Cruise ship staff clad in pointed white hoods for an Australian costume party were “snow cones” not the Ku Klux Klan, the operator said on Wednesday. Video of the fancy dress faux pas showed ...

Or they might see a funny clip of a cartoon version of an elite athlete dissolving into the floor and wonder what on earth is going on. These characters are drawn by Tennis Australia’s Mark ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Italian world No.1 Jannik Sinner is standing at the back of the tennis court. He is bent over and his racquet is ready for Alex ...

For Gina Rinehart, Christmas came early with her friend Donald Trump’s election win last November. Since then, it’s been an everlasting festive season for Australia’s richest person ...

The company has optioned the novella and is planning a French-language production which will shoot in France and Europe, with post-production taking place in Australia. Casting is underway with ...

An Australian cruise company sent a parade of ... the coast of Tasmania dressed as “Ku Klux Klan” members during a Christmas-themed event. Terri Rawling via Storyful “Is this appropriate ...

Julia Sweeney‘s “Pat” was a frequent and popular sketch star during the 1990s era of Saturday Night Live, but in recent years the character of indeterminate gender has come under criticism ...

GO FURTHER Australian Open final: Jannik Sinner beats Alexander Zverev for third Grand Slam title At this pause in play, let's take a look at the cartoon stars drawing a lot of the attention at ...

Leasing Christmas Island to the United States would be a financial and strategic win for Australia and would allow Washington to diversify its Indian Ocean foothold away from Diego Garcia.

Chrissy Lau, the designer of Australia Post's Year of the Snake stamps and lucky snakes painted on a light rail tram in ...

Johannes Leak’s brilliant cartoon on the Auschwitz memorial speaks more than pages of words. Selecting Penny Wong to represent Australia was the latest in a long series of decisions displaying ...

She is most definitely a household name in Australia, but in Britain ... and during glowing character references she sat head in hands, seemingly a little embarrassed at the attention.