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Age crime reporter John Silvester named Australia’s most outstanding columnist
3+ week, 2+ day ago (295+ words) gongs at this year’s awards. A Melbourne crime reporter for The Age for more than 30 years, Silvester...in the category alongside Golding. Good Weekend senior writer Jane Cadzow won in the outstanding feature...otherwise remain a mystery to most.” Herald…...
Former prime minister unveiled as Brisbane Writers Festival headliner
2+ week, 5+ day ago (425+ words) August 25, 2026 — 12:30pm Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has been belatedly announced as the headliner of the 2026 Brisbane Writers Festival this October. Ardern’s name was left off the festival program when it was released earlier this month, but her appearance…...
Logies 2026 LIVE updates: 66th Annual TV Week Logie Awards red carpet gets under way
4+ week, 9+ hour ago (147+ words) Brother one of the first arrivals, along with Ten reporter Angela Bishop. Our reporters Karl Quinn and Bronte...
‘There’s someone on the bridge!’: The new reality series taking viewers behind the scenes of the biggest rescues
19+ hour, 25+ min ago (526+ words) “Initially, [being filmed] was a bit foreign,” says Senior Constable Brendan Nix, who has been with the MAC...tossed into muddy water by a member of the public. Senior Constable Matt Calbert, a former surf lifesaver,...
Radio worker appears in court
3+ week, 6+ day ago (43+ words) A former 2GB staffer has detailed in court how he confided in Ray Hadley about Alan Jones' alleged behaviour. August 17, 2026 — 6:41pm...
TV Week Logie Awards 2026: The red carpet winners
4+ week, 8+ hour ago (82+ words) See all the best red carpet fashion moments from the 2026 TV Week Logie Awards. August 16, 2026 — 4:18pm Say what you will about the Logies red carpet, but it’s never dull. Trading international luxury designers for local labels, couturiers and bridal specialists, it…...
Sydney Writers’ Festival names new artistic director
3+ week, 5+ day ago (683+ words) August 18, 2026 — 3:00pm Tamara Zimet has been appointed artistic director of the Sydney Writers’ Festival, bringing one of Australia’s leading literary curators home from Scotland. It marks a full-circle moment for Zimet, who started her programming career at Sydney Writers’ Festival a…...
World in pictures, August 9, 2026
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (12+ words) theage.com.au September 9, 2026 — 8:59am...
This author interviewed 300 teenagers about their screen time. Here’s what she discovered
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (838+ words) September 6, 2026 — 5:00am Madonna King is a long-time journalist and author who has written a book, Screen Wise, on Australia’s obsession with glowing rectangles. Fitz: Madonna, the basic premise of your book is that – with just a few exceptions – screens are doing…...
After Killing Heidi, Ella Hooper was at a crossroads. Then a magazine washed up on a beach
4+ week, 19+ hour ago (1156+ words) fame alongside her brother Jesse, two years her senior. That brief period has defined the rest of their...