New chair announced after festival shock exit
The Sydney Writers’ Festival has announced its new chair, just days after Kathy Shand quit over concerns this year’s event lacked diverse views on the Gaza conflict.
Books & Magazines
‘Screaming’: Sandra Sully’s horror gun attack
Veteran newsreader Sandra Sully has opened up about a terrifying assault she endured, coming home from a late news shift.
Blake Lively slams ‘offensive’ mag cover
The actress’ rep has furiously hit back at a magazine cover depicting the ongoing legal saga with her co-star Justin Baldoni.
Star’s unrecognisable mag cover shocks fans
This pop star has debuted a bold new look on the cover of Vogue – but the photos have some fans in disbelief that it’s really her.
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Playboy has comeback with star’s daughter
A Hollywood star’s daughter fronts the sexy cover of Playboy, for the magazine’s first print issue in five years.
‘Huge gripe’ dividing Aussie industry
Experts have revealed the “huge gripe” they have with a major trend dividing an Aussie industry while it simultaneously brings a community together.
Diana’s lookalike nieces stun in new shoot
Princess Diana’s glamorous lookalike nieces have turned heads posing for their first cover shoot as a dazzling trio.
Naomi Watts’ very intimate revelation
Naomi Watts has made a candid confession about the first time she had sex with her new husband Billy Crudup.
Item desperate Aussies queued for overnight
Excited Aussies set up camp in the streets in a desperate bid to get their hands on a new and eagerly awaited item overnight.
‘Leave it alone’: Rare unity on censor call
Two senior opposing MPs have put politics aside to push back against a move to reclassify classic films and books.
Meghan’s shocking alleged ‘divorce’ move
Meghan Markle’s team reportedly shopped a book about her life “post-divorce” from Prince Harry — despite the couple not having split up.
‘Rows of cardboard cartons, in each one a small baby’
How nurse Vivian Bullwinkel survived one of World War II’s most horrific events is a remarkable Australian story. Less well-known is that she headed back into a war zone three decades later, as Grantlee Kieza relates in this extract from Sister Viv.
‘I’ve seen some nasty things’: Life as a prison nurse
A former nurse gives Bill ‘Swampy’ Marsh a rare glimpse into prison medicine – surprisingly declaring that “as a nurse, I’ve never felt safer than I was in the prison environment”.
‘Scrawny British body’: Barnesy’s swipe at star
Rock legend Jimmy Barnes has already set the book world alight with his memoirs – now he has branched into a new area. See what you think of this exclusive extract.
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