Features, explainers and long-form stories from across Australia.
Ajla Tomljanovic has become one of those players who makes you rethink what a tennis career arc can look like. A shoulder injury sidelined her just when she hit a career-high ranking of No. 32 in April 2023, but she’s back on tour, ranked No. 93 as of May 2025. This profile breaks down her … Read more
There’s something quietly compelling about an actor who turns down more than she takes on. Vicky McClure has built a career on saying no to the roles that don’t fit and yes to the ones that demand everything — and her BAFTA and MBE prove it worked. This profile traces how Nottingham’s most private star … Read more
If you’ve ever mixed up the names Denise Scott and Denise Drysdale, you’re not alone – the two Australian entertainers share more than a first name, but their careers are distinct. This article clears up the confusion while exploring Scott’s journey from stand-up comedy stages to the Logie-nominated revival of Mother and Son — and … Read more
Few first-time directors walk away from the Oscars with a screenwriting prize, and even fewer then spend the next several years being asked to justify their childhood; Emerald Fennell has done both since Promising Young Woman won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2021 (Encyclopaedia Britannica (reference encyclopedia)). The gap between the awards … Read more
If you have typed “Amal Clooney” into a search bar recently, odds are the questions bubbling up have less to do with her international law career and more about her net worth, her religion, or how she stays looking the way she does. That gap between public curiosity and verified biography is exactly what this … Read more
If you’ve typed “Dane Cook” into a search bar recently, you’re probably not alone—and you’re probably wondering where the comedian who ruled the 2000s stands today. Between his much-discussed marriage to a much younger wife and his half-brother’s prison sentence for stealing millions, Cook’s life has taken more turns than a stand-up set. Born: March … Read more
Few actors have made the leap from indie projects to romantic leads as quickly as Nicholas Galitzine, with a breakout in 2022’s Purple Hearts and a string of high-profile roles since, making the London-born actor a name people search for—often with questions about his nationality, relationship status, and what’s next. Here’s what the public record … Read more
When you mention British sitcoms, one character almost always gets a knowing smile: Hyacinth Bucket. But the woman behind that unforgettable voice, Dame Patricia Routledge, built a career far beyond the suburban pretensions of her most famous role. Born: 17 February 1929 · Died: 3 October 2025 · Age at death: 96 · Best known … Read more
A scruffy, red-headed puppet named Agro still makes Australians of a certain age smile — and the man behind him, Jamie Dunn, lived a life far more private than his on-air persona suggested. When news of his passing broke in March 2026, it sparked nostalgia but also a wave of questions about his marriages, his … Read more
The man whose voice defined a generation was silenced by a bullet from his own father. On April 1, 1984, Marvin Gaye died at age 44, shot twice in a family argument that turned fatal. This article reconstructs the final day, the years of conflict that led to it, and the legal aftermath that followed. … Read more