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David Genat has officially been named as the new host of Australian Survivor.

David Genat OFFICIALLY JLP’s replacement on Aus Survivor

“It’s not about me”: Survivor champ David Genat has been announced as Jonathan La Paglia’s replacement on Australian Survivor, ending weeks of speculation.

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Pilot Sebastian Robinson and Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright on a crocodile egg collecting mission in January 2016.

Bombshell bucks party revelation at Outback Wrangler trial

A witness has told the jury in Matt Wright’s trial that chopper crash pilot Sebastian Robinson rarely used cocaine and he only saw him consume it once — at a bucks party on the celebrity croc-wrangler’s boat.

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STRANGER THINGS. Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers in STRANGER THINGS. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix 2025

Netflix loses Stranger Things talent over sticky point

The creators of Stranger Things will leave Netflix for a rival because of the streamer’s hostility to communal experiences.

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Isabela Ferrer, who plays young Lily in It Ends With Us, alleges director Justin Baldoni harassed her through legal tactics related to his ongoing dispute with Blake Lively.

Actress accuses Baldoni of harassment over subpoena

Isabela Ferrer, who plays young Lily in It Ends With Us, is alleging director Justin Baldoni harassed her through legal tactics related to his ongoing dispute with Blake Lively.

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A South Australian influencer has suffered a frightening fashion fail that left her in a ‘choke hold’.

Influencer ‘nearly decapitated’ in horrific fashion mishap

A South Australian influencer has suffered an unbelievable fashion fail that left her in a ‘choke hold’.

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Eddington is in cinemas on August 21.

The man who captured modernity’s fears and anxieties

Ari Aster has made some truly terrifying films - Midsommar, Hereditary - and his latest looks at political division and mistrust. But he’s not the weirdo you think he is.

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Home And Away’s Lynne McGranger will leave the show after 33 years.
A woman dubbed the ‘ketamine queen’ will plead guilty to charges she supplied the prescription anaesthetic that killed Friends star Matthew Perry.

How long Matthew Perry's drug dealer could spend behind bars

A woman dubbed the ‘ketamine queen’ will plead guilty to charges she supplied the prescription anaesthetic that killed Friends star Matthew Perry, with the maximum sentence revealed.

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Michael Franti performing in June.

US musician admits to cheating on his wife while on tour

It comes after a female musician accused him of abuse, which Franti denies.

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As thousands of dressed-up fans converged on Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour on Saturday night.

Why Wednesday is such a big deal with its many fans

The Netflix series can spark a fevered fandom like almost nothing else. Tim Burton, Gwendoline Christie and the show’s creators has some theories as to why.

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Riz Ahmed in Relay.

Old-school thriller that Hollywood rarely does well anymore

What happened to the solid two-hour thriller film that ticks all the boxes and leaves you feeling satisfied? Not everything has to be a TV show. Relay shows how it’s done.

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Kseniya Alexandrova was killed in a freak car accident.

Miss Universe model dies after freak accident

A former Miss Universe beauty pageant contestant has died following a tragic incident, where she was found ‘covered in blood’.

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David and Victoria Beckham have been dealt another emotional blow.

‘Kick in the teeth’: New blow for Beckhams after vow snub

David and Victoria Beckham have been dealt another emotional blow, as fresh details on their son Brooklyn’s vow renewal to wife Nicola Peltz emerge.

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Cambridge has added a whopping 6000 new words to the official English lexicon.

Bizarre new words added to Cambridge Dictionary

The Cambridge Dictionary may have people wondering if the English language has lost the plot, after it added words that sound like they are straight from TikTok. 

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Twenty years after his notorious phone-throwing tantrum, Russell Crowe admits he has a few regrets.

Russell Crowe speaks out about New York arrest

Hollywood superstar Russell Crowe has opened up about his telephone-throwing antics at the height of his Gladiator fame which led to his arrest and made headlines around the world.

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