10 h. ago Sick of Taylor Swift’s pure pop? This is the artist you should know

She brought jazz and classical music to the TikTok crowd. Now Gen Z phenom Laufey enters her ‘f— you’ era.

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17 h. ago Fallen MP Daryl Maguire given bail after being jailed for lying to ICAC

The former member for Wagga Wagga was on Wednesday taken into a subterranean cell, but was swiftly released pending an appeal.

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3 d. ago This Australian runner just set a new national record. She thinks it’s ‘pretty sick’

Rising middle-distance star Claudia Hollingsworth has smashed the Australian 800-metre record in a clear statement of intent a month out from the world athletics championships in Tokyo.

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5 d. ago No one can crack this code at CIA headquarters. Now, the answer is for sale

The code is engraved into a sculpture installed 35 years ago. The artist says it has “destroyed marriages” and led to threats to his life.

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5 d. ago I’ve thought about Taylor Swift every day for almost 20 years. I still have no idea who she really is

The billionaire’s empire was built on singing her deepest, darkest desires and distresses. But the mastermind’s appearance on Travis Kelce’s podcast proves we’re being fed contradictions. And that’s by design.

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6 d. ago What can we expect from Taylor Swift’s new album, The Life of a Showgirl?

Travis Kelce love songs? Blake Lively-inspired fury? Max Martin bangers? Let’s get excited.

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6 d. ago What we learnt from Taylor Swift’s appearance on boyfriend Travis Kelce’s podcast

Following a dramatic album reveal earlier this week, the podcast episode featuring the pop superstar has now landed.

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7 d. ago Growing up is the real nightmare in Pete Davidson’s schlocky horror show

The former Saturday Night Live star plays a graffiti artist sentenced to community service in a retirement village.

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7 d. ago Pop has a new clown princess. And she’s made the most fun album of the year

Audrey Hobert, till now best known as Gracie Abrams’ secret weapon, is ready for her close-up.

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7 d. ago What Taylor Swift’s album announcement says about her new era

Sharing the name of her upcoming album via her boyfriend’s sports podcast has divided fans. Is it a sign of a flourishing relationship – or a cunning marketing ploy?

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7 d. ago The new album from pop’s most unlikely breakout star will floor you

Ethel Cain’s Preacher’s Daughter set the bar sky-high. Her new album transcends it.

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8 d. ago Australia news LIVE: Netanyahu ‘in denial’ of Gaza suffering, says Albanese; RBA to announce interest rates decision; Taylor Swift’s mysterious countdown

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8 d. ago Hannah Ferguson wants Rupert Murdoch to know her (and hate her). Her ambition doesn’t end there

The political commentator has become a Gen Z favourite mixing up talk of vibrators and pop culture with Canberra critiques.

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1 week ago ‘I will never get over being an artist’: Jessica Mauboy joins Indigenous Hall of Fame

The singer rose to fame as a teenager on Australian Idol in 2006. Now 36, she’s embarking on a new era of her already successful career.

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1 week ago Australia news LIVE: Albanese defends Allan’s WFH push; Trump threatens higher tariffs on Australian medications; Rio Tinto mulls sick leave overhaul

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2 w. ago For one night only: how the Wallabies outsold Taylor Swift in Sydney

The Wallabies’ dramatic win over the Lions delivered the biggest single-day gate figure in Accor Stadium history - eclipsing even Taylor Swift.

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2 w. ago ‘Changed the language of what art is’: Huge balloon sculpture for national gallery

The National Gallery of Australia has acquired part of an iconic series created by controversial pop artist Jeff Koons.

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2 w. ago What does your lock screen photo say about you? More than you think

When Travis Kelce shared a photo with his phone in view, it set the internet alight with speculation about his relationship with Taylor Swift. But when Donald Trump’s lock screen went public, the reaction was very different.

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2 w. ago Premier warns protesters over bridge march as ALP members vote on AUKUS and Palestinian statehood

Anyone who intends to disrupt emergency services during a city protest on Sunday will be dealt with swiftly by police, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan says.

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2 w. ago ‘Like seeing society unravel’: Kirsha Kaechele’s unlikely return to the Gold Coast is a genius fit

After vowing never to return to the Glitter Strip, the artist and curator is in Queensland with one of her most celebrated works, and an unexpected twist.

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