Jimmy Barnes
‘I always looked to Dad with stars in my eyes’: Elly-May Barnes on her famous father
The daughter of Jimmy Barnes reflects on the great men she has known, many of them renowned musicians.
- by Jane Rocca
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Five Minutes with Fitz
There ain’t no second prize, but here’s how Barnsey got a second chance
Cold Chisel’s frontman and self-confessed rock’n’roll stormtrooper is rethinking life after a near-death experience. He’s decided to rock on.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Christmas
All I want for Christmas is no whingeing – let’s be more like Jimmy Barnes
Bummer. There they were, four days before the kids come en masse for Christmas Eve dinner. Two red lines. Very 2021, which is not on-brand. A positive COVID test.
- by Kate Halfpenny
Jimmy Barnes recovering from open-heart surgery in intensive care
The Cold Chisel frontman had major surgery on Wednesday to replace a damaged heart valve.
- by Helen Pitt and Lachlan Abbott
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Sydney Opera House 50
Tim Minchin hopes ‘people feel lightened’ by new Sydney Opera House song
Performer Tim Minchin has written a song to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Sydney’s world-famous Opera House.
- by Helen Pitt
Make a noise and make it clear: The moment Jimmy Barnes on the bagpipes lifted the crowd to its feet
A surprise appearance from Anthony Albanese was well-received at the pro-Voice Now & Forever concert in Victoria, but it was Barnesy who brought the people to their feet.
- by Jack Latimore
New premier, not-so-new PM, old rocker: Inside the AFL grand final lunch
AFL chair Richard Goyder presided but stuck to talking about football rather than embattled Qantas, which he also chairs.
- by Cara Waters and Lachlan Abbott
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Michael Gudinski remains off-limits in star-studded music documentary
He took Australian music to the world, but Michael Gudinski’s hard times are brushed over in this salute to the Mushroom boss.
- by Michael Dwyer
Citizen Sherlock Holmes unpacks premier’s car crash, complete with 3D models
Victorian Liberal MP Brad Battin turned to some impressive visual aids and a citizen detective to lay out an alternative theory on how the infamous crash unfolded.
- by Sherryn Groch and Kishor Napier-Raman
Michael Gudinski documentary to premiere at Melbourne Film Festival
The life and times of the late, great music industry figure Michael Gudinski will be celebrated in a documentary that will be unveiled at MIFF in August.
- by Karl Quinn
Palmer’s $100m senator steps away from family real estate business
United Australia Party’s Ralph Babet will still be helping sell houses on the weekend, despite quitting as a director of Babet Brothers.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman
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