‘I did receive bottles on stage. There might have been urine’: Melanie C on Spice Girls mania, impostor syndrome and her date with a Chili Pepper
As she releases a clubby new album, Sweat, the former Sporty Spice answers your questions on her raver days, scouse cuisine and Sex Pistols covers Your acid remix of Jessie…
If you’re a fan of laughing, you should invest in Australian comedy – take my (and Nick Offerman’s) word for it | Rebecca Shaw
With widespread praise for Colin from Accounts and the release of Bad Company, Australian TV comedy is finally getting its flowers Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Last week,…
A Rising of the Lights by Steve Toltz review – a darkly funny take on the male loneliness epidemic
A miserable misogynist is on a quest for redemption in Toltz’s fourth novel, which fizzes with dynamic prose but struggles to engender empathy for its protagonist Get our weekend culture…
A friend I’ve known for 50 years has become a self-absorbed, petulant know-all. Should I cut off contact? | Leading questions
This is a fairly common problem with decades-long friendship, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Do you respond to the person you knew, or the one you’re tired of knowing? Read…
Newsroom Edition: the ugly politics of chasing One Nation – podcast
There were ugly scenes at Anzac Day dawn services when a small handful of people booed during the welcome to country in several cities. Most politicians condemned the behaviour, including…
Big four bank says customers have savings buffers
The conflict in the Middle East is creating greater economic uncertainty, particularly for customers, one of Australia’s big four banks says. The warning from ANZ Bank came as the fourth-ranked…
Rising star suspected of ‘fudging’ complaint to Rebel
A producer who thought a rising star was “fudging” her story and walking back a complaint of sexual harassment to Rebel Wilson will be in the spotlight during the final…
Apple beats earnings estimates with iPhone momentum
Apple has posted strong results for its quarterly earnings and forecast sales that beat expectations, even as the company expects to continue to face chip supply constraints. Apple executives said…
More people are ditching eating out, food giant says
More Australians are shifting to cooking at home rather than eating out as households adjust to higher costs, particularly for fuel, the nation’s second-largest supermarket chain says. Coles has followed…
Musk testifies he didn’t read ‘fine print’ about OpenAI
Elon Musk has wrangled with Sam Altman’s lawyer over the timing of his decision to sue OpenAI and whether he knew about discussions to turn it into a for-profit company,…