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Tim Klingender farewelled at memorial service at Bondi Pavilion

Tim Klingender farewelled at memorial service at Bondi Pavilion

The art dealer, one of Australian Indigenous art’s greatest champions, died in a freak boating accident during a fishing expedition on July 20.

  • by Andrew Hornery

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Fun police take shine away from a once glittering Logies
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Fun police take shine away from a once glittering Logies

This year the media is banned from attending the awards and after parties, relegated to only covering the red carpet parade of wannabe soapie stars and reality TV try-hards. Yawn.

  • by Andrew Hornery
Cosette too close for comfort for those whose castles are built on social media cloud

Cosette too close for comfort for those whose castles are built on social media cloud

Claims of designer bags costing several thousand dollars arriving with suspicious odour and labelling have created a public relations nightmare for the store.

  • by Andrew Hornery
Don’t get mad, get everything: What happens when wealthy couples break up

Don’t get mad, get everything: What happens when wealthy couples break up

When they involve vast fortunes, marriage breakdowns frequently end up in protracted, bitter litigation, the pain only compounded by the inevitable media coverage.

  • by Andrew Hornery
The other Nassif returns from exile: Nissy prepares for star turn

The other Nassif returns from exile: Nissy prepares for star turn

Famous for her yellow Lamborghini and expensive labels, the wife of a wanted property developer is about to film an adventure reality TV special.

  • by Andrew Hornery
Flags, nudity and dotted lines: Why Hollywood films are so eager to appease China

Flags, nudity and dotted lines: Why Hollywood films are so eager to appease China

Barbie has already created a diplomatic row over a nine-dash line on a map, highlighting the minefield that awaits films with global aspirations, especially when it comes to anything to do with China.

  • by Andrew Hornery
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All the Murdochs gather for a European super-yacht holiday, except one

All the Murdochs gather for a European super-yacht holiday, except one

Rupert Murdoch and his extended family have been spied on a vintage vessel in the azure waters off Positano. But one family member was noticeably absent.

  • by Andrew Hornery
Do you love your job as much as Tom Cruise does?

Do you love your job as much as Tom Cruise does?

Tom Cruise could not have been more obliging when he spent his 61st birthday eagerly turning up to the red carpet at a chilly and drizzly Darling Harbour.

  • by Andrew Hornery
She was an afternoon TV star for a generation of kids. Now she’s asking for their help

She was an afternoon TV star for a generation of kids. Now she’s asking for their help

It’s a Knockout host Fiona MacDonald was an undisputed star of primetime television, and now she’s taking on her biggest challenge yet.

  • by Andrew Hornery
Bad wigs, salacious romps and lawyers: Australia’s obsession with biopics

Bad wigs, salacious romps and lawyers: Australia’s obsession with biopics

Dodgy wigs and a tsunami of social media outrage aside, the greatest revelation about the Warnie series was how little there was left to reveal about the cricketer.

  • by Andrew Hornery
The man who taught inner peace to Sydney’s A-list dies

The man who taught inner peace to Sydney’s A-list dies

Sydney’s meditation guru to the stars, Tim Brown, has died suddenly, leaving his many devotees shocked.

  • by Andrew Hornery