Frank Finger and beloved muster dog Annie's emotional final TV appearance
By Aaron Kelly
From hit series Muster Dogs to a new television show, Frank Finger and his beloved kelpie Annie's unbreakable bond steals the spotlight once again.
#HumanInterest #BeefCattleFarming #Dogs #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #Television #AaronKelly
Why Hollywood has called the Netflix-Warner Bros merger a disaster
By Georgie Hewson
A major deal between Netflix and Warner Bros has sent shock waves through Hollywood and sparked backlash.
#FilmIndustry #Movies #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #Television #CompanyNews #MediaIndustry #PopularCulture #GeorgieHewson
The documentary exposing the realities of aged care with humour and heart
By Stephen A Russell
Filmmaker Sue Thomson recently lost her mum. But before that, they made the beautiful documentary Careless together, which explores Australia's aged care system mess.
#Documentaries #Movies #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #AgedCare #BiographicalFilms #StephenARussell
After the Rain reflects on Indigenous art's legacy while looking to future
By Rudi Bremer
Indigenous artists from across Australia, including Alair Pambegan and Grace Kemarre Robinya, feature as part of the National Indigenous Art Triennial in Canberra: After the Rain.
#AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderArt #ContemporaryArt #VisualArt #Art #InstallationArt #Painting #Sculpture #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #RudiBremer
Why all of Melbourne's major arts institutions have the same name
By Virginia Trioli
No sensible organisation can now afford to turn down money or its requirements. So, cash-strapped institutions find themselves between a rock and a hard place with a big name painted on it.
#ArtsCultureandEntertainment #LibrariesMuseumsandGalleries #CommunityandSociety #HumanInterest #Theatre #VirginiaTrioli
How 4ZZZ kept Brisbane loud and proud with the help of bands, battles and beer
By Al Newstead
Brisbane community radio station 4ZZZ has withstood political, social and financial pressure for 50 years and it's still thriving as a loud and proud beacon of counterculture.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-06/4zzz-brisbane-radio-station-50-years/106101658
Israel's contentious participation in Eurovision traces back to the 70s
By Hanan Dervisevic
Eurovision strives to put pop before politics, but it has repeatedly become embroiled in world events, particularly relating to Israel.
#Music #WorldPolitics #Competitions #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #HananDervisevic
Superstar Twiggy on the documentary of her storied life
By Stephen A Russell
For the first time, the much-loved English model, actress and singer tells her own story in a new documentary by Sadie Frost.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-04/twiggy-interview-sadie-frost-documentary/106085568
#Documentaries #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #Movies #Fashion #Design #StephenARussell
Tasmania to pay $650,000 for Foo Fighters concert in Launceston
By Sandy Powell
Tasmania's "biggest concert ever" will take place at Launceston's York Park next month when American rock band Foo Fighters play their only Australian show.
Sabrina Carpenter slams White House for using her song in ICE video
By Jessica Riga
Two-time Grammy winner Sabrina Carpenter slams the White House for using her song in a social media post about ICE raids, telling the Trump administration to never involve her in its "inhumane agenda".
#Music #WorldPolitics #USElections #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #Immigration #JessicaRiga
Hugh Jackman surprises fans with impromptu New York pub performance
By Hanan Dervisevic
Hugh Jackman sung the crowd-pleaser Sweet Caroline and even climbed onto the top of the bar counter for the performance.
#Entertainment #Music #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #HananDervisevic
Foo Fighters will play one Australian show next month, in Launceston
By Dan Condon
Foo Fighters, one of the biggest bands in the world, will play just one small Australian city when they travel out here in January.
New doco follows three Paralympians to Paris as we gear up for Brisbane 2032
By Stephen A Russell
Filmmaking siblings Tristan and Timothy Kenyon's documentary Changing Track explores how competing in the Paralympics changes lives.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-03/changing-track-idpwd-paralympians/106090210
#Documentaries #CycleSport #ParalympicGames #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #Movies #StephenARussell
Another music festival canned as 'numbers no longer stack up'
By Dan Condon
Park Waves festival, set for February 2026, has been cancelled amid economic challenges, joining a growing list of scrapped Australian music events.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-02/park-waves-festival-cancelled-refunds-parkway-drive/106092904
#Music #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #CarnivalsandFestivals #Metal #Punk #DanCondon
'A lot of the shame I felt has gone': Em Rusciano on finding balance in life
By Daniel Johnson
As a writer, singer, comedian, podcaster, author and single mum, Em Rusciano has become accustomed to navigating a chaotic life. The self-described "maximalist power queen" shares how she unwinds and how her approach to life has changed since going through perimenopause and being diagnosed with ADHD and autism.
#MentalHealth #AutismSpectrumDisorder #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #DanielJohnson
Playwright and Oscar winner Tom Stoppard dies at 88
Stoppard was often hailed as the greatest British playwright of his generation, with multiple awards for his work on stage and screen.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-30/british-playwright-tom-stoppard-dies-at-88/106083072
How a devilishly good partnership led to a very scary film monster
By Stephen A Russell
First Nations stories are combined with modern horror scares in this new film from Australian creatives Chris Broadbent and Enzo Tedeschi.
#HorrorMovies #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #IndigenousCulture #Movies #StephenARussell
The 10 albums our critics couldn't stop listening to in November
By Al Newstead, Dan Condon, and James Brennan
Sensitive song-smiths, reinvented boy bands, rock and rap upstarts — it's all here in an Ausmusic Month edition of the best new music.
#Music #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #Rock #HipHop #Pop #AlNewstead #DanCondon # #JamesBrennan
Legendary vaudeville performer Toni Lamond dies aged 93
By Kitty Shepherd-Cross
Australian screen and stage actor Toni Lamond was known for her roles in Annie Get Your Gun, My Fair Lady, Number 96 and The Last Frontier.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-29/australian-performer-toni-lamond-has-died-aged-93/106082102
Eight books that knocked our critics' socks off in November
By Kate Evans, Nicola Heath, Declan Fry, and Rosie Ofori Ward
Wondering what to read next? This month's best books include a novel that brings to life Britain's only named wind and a new book by the author of The Handmaid's Tale.
#Books #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #Author #Novel #Fiction #Autobiography #NonFiction #KateEvans #NicolaHeath #DeclanFry # #RosieOforiWard
