Performers and yoga teachers are among those who say they are owed thousands of dollars by the festival organisers, who have filed for insolvency.

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

French activist and former actress Brigitte Bardot says many actresses sexually provoke film producers to win roles and then complain about harassment to get attention.

Frontman Colin Hay says the meaning of his song Down Under is lost on Cory Bernardi, suggesting the South Australian senator dabble in some "light hallucinogens", wander into a field and reconsider his own importance.

The vending machine is an item synonymous with modern life. But its origins extend back to first century Egypt.

A study finds wearing the popular mermaid tails and fins can reduce a child's ability to swim by up to 70 per cent, after viral video shows girl becoming stuck upside-down in backyard pool.

Australian Conservatives senator Cory Bernardi says artists asking to be removed from his party's "alternative to the Hottest 100" playlist should be thankful for the royalties, after Powderfinger, Hilltop Hoods and Darren Hayes voice their opposition.

What's red and a bit squishy? Australian opera singer Eve Klein uses a laryngoscope to connect her audience to the inner workings of her vocal chords.

The 70-metre-long tapestry depicting the conquest of England by Norman invaders in the 11th century is creating excitement in Britain after France confirms it will loan the historically significant piece.

Sweet Country — a film that competed at last year's Venice Film Festival where it won a special jury prize — sees Australian filmmaker Warwick Thornton artfully tackle the Western, a genre well suited to examining issues of race and colonisation.