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Brisbane artist contacted by police over works that allegedly violate new Queensland hate speech laws

James Hillier, known as Nordacious, told he could face jail time for some of his designs made in support of Palestine

The Guardian - AU

Eurovision hero Sam Ryder takes on role as Jesus Christ Superstar

The Space Man singer said he was honoured to take lead in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock opera, due to open at the London Palladium next summer

The Guardian - UK

Keli Holiday Goes On An Aus Music Deep-Dive, From Karaoke Tracks To Dance-Floor Fillers

Fresh off "Dancing2", Keli Holiday spills on his favourite up-and-coming Aussie artist and the one track that brings back a "very beautiful, fond memory".

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John Farnham comeback Whispering Jack becomes a musical

John Farnham returned to the charts in 1986 with Whispering Jack. A musical about his comeback will have its world premiere at the Sydney Theatre Company.

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John Farnham musical Whispering Jack headlines Sydney Theatre Company’s 2026 season

STC program also features an AFLW drama by Prima Facie playwright Suzie Miller and star turns from Sam Worthington, David Wenham and Miranda Otto

The Guardian - AU

Book prize follows copycat claims against cupcake queen

A cookbook author who claims her recipes were copied by a cupcake aficionado has won a prestigious publishing industry award for a second time.

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Church hymns and social beers: how Australia is reviving the magic of singing together

It was 2009. John Farnham walked on stage at the disaster relief concert for the most devastating bushfires in Australian history. He belted out You’re The Voice to 36,000 people at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Then, as he lowered his microphone, 36,000 voices belted it right back.

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Nagi Maehashi’s RecipeTin Eats: Tonight tops Nielsen BookData’s Christmas 2024 bestseller list

Released in mid-October the cookbook sold more than 77,000 copies in its first week

The Guardian - AU

Music memoirs, cooking classes and squatting at Kanye’s: the best Australian books out in November

Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

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John Farnham Claims Former Manager Secretly Drugged Him ‘For Years’ During His Career

TRIGGER WARNING - mention of drugs and abusive behaviour. “I caught him one day. I was drinking a cup of coffee and there was a pill only half-dissolved in the bottom.”

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John Farnham opens up about his ‘abusive’ and ‘sexually aggressive’ first manager

In his new memoir The Voice Inside, the Australian singer says Darryl Sambell drugged him, controlled what he ate and punished him for rejecting his advances

The Guardian - AU

‘I was very close to dying’: John Farnham may never sing again – but finds his voice in memoir

The Australian singer values his privacy – so he shocked film-maker Poppy Stockell when he asked her to help him write his memoir. She talks about their months together

The Guardian - AU

“My facial disfigurement from the surgery means I can’t open my mouth wide enough for a strip of spaghetti, let alone to sing”: John Farnham on why his voice is now silenced

Throat surgery means that John Farnham has lost his voice

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John Farnham unable to sing after cancer battle

Australian musician John Farnham has revealed that his cancer battle has left him unable to sing.

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“I’d overslept and didn’t make the march... I was annoyed at myself and that’s where the idea for You’re the Voice came from. If you want to do something you have to go out and do it yourself”

How missing a demo inspired a protest anthem

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Mitch Tambo gets Canberra school kids moving, from doing the griddy to the worm and the floss

And he was almost upstaged a Year One student.

The Guardian - AU

Aacta awards 2024: The Newsreader, Deadloch and Colin from Accounts lead TV nominations

ABC drama snags 15 nominations, while The New Boy, starring Cate Blanchett, horror hit Talk to Me and Shayda lead in film categories

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Wheatley Records stages a comeback with fresh signing

The record label that represented John Farnham and Delta Goodrem is making a comeback, with its first signing under the leadership of Tim Wheatley.

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Chose a tune to get you to the flipside

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Where's the sport in targeting injured players like Kalyn Ponga?

'Such tactics ... amount to thuggery.'

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The 'no' campaign is dominating the messaging on the Voice referendum on TikTok – here's why

In the first week after the prime minister revealed October 14 as the Voice to Parliament referendum date, the “yes” and “no” campaigns recast their messages, resulting in unprecedented news coverage and public engagement with the debate.

Newcastle Herald

Give credit and blame where it's due over the big Qantas handouts

'It wasn't the Albanese government that gave billions'

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Qantas concedes reputation ‘hit hard’; Liberal MP denounces robodebt; and Japan reckons with population crisis

Deputy chairman of Rex accuses national carrier of acting like a ‘bully’ to smaller airlines

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It was written for nuclear disarmament – but today You’re The Voice is the perfect song for the 'yes' campaign

The serendipity of the pairing between John Farnham’s 1986 hit single You’re the Voice and the Voice to Parliament referendum is obvious, but it goes well beyond the fact the two share the key word “voice”.

The Guardian - AU

John Farnham’s You’re the Voice is the perfect anthem for the yes vote – despite what Peter Dutton thinks

It’s breathtakingly cynical for the opposition leader to use such a clear, empowering lyric to sow confusion. And Farnham’s gifting of it couldn’t be better timed

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