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Organisers Malcolm Traill and Sally Pell at the site of the Albany Woollen Mills ahead of the Connecting Threads expo.

creative historyPremiumExploring the history and art of the Albany wool mills

The Albany Town Hall will play host to the Connecting Threads expo this weekend, with art and history connected to the Albany wool mills on display for the Albany community.

Jacki Elezovich

British rapper Yung Filly pleads not guilty to multiple rape charges in the Perth Magistrates Court. NewsWire/Philip Gostelow

CourtPremiumYouTube star to fight Aussie rape charges

British rapper Yung Filly has pleaded not guilty to multiple rape and choking charges in the Perth Magistrates Court, five months after his arrest.

Emma Kirk

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Rick Steele, pictured in 2014 at his home studio in Yokine, has died at age 77.

RIP RickCommentsA tribute to Rick Steele’s legacy of love and music

Legendary local bluesman Rick Steele, father of Empire of the Sun star Luke Steele and Little Birdy singer Katy Steele, has died at the age of 77 after a long battle with illness.

Simon Collins

Indigenous artist Nathan Maynard's work highlights colonisation's legacy of cultural theft. (Jesse Hunniford/AAP PHOTOS)

EntertainmentPremiumHeads in jars used to examine cultural theft, legacy

Winter festival Dark Mofo has revealed its first piece for a reinvigorated 2025 event, a work using flesh in jars to examine cultural theft.

Ethan James

The 1897 painting depicts a rainswept Paris street and is worth tens of millions of dollars. (AP PHOTO)

EntertainmentPremiumCourt revives a case around Nazi-looted painting

The US Supreme Court has revived a case that could decide the ownership of a French impressionist painting once stolen by the Nazis from a Jewish woman.

Suman Naishadham

Mirabilis Collective's Julia, Lucinda and Stephanie Nicholls, with MLC's Pamela Grubb, lead school choirs in What Happens When a Woman for Her Sound, Her Story, at Welsey Church.

World PremierePremiumHer Sound, Her Story fetes International Women’s Day

Mirabiliis Collective nail feminist colours to the mast for International Women’s Day at Wesley Church.

David Cusworth

The choir performed a rousing rendition of Amazing Grace at the celebration of Roberta Flack's life. (AP PHOTO)

EntertainmentPremiumMusic flows at Roberta Flack's 'Celebration of Life'

Music, including a performance by Stevie Wonder featured at a memorial ceremony for Grammy-winning singer and pianist Roberta Flack in New York

Maria Sherman

Director Michael Steed has revealed what it was like working with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, on her new Netflix series.

THE NIGHTLY‘Very unique’: Director spills on working with Meghan

The director of Meghan Markle’s new Netflix series has spoken out about working with the Duchess of Sussex, revealing who she is as a person ‘through and through’.

Max Corstorphan

Director Michael Steed has revealed what it was like working with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, on her new Netflix series.

Royal FamilyComments‘Very unique’: Director spills on working with Meghan

The director of Meghan Markle’s new Netflix series has spoken out about working with the Duchess of Sussex, revealing who she is as a person ‘through and through’.

Max Corstorphan

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Carmen auditions are being held on Saturday, March 22.

Musical productionsPremiumSouth West Opera Company to host Carmen auditions this month

The South West Opera Company has opened auditions to South West musical theatre enthusiasts for it’s new upcoming production of Carmen. 

Sofia Fimognari

Prince Frederik of Luxembourg has died at the age of 22.

The NightlyTributes flow for prince, 22, who died from rare condition

The youngest son of Luxembourg’s Prince Robert and Princess Julie of Nassau has died from a rare genetic condition at the age of 22.

David Johns

Asher Fisch conducts WA Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven's Fifth at UWA’s Winthrop Hall.

World PremierePremiumWASO breaks new ground at Winthrop Hall

A world premiere, a pianistic tour de force and Beethoven’s evergreen Fifth Symphony fete WA Symphony Orchestra’s move to University of WA’s Winthrop Hall.

David Cusworth

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Communication failures are explored in an exhibition at Adelaide's Samstag Museum. (HANDOUT/Samstag Museum Images)

EntertainmentPremiumVideo art gets the message across at Samstag show

Communication and its various breakdowns is the topic of an exhibition at Adelaide's Samstag Museum.

Liz Hobday

Pierce Brosnan says he hopes Amazon handles the James Bond character with "imagination and respect". (AP PHOTO)

EntertainmentBrosnan insists the next James Bond must be British

Pierce Brosnan has reacted to the takeover of the 007 franchise by saying the next James Bond actor must still be British.

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The late Hollywood star Raquel Welch is the focus of a new documentary set for release. (AP PHOTO)

MoviesRaquel Welch told to hide Bolivian roots: documentary

Raquel Welch was encouraged to hide her Bolivian ancestry, according to director Gregory Nava.

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Velvet and tulle gowns exaggerated the body with bold padding at the hips and shoulders. (AP PHOTO)

EntertainmentPremiumWestwood's theatrical vision at Paris Fashion Week

Vivienne Westwood's collection at Paris Fashion week was a riot of irreverence, merging razor-sharp tailoring with Westwood's signature sense of mischief.

Thomas Adamson

Everyday items take centre stage in Forced Entertainment's Adelaide Festival offering. (HANDOUT/ADELAIDE FESTIVAL)

EntertainmentPremiumMuch ado about a can of vodka at Table Top Shakespeare

36 Shakespeare plays in eight days? All the world's a table top, where the players are cans of drink and toilet rolls.

Liz Hobday

John Van Beek, Gisella Colletti, Hannah Waddell of Australian Idol’s season 10 top 12.

Australian IdolCommentsIs this Perth teen Australia’s version of Benson Boone?

Perth might have its best ever chance of claiming a maiden Australian Idol crown with three talented local performers qualifying for season 10’s top 12.

Zach Margolius

This week our Screen Queen is bingeing the terrifically good fun Deli Boys, among other hit TV series.

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Screen QueenComments
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This terrifically good new show is great escapist TV

This week our Screen Queen is bingeing the terrifically good fun Deli Boys, tuning in to Charlie Pickering’s show, hanging with Meghan in her kitchen and catching up with Denise Richards and her nepo babies.

Clare Rigden

Sophie Dillman is headed to WA for Crab Fest and will be seen on screens this week reprising her role of Ziggy alongside partner Patrick O’Connor.

Close to homeCommentsYour chance to meet Home & Away star at Mandurah Crab Fest

Sophie Dillman is returning to screens this Monday, reprising her role of Ziggy alongside real-life and on-screen beau Patrick O’Connor. And she’s on her way to the crab fest.

Clare Rigden

Marianne Jean-Baptiste poses during a Hard Truths portrait session at the 68th BFI London Film Festival in October 2024.

MOVIES PremiumHard Truths seeks out honest moments of struggle

One of the biggest snubs of the Academy Awards happened long before last week’s ceremony, when Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s performance in Hard Truths wasn’t recognised with a best actress nomination.

Ben O'Shea