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  • Some Scream fans are boycotting the new edition. Here’s why

    • By Velvet Winter

    • ABC Arts

    A person in a ghostface mask wields a fake gun

    Weinstein, copycat panic, leaked scripts, closed studios and departing stars — Scream's 30-year journey has been anything but smooth and the seventh edition in the cornerstone slasher series is no different.

  • From Tennessee to today: Why we still love Arrested Development

    Topic:Music

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  • Impact of 'once-in-a-generation' floods explored in moving documentary

    Topic:Movies

    A film still of Eli Roth, early 30s, in his Lismore backyard, looking out at the river and overgrowth on its banks as it rains.
  • Our critics pick the 11 best books of the summer

    Topic:Books

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  • Gorillaz confront grief with Indian music greats on new album

    Topic:Music

    4 cartoon members of Gorillaz pose atop a rocky outpost in Indian-inspired outfits
  • Former Play School host Lorraine Bayly dies, aged 89

    Topic:Television

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  • What the Warner Bros deal could mean for streaming and movie theatres

    Topic:Explainer

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  • Why 150-year-old fairy tales still resonate with modern audiences

    Topic:Theatre

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  • Our critics won't stop listening to these 10 albums from 2026

    Topic:Music

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  • INXS nominated for induction into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

    Topic:Music

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  • Get ready trivia nuts. It's time to play, HARD!

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    • Topic:Comedy

    Tom Gleeson on the set of Hard Quiz gesturing behind him with a serious expression.

    Have you been waiting all week to give this quiz another crack? You should probably find a hobby.

  • Preaching kindness, Amanda Seyfried went all in on her latest role

    Topic:Movies

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  • WIN Network buys Nine Darwin, expanding operations to the NT

    Topic:Media Industry

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  • BAFTA and BBC apologise for racial slur during awards show

    Topic:Movies

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  • BAFTAs Film Awards see best actor upset, Aussies miss out

    Topic:Movies

    I Swear's Robert Aramayo was shocked to win the BAFTA for leading actor.
  • Sydney filmmaker takes top prize at revived short film festival Tropfest

    Topic:Film Industry

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  • Ben Quilty, Ken Done art donations keep vital community hub 'afloat'

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      By Brooke Chandler

    • ABC Illawarra

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    The future of a community centre of social housing residents in the NSW Illawarra region has been secured using donations from a charity art exhibition at Sydney's Botanic Garden.

  • Tiny Victorian keepsake provides a snapshot of a bygone era

    Topic:History

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  • Mayor defends $13-million price hike as historic theatre upgrade begins

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  • Magda Szubanski in remission after stage 4 cancer treatment

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  • Judge allows Trump's $560 million White House ballroom project to proceed

    Topic:World Politics

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  • Gallery no longer a 'waste of time' as $145m of art goes on display

    Topic:Art

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  • Book takes kids back to time 'before the existence of rock salt chips'

    • By Romy Gilbert

    • ABC Illawarra

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    Aunty Ruth Simms has published her first book, Muttonfish Magic, as she prepares to celebrate five decades in the public education system.

  • Andy Griffiths' unlikely journey from punk rocker to children's laureate

    Topic:Kids Books

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  • In her memoir, Gisèle Pelicot reveals the man she kept hidden

    Topic:Law, Crime and Justice

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  • Quiz: Test your literary chops in our famous book quotes quiz

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  • 'Deliberate provocation': Randa Abdel-Fattah to feature at Sydney Writers' Festival

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  • Chicken behaviour the recipe for understanding human social dynamics

    Topic:Autism Spectrum Disorder

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  • Buskers at Australian championships showcase why live is best

    • A profile image of a young woman with long blonde hair.
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      By Kemii Maguire

    • ABC Southern Qld

    A young woman plays saxophone on the street while another woman with a hat looks on.

    Musicians young and old battle it out for the prize of top busker at a national event in Southern Queensland.

  • Neil Sedaka, singer of Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, dies aged 86

    Topic:Music

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  • Brewery shuts down after neighbour's noise complaint sparks council stoush

    Topic:Small Businesses

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  • Swedish vocal quartet Åkervinda among highlights in annual radio festival on ABC Classic

    Topic:Classical Music

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  • 'I just burst into tears': 400yo viola found after five-year search

    Topic:Classical Music

    Stefanie Farrands in a green dress playing her viola.
  • Second major Qld live music venue permanently shut down in two months

    Topic:Music Industry

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  • Met Gala dress code announced as 'Fashion is Art'

    • Topic:Fashion

    • Topic:Popular Culture

    A close up of Zendaya wearing a black corset with a headpiece that looks like a bouquet of roses

    The dress code for this year's Met Gala will be "Fashion is Art", the Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced.

  • 'Nobody knows how it ends': Why Australians can't turn away from US politics

    Topic:World Politics

    Four men stand smiling inside a dressing room surrounded by bright light bulbs.
  • Holmes pays tribute to Dawson's Creek co-star Van Der Beek in letter

    Topic:Celebrities

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  • Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi wow fans at Wuthering Heights premiere

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  • 'Gimme more': Britney sells rights to music catalogue in reported $281m deal

    Topic:Music

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  • Australian K-pop community credits Demon Hunters as popularity soars

    Topic:Popular Culture

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