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Geoffrey Rush at the AACTA Festival on the Gold Coast.

‘There were a few lost years’: Geoffrey Rush is back. But don’t call it a comeback

At a 30th anniversary screening of Shine, the 74-year-old Australian actor talks about going into “a reflective state” after winning a landmark defamation case.

  • Garry Maddox

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Bill Gates and Paula Hurd watch on Rod Laver Arena during the men’s doubles final.

Bill Gates in premium Open seats, far from nosy Epstein files questions

It had been going swimmingly for the billionaire, who was back at the Australian Open to watch the men’s doubles final.

  • Stephen Brook and Cara Waters
Stills from new series Robin Hood, starring Australia’s Jack Patten.

Will next-gen NIDA grads join former alumni Cate, Baz, Toni and Hugo?

Just 22 students – whittled down from 1000 applicants – will graduate from the world-acclaimed drama school next Friday.

  • Andrew Hornery
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Geoffrey Rush returns to film in a role unlike anything else he’s done

A New Zealand nursing home provides the setting for this macabre thriller.

  • Sandra Hall
Actor Liam Hemsworth with his girlfriend, Gabriella Brooks, in the Polo Ralph Lauren Suite.

Hollywood on centre court as celebrities descend for men’s Open final

A-list guests were plentiful at the last night of the Australian Open, and surprise singing stars outshone a Hemsworth.

  • Stephen Brook and Cara Waters
Clive Palmer vs Mark McGowan defamation trial.

When a defamation action ‘isn’t worth the candle’

Recent defamation actions and rulings have raised questions whether these legal manoeuvres are worth the trouble.

  • Marina Olsen
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Actor Geoffrey Rush will star in Raised Eyebrows, a biopic about comedian Groucho Marx.

Rush back to the big screen

Geoffrey Rush is back after what we can only politely refer to as a career hiatus since he won his 2018 case (bar one part in the small Australian film Storm Boy).

  • Samantha Hutchinson and Stephen Brook
Kerry Armstrong with Anthony LaPaglia as troubled couple Ray and Sonja in Lantana.

Aussie cult hit Lantana, 20 years on: ‘It will always be relevant’

With its story of crumbling relationships and star-studded cast, Lantana was a hit. Now, 20 years later, its creators reflect on the film’s enduring success.

  • Craig Mathieson
Column 8 granny dinkus

1970s theatre: Nida here nor there

While winter solstice leaves some brassed off.

Ben Roberts-Smith.

Ben Roberts-Smith: A war-crimes trial masquerading as defamation action

Starting Monday, this trial is the biggest defamation action in living memory.

  • Matt Collins