Culture
Celebrity
Italian composer Ennio Morricone dies aged 91
Morricone, who won two Oscars and dozens of others awards including Golden Globes, Grammys and BAFTAs, broke his femur some days ago and died in a clinic in Rome.
- by Philip Pullella
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Broadway actor Nick Cordero, 41, dies from COVID-19 complications
Cordero died on Sunday at Cedars-Sinai hospital in LA after more than 90 days in the hospital.
- by Mark Kennedy
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Emerald City
Byron Bay flooded with A, B and C listers
The north coastal town has been inundated with holidaymakers from Sydney, Melbourne and even Hollywood.
- by Lucy Manly
Private Sydney
Has Australia finally fallen out of fashion?
Two of our country's most enduring cultural exports, Seafolly swimwear and Paul Hogan, are struggling.
- by Andrew Hornery
Private Sydney
Disappearance of Juanita Nielsen remains a mystery, 45 years on
Heiress Juanita Nielsen, who risked everything to save much of Potts Point's Victoria Street, remains a largely unsung hero for an entire generation of Sydneysiders.
- by Andrew Hornery
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Carl Reiner, comedy legend who created The Dick Van Dyke Show, dies at 98
The recipient of nine television Emmy awards dating from his role on Caesar's Your Show of Shows in the 1950s, Reiner was at home as well in movies as an actor, director and screenwriter.
- by Kathryn Harris
Private Sydney
Ex-Seven host Ryan Phelan denies assaulting girlfriend
The TV personality issued the denial through his solicitor on the eve of his appearance at Manly Local Court on assault charges.
- by Andrew Hornery
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Emerald City
Francesca Packer-Barham goes public with 'casual' boyfriend
The billionaire heiress is dating Sydney entrepreneur Sam Zacharia.
- by Lucy Manly
Opinion
Private Sydney
Egos and expletives: what really goes on behind the scenes of breakfast TV
The off-air antics of network stars reveal a decidedly different picture to the heavily sanitised one being broadcast to millions of Australians every day.
- by Andrew Hornery
Private Sydney
Sydney restaurateur in stoush with government over COVID rent reduction
Danil Akram, whose turnover has plummeted by more than 85 per cent, is embroiled in heated negotiations with his landlord, the NSW Land and Housing Corporation.
- by Andrew Hornery
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Joel Schumacher, director of Batman Forever and St Elmo's Fire, dies at 80
The filmmaker died in New York after a year-long battle with cancer, his representative said.