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In this excerpt from One Plus One, actor and director Alan Rickman speaks with Jane Hutcheon about the differences between film and stage acting, and the struggles trying to produce a period film set in France in modern England.
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Western Bulldogs president Peter Gordon has described the initial reaction to the AFL's investigation into two players' betting activities as hysterical.
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| UpdatedWestern Australia captain Adam Voges has been named the Sheffield Shield player of the year.
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Former prime minister Malcolm Fraser has died early this morning aged 84, after a brief illness.
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| UpdatedFormer Liberal prime minister Malcolm Fraser, 84, dies peacefully in the early hours of this morning after battling a brief illness.
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| UpdatedAlan Rickman is famed for his versatility, playing romantic leads, comedy characters and arch villains in the course of his 40-year acting career. He has now directed a second film, A Little Chaos, set in 17th century France.
Topics: film-movies, comedy-film, fantasy-films, romance-films, arts-and-entertainment, theatre, actor, director, history, australia, france, england
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| UpdatedSydney Roosters prop Martin Kennedy has been provisionally suspended from the NRL over drug allegations.
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ABC Grandstand commentator Gerard Whateley discusses Australia's chances in the Cricket World Cup 2015.
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Herald Sun columnist Wendy Tuohy and Buzzfeed reporter Mark Di Stefano take a look at the issues that caught their attention this week.
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Australia captain Michael Clarke says today's quarter-final against Pakistan is being treated as the tournament's title decider.
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Insiders' Barrie Cassidy wraps up the week in politics and the Prime Minister's declaration that the Federal budget is now manageable
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Wall Street reverses some of the gains made yesterday when the US Federal Reserve appeared still a little reluctant to raise interest rates.
Topics: stockmarket, currency, futures, markets, united-states, united-kingdom, australia
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| UpdatedA back injury has forced Bernard Tomic to withdraw from his Indian Wells quarter-final against Novak Djokovic.
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| UpdatedAlan Rickman's new film A Little Chaos tackles issues facing women from past to present.
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The trial of two Al Jazeera journalists in Egypt is adjourned until March 25 after the court orders the creation of a new technical committee to review evidence.
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| UpdatedA Senate committee tells the Government to reverse its budget cuts to legal services because they are increasing the danger of domestic violence.
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| UpdatedTunisia arrests nine people in connection with Wednesday's attack on a museum in the capital Tunis that killed 23 people, including dual Australian-Colombian national Javier Camelo.
Topics: terrorism, unrest-conflict-and-war, crime, tunisia, australia
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Three Nationals senators cross the floor for a housing affordability motion to send a message to their Coalition counterparts.
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| UpdatedBusinesses that employ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff will be provided with financial sweeteners of up to $10,000 by the Federal Government.
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| UpdatedCentrelink payments made up almost half of the revenue of white goods leasing market leader Radio Rentals last year.
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| UpdatedThe Prime Minister uses a video message aimed at schoolchildren to speak against cyberbullying, labelling it "hurtful and wrong".
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| UpdatedThe destruction caused by Tropical Cyclone Pam this week across the Pacific highlights how communities go about recovering after a disaster.
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| UpdatedPrime Minister Tony Abbott delivers a message in support of the 2015 National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence.
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| UpdatedIndia's Suresh Raina says his side overcame a sluggish start to beat Bangladesh by 109 runs in their cricket World Cup quarter-final at the MCG.