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Your Week PremiumThe best events in Perth this week

From the FIM World Supercross Championship to the WA Day Festival, there is plenty on in Perth this week.

Belle Taylor

WA BalletPremiumWA Ballet casts an enchanting spell in The Sleeping Beauty

There’s plenty to love about being swept away in WA Ballet’s latest production of a beloved classic, The Sleeping Beauty. Dazzling costumes, grand sets, exquisite dancing — this is a ballet that has it all.

Melinda Webster

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ArtsPremiumDuct-taped banana sells for millions at art auction

A banana duct-taped to a wall has sold for millions at auction, with its cryptocurrency-entrepreneur buyer saying it's more than just an artwork.

Daniel Trotta

WickedPremiumJeff Goldblum goes on a tangent...

When Hollywood royalty Jeff Goldblum met entertainment writer Ben O’Shea, he had a lot to say. Not much of it was about Wicked.

Ben O’Shea

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Everything worth watching this week

A Man On The Inside, Nugget Is Dead, Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenet Ramsey, Aussie Wheel Of Fortune and Beatles 64: here’s what we’re watching on Aussie TV this week.

Clare Rigden

Everything’s all rightPremiumA dream ride with classic rock opera

It is a fortunate few who can say they have performed in Jesus Christ Superstar’s title role, and when the musical opens at Crown Theatre Perth in February, Robert Tripolino can say he has done it twice.

Tanya MacNaughton

EntertainmentQueen Camilla to miss annual show with illness

Queen Camilla returned to royal duties after taking time off for her chest infection earlier in November, but some symptoms remain.

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CourtPremiumPop star’s big legal win over Aussie

International pop star Katy Perry has had a big win in her long-running legal battle with an Australian designer.

Steve Zemek

THE NIGHTLYKaty Perry wins years-long trademark fight with Aussie

Katy vs Katie: The Australian woman behind fashion label Katie Perry says her dream ‘has been taken away’.

Miklos Bolza

Music tourChildish Gambino’s huge call on Aussie tour

Childish Gambino fans will have to wait a bit longer to see the superstar after the American made a huge announcement about his upcoming tour.

Aisling Brennan

WA DayPremium‘Wadjuk Dreaming’ artwork set to captivate WA Day Festival

The Noongar story telling experience is set to captivate audiences at the rescheduled WA Day Festival on Sunday.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Perth Festival CommentsPerth’s favourite outdoor cinema revs up for summer

For many people, a quintessential summer experience in Perth involves sinking into a deckchair among the towering pines of UWA’s Somerville Auditorium to watch a carefully curated movie.

Ben O’Shea

EntertainmentPremier's very short pink shorts star at gallery show

With artist Zaachariaha Fielding showing off Romance Was Born couture and Don Dunstan's infamous shorts, a new exhibition shows textiles really can be radical.

Liz Hobday

WA NewsCommentsWorld-first immersive doco of Kimberley coming to WA Museum

Cutting edge virtual reality technology and Westworld star Luke Hemsworth have combined to showcase the Kimberley like never before in a new experience opening next week at WA Museum Boola Bardip.

Ben O'Shea

NewsPremium‘Never a dull moment’: Snake caught on plane

A Disney television star has saved the day after a snake was spotted in the cabin of a Virgin flight from Broome.

Emma Kirk

EntertainmentPremiumChris Stapleton dominates at the CMA Awards

Chris Stapleton has been the big winner at the Country Music Association Awards, but was pipped by an absent Morgan Wallen for the night's biggest prize.

Andrew Dalton

Australian premierePremiumScotland Unbound with ACO and Sean Shibe

Fond farewell and rollicking sendoff in Australian Chamber Orchestra’s last 2024 visit to Perth Concert Hall with guitarist Sean Shibe and Scotland Unbound.

David Cusworth

Broome AdvertiserVideoCommentsAussie TV star removes snake found onboard WA flight

Passengers on a flight from Broome to Perth got an unexpected taste of outback drama when a python was discovered onboard before being casually removed by an Australian TV personality. 

Katya Minns

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The hits and misses from The Kid Laroi’s Perth show

The Sydney star was back in Perth on Wednesday after two years and lit up RAC Arena with his high-energy show complete with pyrotechnics. But it didn’t all hit the mark.

Kellie Balaam

MEDIA CommentsNew host to take the reins of ABC’s Media Watch

It’s equally loved and loathed by journalists across the country, and now ABC’s Media Watch is set for a shake-up with its new host.

Clare Rigden

newsPremiumAnother major shake-up hits ABC

The ABC has revealed who will replace outgoing Media Watch host Paul Barry in the latest shake-up at the national broadcaster.

Nathan Schmidt

TVCommentsABC reveals two new Tony Armstrong programs

Just because Tony Armstrong isn’t on News Breakfast anymore doesn’t mean the public broadcaster isn’t going to be leaning hard into his talent in 2025.

Wenlei Ma

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New season of Mystery Road: Origin filming in Pemberton

“Stunning” Pemberton the setting for season two of the award-winning drama starring Mark Coles Smith, with production currently underway in the picturesque South Western town.

Clare Rigden