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.

When Jamie Morton's father sent him chapters of a book to read, he was shocked to find his father had written a porno.

You're likely to lose your money if you buy tickets from scalping websites, authorities are warning, after Perth Arena turns away 354 people with invalid tickets to 14 different events.

With university fees set to rise, and job prospects in the arts sector remaining bleak, many aspiring creative types are faced with a dilemma: is going to art school worth it?

A well-travelled wooden tent is once again being assembled in Hobart as part of Tasmania's Ten Days on the Island festival.

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.

The former US president jokes about his ears and grey hair and praises his wife's "hotness" at the unveiling of the couple's official portraits at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery.

Clyde Stubblefield, a drummer for James Brown who created one of the most widely sampled drum breaks ever, dies aged 73.

In China, the ancient art of paper cutting is seen as high culture but a new project aims to bring it to the masses in Australia.

In 1975 an exhibition of sculptures was held in Commonwealth Park.

The Trainspotting sequel reunites director Danny Boyle with his original cast 20 years later and has a powerfully melancholy undertow.

Parents are being reminded to pre-vet every app their young children download amid renewed concerns that virtual reality gaming is exposing minors to sexual advances.

Who will win, who should win and who could cause the biggest upset at this year's Academy Awards?

They nail items into their heads, swallow swords and juggle chainsaws, but who are the real people behind these freak show acts at the Adelaide Fringe?

Of course we should shame Pete Evans for what he feeds his daughter, writes Ben Pobjie. But while we're at it, that kid has a really bad haircut...