There was a time when washing your hair — and waiting for it to dry — was seen as a perfectly acceptable excuse to decline an invitation out. Naturally, the French, with their impeccable sense of style, were the first to come up with a solution.

The Oscar-winning actor issues a pre-emptive denial of a sexual misconduct accusation by a former employee, saying he wanted to get ahead of a potential story being investigated by Hollywood publications.

A driver on a TV production and a tanning salon worker are the latest women to come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against Rocky Horror star Craig McLachlan.

The producers of the Rocky Horror Show have publicly apologised after the ABC and Fairfax put questions to them about two more cast members who allege complaints about bullying and intimidation were ignored.

One of the women to accuse Craig McLachlan of indecent assault and sexual harassment says she has received social media messages from people saying "they hope I get raped", but that "the amount of love is drowning them out".

A man is accused of beating to death "spinning legend" and champion of the Byron Bay dance music scene Chris Bradley in an attack on Christmas Day.

If you're heading to Falls Festival at Marion Bay this year, this is what your waste will be turned into.

A secret affair, a royal snub and a bullied prince — season two of The Crown makes some intriguing claims about the Royal family and their lives in the late 1950s. Here's what you can believe and what is fiction.

When I was 11, my dad returned my Christmas Game Boy because I played it too much. I never imagined we'd bond over video games, writes Paul Verhoeven.

Israel's ambassador to New Zealand is asking Lorde to meet with him after she cancelled her show in Tel Aviv amid calls from pro-Palestinian activists to boycott Israel.

80-year-old Patricia Joyce died soon after fulfilling a lifelong ambition to visit Sydney. Now her family wants help finding her holiday photos.

Struggling retailer Oroton will be sold to major shareholder Will Vicars, in a deal which will see the 79-year-old Australian handbag and accessories icon continue to trade.

Jumping into a mass of sweaty, swaying people can be a wonderful experience, but there are some rules you need to know before joining a mosh pit.

British actor Jodie Whittaker steps into the TARDIS for the first time as part of Doctor Who's Christmas special. Warning — spoilers inside!

The Boxing Day Test is a relatively new "tradition" but long may it unite the nation during our languid holiday celebration, writes Catherine McGregor.

This summer, there's a wealth of high-quality binge-watching opportunities on offer — and if there's one theme that reached peak saturation on television and streaming platforms in 2017, it's the hunt for the missing person.

The Biennale of Sydney is preparing to welcome the largest ever lifeboat of refugees to Sydney Harbour in March: a 70-metre black rubber vessel bearing 258 passengers, courtesy of Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei.

The 90-year-old Maylands Brickworks may fire up for a second life, with talks underway to reactivate the historic site.

An Egyptian court jails a little-known singer for two years for inciting debauchery after she appeared in a music video in her underwear and suggestively eating a banana.

Women working in the Australian music industry are speaking out about their own experiences of sexual harassment in the #MeNoMore campaign.

Today, Campbell Remess is just your regular 13-year-old making his way to school - but come tomorrow, the young Tasmanian philanthropist will jet off to the US to be celebrated as a Young Wonder.

A nurse has been stood down from his hospital job in northern Western Australia following an expletive-filled, racist rant on social media that threatened violence against children.

Romper Stomper is being rebooted as a six-part TV series, and its creator Geoffrey Wright says there has never been a better time to explore anxieties around race and culture.

With the average Australian wedding costing about $30,000, or the price of a small car, we asked you for tips on how you did it for less. Here's what you told us.

"This is not going to go the way you think," says Luke Skywalker in Star Wars The Last Jedi. But that's not going to stop us from speculating.