AMP winner: Lisa Mitchell beat out a field of eight other short-listed Aussie artists.
Ex-Idol wins $30k music prize
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Former Australian Idol contestant Lisa Mitchell has won the Australian Music Prize for 2009.
Oz authors protest China visa refusal
More than 90 Australian authors have signed a letter protesting against China's refusal to grant a visa to one of the country's most celebrated novelists because he is HIV-positive.
Show goes on despite soggy tutus
A 100-year-old wool store full of stained tutus and soggy props is not a pretty picture for one of the country's flagship arts companies.
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Hollywood teen icon Corey Haim, who starred in 80s hit The Lost Boys, has died after an apparent drug overdose.
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A behind-the-scenes look at new opera Bliss before its official opening on Friday.
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Actor and director John Bell speaks about his latest production King Lear.
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Forget the awards, the real competition is on the red carpet for Hollywood's best dressed star.
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US Army explosive technicans give their reaction to the portrayal of their work in the Oscar-winning movie The Hurt Locker.
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The most coveted Oscar for best picture goes to low-budget Iraq drama, The Hurt Locker.
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Kathryn Bigelow becomes the first woman to win the best director award at the Oscars.
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Sandra Bullock wins the Oscar for best actress for her role in The Blind Side.
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Jeff Bridges bags the best actor award for his role as a washed up country singer in Crazy Heart.
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Mo'Nique wins best supporting actress for her role in Precious at the 82nd Academy Awards.
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Christoph Waltz has won the best supporting actor Oscar for his role in Inglourious Basterds.
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Actor Neil Patrick Harris has kicked off Oscars 2010 with a satirical musical number.
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British 'glam-ma' is the hottest DJ in Paris nightclubs playing old-school hits, electro beats and bling-bling.
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Swimming carnival snap: An amateur photo has won Australia's premier photographic portrait prize.
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Thousands of people stripped down outside the Sydney Opera House for photographic artist Spencer Tunick.
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AM: Under fire: Soldier who says he inspired the film The Hurt Locker is suing its Oscar-nominated producers.
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AM: It has been revealed some funds raised by the Live Aid and Band Aid benefit concerts were used by rebel groups to buy weapons.
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AM: Melbourne's live music venues given a break after the Victorian Government signals it will back down on its contentious licensing laws.
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The World Today: Ruby Hunter, who became one of Australia's best-loved Indigenous singer/songwriters, has died.
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PM: Australian publishers have been urged to act swiftly to address demands for content for new e-book readers.
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