![]() Sydney Morning Herald | Lisa Mitchell wins respect and $30000 Australian Music Prize The Australian LISA Mitchell finally stepped out of the Australian Idol shadow today, winning one of the nation's most prestigious music prizes. The 19-year-old singer beat high-profile figures such as Sarah Blasko to win the $30000 Australian Music Prize for her ... Ex-Idol singer wins major music prize Lisa Mitchell wins 2009 Australian Music Prize Lisa Mitchell Wins AMP |
![]() Sydney Morning Herald | Ex-cop loses Underbelly case in court Sydney Morning Herald A former Sydney police officer has lost her legal bid to view the latest series of Underbelly before it goes to air, despite claims the show defames her. Wendy Gaye Hatfield is mentioned in a tie-in book accompanying the Nine Network show, ... Underbelly free of defamation claim Wendy Hatfield loses first round in defamation claim against Underbelly 3 The ... |
![]() Sydney Morning Herald | Goodbye Vega, We Hardly Knew Ye. Defamer Australia Yesterday DMG Radio announced the end of radio station Vega in both Sydney and Melbourne, and the beginning of Classic Rock. Vega struggled to captured the hearts of middle-aged folk in both cities, ... Vega dies, asks Alice to help from the grave Was Vega a flop or just ahead of its time? Vega radio replaced by rock stations |
![]() Telegraph.co.uk | Why The Hurt Locker deserved to win The Guardian So Kathryn Bigelow has made it big at last, becoming the first female director ever to pick up the Oscar. She has been taking on the boys for decades and making the sort of action films that women on the whole just didn't tend to go near. ... 'The Hurt Locker' Director Turned Down 'Spider-Man' Reboot FEATURE 2010 Oscars recap and reflections Kathryn Bigelow's great leap forward — or was it? |
![]() ABC Online | Neighbours extra cuts herself on set BigPond News An extra on Australian soap opera Neighbours has slashed her wrist in front of shocked cast members. The troubled woman cut her wrist with a glass from the set. Filming was stopped and cast were rushed off the set late yesterday. ... Neighbours extra slices wrist Neighbours shock as actor smashes up set Neighbours soap extra smashes up set |
![]() Brisbane Times | British rockers the Cult to bring us lots of Love The Age BRITISH hard rock band the Cult will tour Australia for the first time in 15 years when it performs its seminal album Love in its entirety in May. The band burst on to the UK rock scene in the mid 1980s after shortening its name from Southern Death ... Band attracts a Cult following The Cult finally return The Cult bring Love to Australia |
![]() The Age | Matty Johns Show to premiere Sydney Morning Herald Disgraced footballer-turned-TV personality Matthew Johns' new "family-friendly" program will premiere on the Seven Network later this month. The Matty Johns Show will kick off on Thursday, March 25 at 7.30pm, tackling the big issues of the new rugby ... Seven's new rookie shies away from footy show match-up Channel Seven bounces away from The Footy Show match up TV footy show war heats up between Channel Seven and Nine with Matty Johns |
Surfers Paradise nightclub wins 'touting' court case ABC Local The Court of Appeal in Brisbane has ruled in favour of a Gold Coast night club in case over what is or is not "touting" for the adult entertainment business. In November 2006 an investigator from the Liquor Licensing Division and a police officer were ... Red light district given flyer green light Lap dance flier handouts not touting, court rules |
![]() AFP | Australian authors condemn China snub of HIV-positive writer AFP SYDNEY — More than 90 authors, including Nobel winner JM Coetzee, have condemned China for refusing an HIV-positive Australian writer entry to the country for a government-sponsored tour. Robert Dessaix revealed his health status in his application for ... Writers sign letter supporting Dessaix Australian authors protest as China bans HIV-positive novelist Australian authors protest China visa refusal |
![]() ABC Local | Paris masterpieces to hang around Sydney Morning Herald ''We're just not used to these huge crowds'' … the show has been so popular that people have had to wait up to three hours at weekends to get in. THE National Gallery of Australia has secured a two-week extension for its blockbuster exhibition, ... Canberra's all for the love of art Gallery re-Masters tourism Masterpieces from Paris exhibition to be extended |