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Record producers Ernie Rose (left) and Roger Savage, with researcher and author John Olson (right) outside the former Armstrong Studios site in South Melbourne.

Australia’s ‘Abbey Road’ produced a generation of musical genius. It’ll never happen again

Armstrong Studios – later AAV and Metropolis – produced countless hits and a generation of producers and audio engineers. Roger Savage doubts Australia will have anything like it again.

  • Cassandra Morgan

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Nagi Maehashi with her latest cookbook, which won Illustrated Book of the Year 2025.

Nagi Maehashi, John Farnham and Richard Scolyer win at book awards

A week after a row over recipes, Nagi Maehashi’s Tonight beats Bake with Brooki at the Australian Book Industry Awards.

  • Kerrie O'Brien

Kate Ceberano: ‘Michael Hutchence climbed on my balcony one night … and stayed for breakfast’

On her latest tour, Kate Ceberano will share stories from her remarkable career. And, as she tells Fitzy, there are many tales to tell.

  • Peter FitzSimons
The disturbing details of Farnham’s abuse is detailed in his upcoming memoir.

‘He drugged me for years’: Farnham details early abuse by manager

In his upcoming memoir, John Farnham reveals his manager’s abuse, why he supported the Voice referendum, meeting his wife and how he nearly adopted a child.

  • Angus Delaney
Farnham in full voice at One Electric Day on Cockatoo Island, Sydney, in 2019. “The good news is my vocal cords haven’t been affected by the radiation treatment I’ve had – yet,” he says now.

‘Terrified’: John Farnham bares all about his surgery, dark thoughts – and voice

Addiction, oral cancer, facial disfigurement, the loss of his great friend Glenn Wheatley … the musical legend has been through a lot in recent times.

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The October 19 Edition

Exclusive: John Farnham opens up on cancer, surgery and his greatest fear | Indies 2.0: gearing up for election time | The healing power of foster parent love

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Rob and John Farnham. John Farnham has voiced his memoir due out later this month.

John Farnham’s voice heard for the first time publicly in years

John Farnham has narrated an upcoming memoir, with his publisher releasing a sample of what his voice sounds like today.

  • Thomas Mitchell
There’s plenty of good reads hitting bookstores this October.

Ten new books we’re excited to read in October

Christmas always comes slightly early for book lovers.

  • Melanie Kembrey
Rob and John Farnham, at the weekend wedding of the singer’s son.

John Farnham makes rare public appearance since cancer surgery

Farnham appeared at his son’s wedding celebrations and is pictured in family photos posted to social media.

  • Helen Pitt
The Voice Inside. By John Farnham.

From the Voice to the word, John Farnham tells his own story

At long last the singer, now free from cancer, is writing his memoir.

  • Jason Steger

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