Devil inside
Richard Guilliatt HE took INXS to the top - and made plenty of enemies on the way. Now Chris Murphy tells his side of the saga.
Different drummer
iain shedden CHARLIE Watts hates touring, has never bought the rock lifestyle but, above all, brings the skills of a jazzman to the Rolling Stones.
A Rake's progress
Megan Lehmann RICHARD Roxburgh plays the booze-sodden, lovable rogue Cleaver Greene with such conviction ... is he really acting at all?
Play the go-to-jail card
GRAEME BLUNDELL RICHARD Roxburgh's dysfunctional barrister finds himself on the wrong side of the law in the new Rake.
How to be funny
Oliver Burkeman AS Jerry Seinfeld prepares to turn 60, he shares the secret of his humour.
Self-made man
Robert McCrum HANIF Kureishi's muse has long been transgression. Now, with The Last Word, has he finally pinned down who he really is?
Wolf whistles
Amanda Dobbins FROM neighbours to a sizzling role opposite Leonardo DiCaprio... How did Margot Robbie's star rise so quickly?
In Mead's footsteps
Kate Uebergang THE American Museum of Natural History's Australian Pacific curator has big plans for her collection.
Wrought magic
CHRISTOPHER ALLEN THE Gold and the Incas exhibition impresses the viewer above all with the unrelenting grimness of a culture based on fear.
Neglected Luhrmann's night of nights
Michael Bodey THE Great Gatsby may have cleaned up, but was it a fair contest?
Jerry's hard sell: now that's funny
PAUL WILSON HOW a building society scored the world's biggest comedian.
INXS is born again
Former INXS manager Chris Murphy is again on a mission to make the band's brand one of the most successful in the world.
6:48Charlie Watts: 'I don't think about the Stones'
EXCLUSIVE: The Australian's Iain Shedden reveals that the Rolling Stones' drummer would be just as happy playing in pubs.
2:07Baz cleans up at AACTA awards
The AACTA awards belonged to Baz Luhrman, with his film the Great Gatsby claiming multiple awards.
1:56American folk singer and activist Pete Seeger dies at 94
Pete Seeger, who helped create the modern American folk music movement, died on Monday at the age of 94. Edward Baran reports.
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Grammy Awards 2014
STARS rock the red carpet at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles
Best 20 Aussie country albums
On the eve of the Tamworth festival, a panel of ballad lovers nominate their favourite Aussie albums.
Neglected Luhrmann's night of nights
Michael Bodey THE Great Gatsby may have cleaned up, but was it a fair contest?
At Tamworth, it's everyone's country
IAIN SHEDDEN IT makes little sense to be parochial about the genre or the awards.
The diva next door
POP stars rarely last more than a few years in the spotlight. So what makes Kylie Minogue different?
Sisters stake claim on NGV's jewel
MICHAELA BOLAND A drama is playing out over the ownership of one of the gallery's best loved paintings.
Ode to enduring potential of poetry
BARRY HING EVEN in this modern twittersphere, the elegance of WWI verse still resonates.
WHAT'S ON
The Paradise reopens its doors for a second series set amidst the enchanting splendour of Britain’s first department store.
SERIES 2 DVD & SERIES 1 & 2 BOXSET OUT NOW
You haven't seen Rome until you've seen The Great Beauty, Paolo Sorrentino's extraordinary cinematic masterpiece
IN CINEMAS 23 JANUARY
Spectacular large-scale installations from one of the world’s leading contemporary artists, only in Brisbane.
www.qagoma.qld.gov.au
The world’s greatest clarinettist performs Australia’s favourite Mozart concerto.
14 – 24 NOV: NATIONAL TOUR
Ruben Alves' feel-great upstairs/downstairs hit is France’s biggest international comedy since The Intouchables
IN CINEMAS NOW
Living in a Modern Way An exhibition of over 250 iconic designs, including objects from acclaimed designers Charles and Ray Eames, Henry Dreyfuss and more
Discover your next great Australian read. Click for the shortlist
CULTURE 2014
Different drummer
iain shedden CHARLIE Watts hates touring, has never bought the rock lifestyle but, above all, brings the skills of a jazzman to the Rolling Stones.
Drama as Newman line bites the dust
SARAH ELKS THE Queensland Theatre Company has deleted a line about Campbell Newman from its current play after a theatre-goer complained.
Self-made man
Robert McCrum HANIF Kureishi's muse has long been transgression. Now, with The Last Word, has he finally pinned down who he really is?
