Hands visibly shaking, a tearful Brittany Higgins held up a diagram showing the exact location of the couch in Parliament House where she was allegedly raped.

Dumped radio host Lauren Phillips has questioned whether a Sydney-based show will work in her beloved Melbourne hometown.

Playford has become the second council this month to stop reading out an Acknowledgment of Country following a lengthy “culture wars” debate between councillors.

One of Australia’s top international music exports has slipped quietly into Sydney undetected.