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This Week In Entertainment News 21 August 2026
Music and entertainment news from Australia and around the world, plus new releases and tour updates. American actress Hayden Panettiere, best known for her roles in Heroes and Nashville, has died aged 36. Authorities in Greenville, South Carolina, said emergency crews responded to a cardiac arrest call on August 16, with officials reporting no signs…
Read MoreRemembering Hayden Panettiere
Hayden Panettiere built an undeniable legacy forged on strength and resilience. Her tragic death at just 36 strikes a dissonant chord for the generations of viewers who grew up with Hayden on their screens. Another child actor gone from the world too soon. Last year, Michelle Trachtenberg, who co-starred with Hayden in ‘Ice Princess’, passed…
Read MoreThis Week In Entertainment News 14 August 2026
Music and entertainment news from Australia and around the world, plus new releases and tour updates. Beloved Australian entertainer and pop icon Johnny Young has died, aged 79. His family released a statement announcing he had passed following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. “Johnny was the creator, host and producer of the much-loved television…
Read More150 Years of the Ekka: Brisbane’s Great Meeting of Country and City
For 150 years, the Ekka has been more than a show – it has been Brisbane’s annual handshake between city and country. A place where cattle champions, cake decorators, woodchoppers, schoolchildren, growers, performers and families all gather to celebrate the best of Queensland. Officially known as the Royal Queensland Show, the Ekka began in 1876…
Read MoreACFS Port Logistics Enters Administration
Australia’s largest privately owned container logistics operator, ACFS Port Logistics, has entered administration, raising uncertainty across the national freight network and among major retailers that rely on the company to move goods from ports to distribution centres. ACFS was placed into administration on Thursday 6 August after action by specialist finance lender ScotPac, with Salea…
Read MoreGambling in Video Games: Australia’s Selective Moral Panic
Australia’s recent crackdown on gambling-like mechanics in video games looks, at first glance, like a clear win for consumer protection. From September 2024, games with paid loot boxes or chance-based purchases must carry at least an M rating, while games with simulated gambling are pushed into R18+ territory. The policy is framed as a way…
Read MoreLicensed to Ill: The Party Record That Kicked the Door Off Its Hinges
Beastie Boys’ 1986 debut was loud, bratty, absurdly quotable – and impossible for popular music to ignore. By the time Licensed to Ill landed in November 1986, hip-hop had already proved it could command clubs, street corners, and radio speakers. What Beastie Boys did was shove it through the plate glass window of mainstream rock…
Read MoreThe Brilliant, Bruised Sound Of Badfinger
From Swansea hopefuls to power-pop saints, the Badfinger legacy remains a bittersweet map of melody, ambition, exploitation, and endurance. There are bands whose legends are written in noise, spectacle, and myth. Badfinger’s was written in hooks. Listen closely to ‘No Matter What’, ‘Day After Day’, ‘Baby Blue’, or the wounded grandeur of ‘Without You’, and…
Read MoreThis Week In Entertainment News 7 August 2026
Music and entertainment news from Australia and around the world, plus new releases and tour updates. Veteran artist and sports manager Ralph Carr was convicted of rape and is currently in prison awaiting sentencing. He is reported to be considering an appeal. Carr was revealed to be the high-profile Melbourne businessman on trial after a…
Read MoreForty Years of Fore! Huey Lewis & The News’ Big, Bright Victory Lap
Released in 1986, Fore! captured a band at full commercial flight: soul-sharp, radio-ready, and still grinning like the bar band that had somehow conquered the world. By the time Fore! arrived on 20 August 1986, Huey Lewis & The News were no longer merely contenders. They were heavyweight champions of mainstream pop-rock: a horn-punched, harmony-rich,…
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