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Noah Schnapp’s Will Byers is spectacular in episode four of Stranger Things.

Will Byers in episode four of season five is all of us

This week our Screen Queen Clare Rigden is unpacking THAT final scene from Stranger Things episode four, getting her Meghan on, diving into the Bump Xmas special and feeling fed up watching Oh. What. Fun.

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He was part of the classic Skyhooks line up.

Tributes for Aussie rock legend dead at 73

Skyhooks guitarist Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie has died aged 73 after losing his battle with cancer, the Aussie rock band has announced.

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Oh. What. Fun. is streaming on Prime Video.

Everything worth watching on TV this week

Michelle Pfeiffer’s Christmas movie, the Bump festive special, With Love, Meghan and the director’s cut of Picnic At Hanging Rock: here’s what we’re diving into on the box this week.

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Tales From Outer Suburbia will be released New Year’s Day on ABC and iview.

Upcoming TV series brings Perth suburbia to life

Shaun Tan brings the searing heat, cicada clack and dreamlike weirdness of his WA childhood to a stunning 10-part animated series for ABC.

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In the clip, Blue Wiggle Anthony Field and The Tree of Wisdom can be seen dancing behind the Peking Duk band member

Wiggles accused of endorsing drugs in ‘dangerous’ TikTok

The ‘disturbing’ video was removed from the musician’s account on Friday afternoon following questions from The West Australian. WATCH THE VIDEO

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Lurker, written and directed by Alex Russell.

The director making fun of Hollywood’s liars

Who are your real friends when everyone wants something from you? Lurker explores the murky dynamics of being famous.

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The movie star is dead, they’re all social media stars now.

How social media has killed the bankable Hollywood star

Even though videos of movie stars are clocking up millions of views, world-famous celebrities can’t do a critical part of their jobs - convert their popularity into tickets.

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Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven in Stranger Things: Season 5. COURTESY OF NETFLIX

Stranger Things Season 5 goes high-concept

Can Stranger Things, a silly, warm, gory, surprising show, produce something genuinely original: a supernatural ecosystem capacious enough for all those different forms of evil to coherently coexist?

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Heartbroken Branson recalls wife’s last moments before death.

Branson shares wife’s final moments before her sudden death

Sir Richard Branson has shared a heartbreaking twist of fate that brought him to his wife Joan’s hospital bedside in her final hours, recalling their last moments together.

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Robert Irwin has surely never been in a better financial position following his win on Dancing with the Stars.

How much Robert Irwin is worth after US dance win

As the young wildlife star’s popularity surges, so does his bank account!

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Duck Pond will be staged at the Sydney Opera House.

Old-school ballerinas are not going to be happy about this

If you think of Dumbo when you think of the circus, prepare to have your expectations smashed. Circa is taking on Swan Lake, and purists aren’t going to be scandalised.

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The final instalment of Stranger Things has seen the sci-fi horror production’s previous four series rocket back into Netflix’s top 10.

End of an era as Stranger Things finale crashes Netflix

With the final season of the hit fantasy/horror series crashing the streaming platform on its release day, it’s timely to consider one question: what is Netflix without Stranger Things?

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Aussie icon Hugh Jackman has finally gone Instagram official with Sutton Foster — but not everyone is thrilled about it. 

‘We were rooting for you’: Hugh Jackman’s love life explodes

‘That’s embarrassing Hugh! We used to think you were cool, what a disappointment.’

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The viral pregnancy trend experts call ‘traumatic’.

This shocking trend is turning infertility into a punchline

A viral pregnancy ‘game’ is leaving women navigating infertility reeling, as experts warn it turns private trauma into public entertainment.

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