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Big Brother 2025.

What even is the point of Big Brother in 2025?

Twenty-four years ago, voyeurism in itself was a compelling, singular selling point. Now, it’s just normal life. Can Big Brother’s return actually work?

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Symphonic choruses and a radically different video clip, A-ha’s Take On Me had it all.

How A-ha’s ‘Take On Me’ got stuck in our heads for 40 years

The full story of how A-ha emerged from the Norwegian tundra with the ultimate ’80s pop song, and its unexpected afterlife.

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Split Enz.

Split Enz announce HUGE news for Aussie fans

Split Enz will reunite for the first time in nearly 20 years.

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From the way they met to Lily Allen’s scathing musical takedown of David Harbour, here’s how their romance and accusations unfolded.

What really happened between Lily Allen and David Harbour

From the way they met to Lily Allen’s scathing musical takedown of David Harbour, here’s how their romance and accusations unfolded.

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Molly McNearney is an executive producer and co-head writer on Jimmy Kimmel Live!,

‘We’re fighting’: Kimmel’s wife cuts off Trump-voting family

Jimmy Kimmel’s wife admits she’s cut ties with family members over their support for Donald Trump, saying her husband is ‘out there fighting this man’.

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Taylor Momsen and Jim Carrey, who co-starred in the 2000 holiday film How the Grinch Stole Christmas, have reunited for the first time in 25 years.

SEE THE PICS: The Grinch, Cindy Lou reunite 25 years later

Taylor Momsen and Jim Carrey, who co-starred in the 2000 holiday film How the Grinch Stole Christmas, have reunited for the first time in 25 years.

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Annabel Crabb's Civic Duty is coming to ABC.

Can Annabel Crabb make Aussie politics interesting?

Annabel Crabb is on a one-woman mission to make people care about politics. But is she fighting a losing battle?

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Russell Crowe loves a tipple but he now limits the booze to just one night a week. (Jason O'BRIEN/AAP PHOTOS)

Russell Crowe shocks with dramatic 25kg weight loss

The star has set the record straight on how he dropped the weight after wrapping filming on Nuremberg, where he plays Hitler's hefty henchman Hermann Göring.

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Dean Lewis has issued a public apology after multiple women accused him of inappropriate behaviour.

Aussie star pulled from ARIA awards after ‘sext’ scandal

Singer Dean Lewis has been stripped of his TikTok and ARIA award nominations following accusations of inappropriate behaviour made by multiple women on social media.

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Kim Kardashian failed the California Bar Exam. (AP PHOTO)

TV lawyer Kim Kardashian fails California Bar Exam

Though she plays a lawyer on TV, the star has failed the California Bar Exam, the final step in her long and well documented journey to become an attorney.

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There’s much to like about the first episode of the new SBS drama Reckless.

New Aussie drama puts Fremantle on the map

This week we’re embracing a new local drama, checking out Claire Danes’ latest TV project, eyeballing the new Big Brother, blushing at a raunchy French drama, and embracing the insanity of Palm Royale.

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Kevin Parker, aka Tame Impala, landed a nomination in the best dance/electronic song category.

Homegrown act Tame Impala scores Grammy nomination

Perth-bred artist Tame Impala has landed his fifth Grammys nomination, with Aussie bands Amyl and the Sniffers and Rüfüs Du Sol also scoring a chance to win music’s biggest award in 2026.

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Spotify’s latest attempt to win back good will has been branded a band-aid solution.

'Arrogant’ Spotify tries to win back Aussie music

Spotify's latest attempt to win back good will has been branded a band-aid solution for an industry brought to its knees by the streaming model.

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Being Eddie is coming to Netflix.

Everything worth watching on TV this week

Being Eddie, Big Brother Australia, Reckless, The Beast In Me and Palm Royale season two: here’s everything we’re dipping into on TV this week.

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Mel Tracina is stepping into the spotlight to host Big Brother on Ten.

Mel Tracina makes a Big leap in her TV career

From presenting on The Cheap Seats to hosting one of the world’s best-known reality TV franchises: it’s been a big year for Mel Tracina

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