexican getaway takes shape
Private Sydney

James Packer's $50m Mexican getaway takes shape

The $50 million home James Packer is in the midst of building in Mexico is clearly not your average beach shack.

  • by Andrew Hornery
From the Archives 1945: Gracie Fields mobbed by cheering Sydney crowds
Flashback

From the Archives 1945: Gracie Fields mobbed by cheering Sydney crowds

British entertainer Gracie Fields enthralled crowds in Sydney at the start of her Australian tour entertaining armed servicemen and servicewomen.

  • by Staff Writers
Salon scandal rocks Double Bay
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Salon scandal rocks Double Bay

An affair with a client has hair salon couple splitting.

  • by Lucy Manly