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Tania Lacy as a young entertainer and now, aged 60.

She was one of Australia’s hottest TV stars – then she vanished. What happened to Tania Lacy?

A dramatic firing, cruel rumours and a battle with addiction saw this 1990s TV sensation retreat from the limelight. Now, Lacy reveals the story behind her disappearance.

  • Michael Lallo

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Aunty Donna

Why cult favourites Aunty Donna are back in Melbourne – just in time for pud season

“We as a group would not exist if we weren’t forged in Melbourne,” says Broden Kelly. “Melbourne had the right chemicals, the right chemistry to make good art. Not that we’re good art.”

  • Will Cox
James Schloeffel and Charles Firth follow their North Star.

Taking a values-centred, deep dive into corporate BS

This live show could be the antidote to office jargon you’ve been looking for … going forward.

  • Daniel Herborn
Lucy Freyer at the California premiere of Adults in May.

Lucy Freyer moved to New York at 17. This sitcom has made the Aussie a star

After 11 years plugging away at her craft, the former Sydneysider has finally cracked the big(gish) time with a popular show on Disney+.

  • Karl Quinn
The Adam Friedland Show has somehow become appointment viewing: “I owe so much to Trump. He really did legitimise a platform,” says Friedland.

The Joe Rogan of the left? Adam Friedland can barely put his pants on

The comedian’s YouTube talk show has become a focal point of political discourse, to his own surprise.

  • Robert Moran
Mel Tracina (left) Gretel Killeen and Rebecca Gibney and  are among the many women hosting prime time programs on Network 10.

‘They were the best candidates’: Women front and centre as Network Ten reveals 2026 line-up

Mel Tracina, Gretel Killeen and Rebecca Gibney are the new faces of prime-time, as the broadcaster focuses on “families and fun”.

  • Michael Lallo
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Izzard’s new show is something of a greatest hits, spanning 35 years of stand-up.

You couldn’t come out as trans 40 years ago and be ... negative: Suzy Izzard

The comedian, actor, political activist and marathon runner believes the future won’t be as bad as it might seem right now.

  • John Bailey
Joanne (Kristen Bell) and Noah (Adam Brody) in S2 of Nobody Wants This.

We fell in love with season one of Netflix’s hit rom-com, but can lightning strike twice?

For its second season, Nobody Wants This has expanded its storytelling beyond the star-crossed lovers at its core.

  • Karl Quinn
Rosie O’Donnell: “I’m getting a tattoo of the [Sydney] Opera House sails put on my right thigh.”

Rosie O’Donnell’s fallen for Australia. And now she’s got the tattoo to prove it

The New York actor and comedian tells Fitz about her feud with Trump, her decision to move to Ireland, and why being famous is not the most interesting part of her life.

  • Peter FitzSimons

People who want to be offended are always going to be offended: Harry Enfield

The British comedian has dropped a few of his old characters from his repertoire, but says his thing has always been “mischief, not malice”.

  • Lenny Ann Low

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