
Rebecca Gibney and Erik Thomson lead a new season of Rafters.
May 16, 2:39 pmChristchurch's Hagley Park will become an Ice Station for a month from mid-September for IceFest, which organisers hope will be a biennial event.
May 16, 1:21 pm
Steve Jobs' life will be brought to the big screen by Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin in a movie based on Walter Isaacson's best-selling biography of the enigmatic Apple co-founder.
ABC - May 16, 12:28 pm
Carlos Fuentes, one of Latin America's best-known and most prolific writers, has died in Mexico City at the age of 83.
May 16, 12:06 pm
A piece of Banksy street art worth tens of thousands of dollars has been accidentally destroyed by a builder in Melbourne.
ABC - May 16, 11:11 am
Carlos Fuentes, one of Latin America's most eloquent and widely read authors and a fierce critic of governments, has died aged 83.
ABC - May 16, 8:57 am
Lady Gaga has been refused a permit to perform in the Indonesian capital next month over security concerns after Islamic groups voiced strong objections to her "vulgar" style.
ABC - May 16, 8:57 am
Comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres will receive the annual Mark Twain prize for American humour, following in the footsteps of previous female winners Whoopi Goldberg and Tina Fey.
ABC - May 16, 8:53 am
A male masseur who accused John Travolta of sexual battery has withdrawn his lawsuit, as the actor's attorney vowed a similar second legal action would also fail.
ABC - May 16, 8:41 am
Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr has been named InStyle Magazine's most stylish woman at an event in Sydney.
May 16, 7:46 amAustralia's best-selling author Bryce Courtenay has spoken for the first time about claims he lied about his childhood in South Africa.
ABC - May 15, 9:59 am
The Avengers has smashed through the $US1 billion mark in global box office earnings, officials figures show.
ABC - May 15, 9:31 amA collection of costumes worn by the late Michael Jackson will go on a global tour starting next month, ahead of an auction in Beverly Hills in December, Julien's Auctions says.
ABC - May 15, 8:58 amGrammy-winning American bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn, who helped shape the blues and soul music scenes in the 1960s and 1970s, has died in Tokyo. He was 70.
ABC - May 15, 8:30 amAustralia's best-selling author Bryce Courtenay has spoken for the first time about claims he lied about his childhood in South Africa.
ABC - May 15, 5:00 am
Actress Sarah Hyland, who plays teenager Haley Dunphy on TV's Modern Family, has had a kidney transplant.
May 15, 3:32 amVideo game and software retailer GAME has appointed administrators to its Australian operation just a few months after its British parent company hit rocky waters, putting the future of 500 local jobs at risk.
ABC - May 14, 6:50 pmThe State Library says more than 120,000 photographs from its collections are now out of copyright and more widely available for use.
ABC - May 14, 3:09 pm
Fiji beauty queen Torika Watters, who was the target of racist criticism about her looks, has been replaced as the island nation's Miss World pageant entrant.
ABC - May 14, 11:59 am
In an Australian first, Shannon Noll has withdrawn from competition on DANCING WITH THE STARS after suffering a spinal injury.
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