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This band changed Australian music. Now they’re going out with a bang
The Herd are one of Australia’s best-known political acts. Befitting their activist origins, the band’s final song will be an anthem for Gaza.
- by Helen Pitt
Movies
Lee ‘Once Were Warriors’ Tamahori wraps trilogy with The Convert
The figure of the Maori warrior was central to Lee Tamahori’s first film, and his latest. But is he at peace with it at last?
- by Karl Quinn
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Pixar is in the pits. Is Inside Out 2 the hit it desperately needs?
The original was a sophisticated and charming hit, but Riley’s emotions are now in danger of being drowned out by the sequel’s hustle and bustle.
- by Sandra Hall
TV & radio
This under-the-radar Netflix show is ‘like Monkey on steroids’
Critics have likened this humble detective who becomes a judge to a Chinese Sherlock Holmes. If you liked a certain vintage 1980s series as a kid, this is for you.
- by Stephen Brook
Netflix made us wait a month for more Bridgerton. Was it worth it?
The first half of season three reached all sorts of heights. But with the same old secret and a resoundingly boring man now at the centre of the story, how can it continue pleasing us?
- by Nell Geraets
Music
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This band changed Australian music. Now they’re going out with a bang
- by Helen Pitt
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Unseen for 60 years: Lost Beatles tape unearthed at secondhand market
- by Michael Dwyer
Opinion
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Settle down, Swifties – the Beatles are still the biggest thing to hit Australia
- by Tom Compagnoni
Live reviews
This moving and vibrant Rising show is a must-watch
- by Andrew Fuhrmann, Cameron Woodhead, Tony Way and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
One of Melbourne’s most underrated bands return home and blow off the roof
- by Will Cox, Andrew Fuhrmann and Brodie Lancaster
Celebrity
The best books, TV, music and films of 2024 so far - and what’s to come
- by Melanie Kembrey and Robert Moran
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Books
This novel offers a bold feminist reimagining of Australian history
- by Cameron Woodhead and Fiona Capp
