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Is Idris Elba right? Can there really not be a Black Bond?

Idris Elba, the man so many people have wished for years would play James Bond, said you can’t have a Black James Bond. He might be right - at least at the moment.

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The Amazing Digital Circus.

This Aussie YouTube phenomenon just beat a Star Wars movie

Another week, another YouTube phenomenon has overtaken old Hollywood at the global box office. This time, it’s an Australian animated series turned feature film.

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Mackenzie Shirilla has reportedly made a chilling confession from behind bars that casts fresh doubt on her version of events, after the viral success of Netflix documentary The Crash.

Female murderer makes wild claim from jail

Mackenzie Shirilla has reportedly made a chilling confession from behind bars that casts fresh doubt on her version of events, after the viral success of Netflix documentary The Crash.

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Madonna is back.

‘Hide the cocaine’ Pop star shocks with new video

She’s back and is here to shock. One of the biggest names in music has just dropped a huge mega-mix film for her new album, filled with star cameos and vagina lasers.

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Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater have reportedly broken up after three years together.

Ariana Grande and Wicked star reportedly call it quits

Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater have reportedly broken up after three years together.

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Idris Elba as John Luther.

‘Not realistic’: Idris Elba warns against ‘woke’ Bond update

Once seen as the next 007, Idris Elba has instead warned that certain audiences would never ‘go for a black male’ actor playing James Bond.

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Pop singer Tones And I joins The Voice 2026.

REVEALED: Big name Aussie pop star joins The Voice 2026

She hit the big time when her song Dance Monkey became a massive global smash hit in 2019, and now Tones and I is returning home to share the secrets of her success as a mentor on this year’s The Voice.

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Bec Judd reveals the cosmetic treatment that left her looking like an ‘alien’.
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Lily Brown and Jett Kenny tied the knot at the weekend.

Aussie influencer and Ironman champ tie the knot in Brisbane

Australian beauty influencer Lily Brown and Ironman champion Jett Kenny got married at the weekend with a second ceremony reportedly in the works.

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Brett Goldstein and Jennifer Lopez, stars of the new Netflix comedy Office Romance.

For J.Lo and Brett Goldstein, romance is everything

NEW YORK TIMES: The Bronx-born superstar and the British comedian, who star together in the Netflix comedy Office Romance, have more in common than you think

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Zan Rowe hosts Race Around The World.

If you watch one show this week, it should be this one

This week, Screen Queen Clare is diving into the Race Around The World reboot, and is every bit as invested as she was in its 90s forebear. Here’s what else she’s watching on TV this week.

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Jenna Dewan returns to the small screen in the phenomenally successful 8th season of The Rookie.

Jenna Dewan on The Rookie’s massive global takeover

As The Rookie returns to Seven for season eight, Jenna Dewan tells Clare Rigden why our local obsession makes her heart happy — and how the show’s massive global reach caught her by surprise.

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Rocco Forester-Sach has some big storylines ahead on Home and Away.

Home and Away’s Rocco Forrester-Sach on THAT shock shooting

Newcomer Rocco Forrester-Sach is loving life on the sunny shores of Summer Bay, but a catastrophic mistake by his rookie cop character is about to change everything.

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Filming for the SBS/NITV production Reckless took place in Fremantle.

Destination WA: why the world is heading west to film

Western Australia is no longer Australia’s best-kept secret; it is the screen industry’s newest frontier, with two huge global productions rolling cameras in the state.

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Anthony Head's daughters say the actor died due to complications from pneumonia. (AP PHOTO)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Anthony Head dies

English actor Anthony Head, famous for his roles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso, has died at the age of 72.

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