An orchestra board member and ex-government minister says he was surprised to learn a pianist’s upcoming concert had been cancelled over Gaza comments.

Pop legend Kylie Minogue has revealed she battled cancer after being diagnosed in secret more than 15 years after she was previously treated for breast cancer.

The longlist for the Miles Franklin Literary Award includes a book by a Palestinian-Australian author, who has been embroiled in free speech controversies.

Berlin-based film students Julius Drost and Moritz Henneberg spent thousands of hours crafting their adorable animated short, Butty, depicting the travails of a cute but clumsy cleaning robot who’s thrown out on the street after one messy malfunction too many.

Subversive art-pop group TISM has announced its first national headline tour in 30 years, after having caused nearly $19,000 in damage to the Sydney Opera House.

They appear in the video in costumes covered in small dots.

One of the most expensive Korean films ever made, this epic sci-fi begins as a “breathless rollercoaster ride” and mashes up The Terminator, Predator, Aliens and Avatar.

A tale about forbidden love and Taiwanese food has won the International Booker Prize, becoming the first novel translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the prestigious award.

Stranger Things star, Gaten Matarazzo, will make his West End debut later this year, in a modern revival of rock musical, Rent.

After decades in front of the camera, John Travolta made his directorial debut at Cannes, but he’s unsure he’ll take the helm on another project.

All episodes of Married at First Sight UK have been taken down after three contestants claimed they were sexually assaulted by on-screen partners.

The agent of pianist Jayson Gillham says the performer’s comments about Gaza while he was on stage were selfish, a court has been told.