Everyday photographer Jon Lewis hits the streets to document the ever-changing cosmopolitan face of Sydney.

Sydney-born, Brooklyn-based, these Orthodox Jewish sisters are building a modest fashion empire — and you don't have to be religious to appreciate it.

Australian children need stories and books more than ever to help them deal with a "dark and uncertain world", says newly appointed Children's Laureate Morris Gleitzman.

China's newly assertive foreign policy is playing out in film, with the world's second largest movie market seeing increasingly jingoistic and militaristic themes.

Kim Cattrall rebukes her former Sex and the City co-star Sarah Jessica Parker and calls her a "hypocrite" for offering her condolences following the unexpected death of her brother.

Allergy authorities call out Sony Pictures for its depiction of "blatant food allergy bullying" in the film Peter Rabbit.

A few simple ways to tell if that photo your uncle shared on Facebook is authentic — or has been manipulated.

First it was thought to be extinct, then it popped up out of nowhere. Now researchers are baffled as to why the elusive night parrot continues to breed in harsh, dry conditions.

Artists and politicians are strange bedfellows. When there's a one-sided association, things can get complicated.

A teenager has sold out a Darwin cinema with the premiere of a film that he made almost entirely in secret.

The Adelaide Fringe is one of the centrepieces of the state's festival season — but the cost of organising a show has some artists reconsidering the value of participating.

Twenty-seven years ago Melinda Clarke published the iconic, hand-drawn Melbourne Map and now she's determined to make a new one.

If the rest of the major award ceremonies are a guide, this year's Oscars could be one of the most political we've ever seen. Here are the moments most likely to cause a drama.

A WA musician who turned his love of gardening into songs about composting and growing vegetables has seen his musical efforts bear fruit, playing the big stage at the Glastonbury Festival and having his music pushed by the United Nations.

Jackie Chan has a well known connection to Canberra but did he attend school there too?

A raw and powerful Adelaide Fringe show deals with a range of perspectives after a suicide, with some of its cast members drawn from a mental health support group.

Gowns worn by Princess Diana for everything from meeting diplomats to dancing with movie stars feature in an exhibition celebrating the fashion of one of Britain's favourite royals.

Once driven by social responsibility and the dream of affordable housing for all, architects now favour profits over people, architectural theorist Reinier de Graaf says.

Bottles of tears, runoff from sprinklers, even amniotic fluid are among the samples you donated for a new public display of what water means to our lives.

February 10 is World Umbrella Day, an occasion not typically marked by raucous celebrations but one always remembered in Melbourne's east.