Wolf whistles
Amanda Dobbins FROM neighbours to a sizzling role opposite Leonardo DiCaprio... How did Margot Robbie's star rise so quickly?
Dull plod in hero's footsteps
DAVID STRATTON MANDELA: Long Walk to Freedom barely seems to scratch the surface of the great man's life, and words such as "prosaic" and "stodgy" come to mind.
Devil inside
Richard Guilliatt HE took INXS to the top - and made plenty of enemies on the way. Now Chris Murphy tells his side of the saga.
Play the go-to-jail card
GRAEME BLUNDELL RICHARD Roxburgh's dysfunctional barrister finds himself on the wrong side of the law in the new Rake.
Wrought magic
CHRISTOPHER ALLEN THE Gold and the Incas exhibition impresses the viewer above all with the unrelenting grimness of a culture based on fear.
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Ashleigh Wilson
Arts Editor
Sydney Bureau, Australia
Ashleigh Wilson is The Australian's arts editor. He has been at the paper for 11 years, and was deputy arts editor from 2008 to 2011. In 2006, he and Nicolas Rothwell won a Walkley award for coverage of indigenous affairs.
Wilsona@theaustralian.com.au
Twitter: @ashleighbwilson
Deborah Hope
Review Editor, The Australian
Sydney Bureau, Australia
Deborah Hope edits Review, The Weekend Australian's culture section. She recently rejoined The Australian after two years in the Middle East. She is a former literary editor of The Australian, edited Review from 2008-09 and was a senior writer here for a decade.
hoped@theaustralian.com.au
Tim Douglas
Deputy Arts Editor
Sydney Bureau, Australia
Tim Douglas has been The Australian's Deputy Arts Editor since 2011. He is formerly Production Editor (Review) and has spent 14 years as a reporter, features writer and editor on newspapers including The Scotsman, The Edinburgh Evening News, Scots national arts magazine The List, and the Illawarra Mercury.
douglast@theaustralian.com.au
Twitter: @TimDouglas_Aus
Matthew Westwood
Arts Journalist
Melbourne Bureau, Australia
Matthew Westwood, the newspaper's chief arts correspondent, was arts editor from 2008 to 2011. He has been writing about the performing arts, particularly classical music and opera, for two decades. He writes a column in the arts pages every Tuesday.
westwoodm@theaustralian.com.au
Twitter @matthewwestwood
Stephen Romei
Literary Editor
Sydney Bureau, Australia
Stephen Romei is The Australian's literary editor. He blogs at A Pair of Ragged Claws and can also be found on Twitter and Facebook. When pressed, he nominates Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment as his favourite book, though sometimes it's Moby Dick.
romeis@theaustralian.com.au
Twitter @PairRaggedClaws
Michael Bodey
Journalist
Sydney Bureau, Australia
Michael Bodey is a film and media writer for The Australian and was previously arts editor, showbiz editor and media editor at The Daily Telegraph and film critic for The Age. He is the author of Broadcast Wars and co-author of Aussiewood: Australia's Leading Actors and Directors Tell How They Conquered Hollywood.
bodeym@theaustralian.com.au
Twitter: @michaelbodey
Michaela Boland
Journalist
Sydney Bureau, Australia
Michaela Boland has been The Australian's national arts writer since 2009. For the decade before that she was the Australia reporter and theatre critic for Variety, and film and television contributor to the Australian Financial Review.
bolandm@theaustralian.com.au
Twitter @michaelamarea
Iain Shedden
Journalist
Sydney Bureau, Australia
Iain Shedden has been The Australian's music writer for the past 14 years. He has interviewed some of the biggest names in music and writes profiles, news, reviews and a weekly column for Review. He also spent many years as a professional drummer, most successfully with rock band The Saints.
sheddoni@theaustralian.com.au
Twitter @sheddy12
Justin Burke
Arts Journalist
Sydney Bureau, Australia
Justin Burke is The Australian's Out & About editor and an occasional TV critic. He is a graduate of the United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney, where he also teaches.
burkej@theaustralian.com.au
Twitter: @justinburke
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Devil inside
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Component makers must export
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Aussie Jones shares lead in Phoenix Open
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New cuts have a stake in the old
REMEMBER when the butcher was a big burly bloke with a grubby striped apron, thumb on the scales and wink for the "ladies"?
Curfews to battle truancy
INDIGENOUS communities should consider imposing curfews on children to ensure they are asleep early enough to get up for school.
Apple pays only $36m in tax
APPLE Australia paid only $36.4m in tax in the 2013 financial year despite posting record revenues in excess of $6bn.
