Australian rocker Jimmy Barnes rushed to hospital

Broadcaster ITV has announced that this year it will hold the reality TV show in a UK castle in winter - without revealing the exact location - instead of heading "down under" as coronavirus restrictions make global travel difficult.The popular programme forces a group of celebrities to take part in "Bushtucker Trials" to win food, compete for a public vote and avoid elimination.The 2019 launch show was viewed by more than 13 million people, making it ITV's most-watched programme of the year.ITV

43% drop in second-quarter advertising revenues.

don’t be that guy."This week saw the launch of the Music Industry Collaborative Commitment, a shareable tool and resource for artists to use as they enter into one-to-one situations with collaborators or potential business partners.The Commitment is a set of common-sense commandments, intended to create a platform for safety and confidence for music-makers as they pursue opportunities where, sadly, barriers still firmly exist.The project was designed with the “acknowledgement that there are

Over 40% of students in high schools in NSW have reported being subjected to sexual harassment, and a quarter of the male students said they were called homophobic slurs.A study of over 4,000 students found that male students were more likely to experience six out of nine forms of sexual harassment than female students.“Prior to our study, no study had provided prevalence estimates of sexual harassment among adolescents in Australia, although there were previous studies that indicated that it is

In the month of July, one in seven Aussies struggled to purchase hand sanitiser or soap, while, extremely concerningly, 8 per cent could not get their hands on the medicine they require. Yet again, 12 per cent of Australian shoppers do not have proper access to dry foods, such as pasta, and 10 per cent have found there to be a shortage of fresh fruits and veggies.

Rod Stewart’s tour Down Under has been pushed back to 2022 due to the health crisis.

Thomas Jane is headed Down Under. The actor will star in and executive produce an Australian crime drama called Troppo from AGC Television, Essential Media and Beyond Production.

20 years! I can hardly believe it. Shout out to the Coyote Ugly gang @piperperabo @izabellamiko @officialmariabello @disney @tyrabanks @warren_diane @bridgetmoynahan @msmelanielynskey @leannrimes Thank you @jerrybruckheimer for letting me be a part of this continuing classic.A post shared by Adam Garcia (@thatadamgarcia) on Garcia, an Australian Colombian actor and dancer, went on to have a big role in 2001's, playing the adult version of Jason, the son of Drew Barrymore's character, Bev.

Wayne Connolly, the celebrated Australian producer, engineer and artist who has collected eight ARIA Awards -- and counting -- for his work, has launched his first label, Scenic Drive.

Australian model Lisa Gleave dished on what it was like to work with Meghan Markle on the U.S. version of “Deal or No Deal.” Markle, 38, was a briefcase model on the game show from 2006 to 2007.

In yet another covid-cancellation Los Angeles base musician Lauv has announced that the Australian and New Zealand leg of his ~how i’m feeling~ tour will be rescheduled to 2021. The announcement comes in response to government directives and the ongoing carnage caused by the pandemic.The tour follows from the recent success of Lauv’s debut album of the same name.

CEO of Woolworths Group, Brad Banducci, explained that while the mask-wearing is not legally required in the new areas, it is what needs to be done to keep everyone safe. “The safety and wellbeing of our customers, teams and communities is our top priority,” he said.

More information is trickling out about the allegedly toxic work culture at “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”.

An Australian TV host is speaking out about his “bizarre” experience interviewing Ellen DeGeneres for the country’s version of the “Today” show in 2013.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorDavid Maher and David Taylor, the co-founders of Sony Pictures Television’s Australian drama producer Playmaker Media, are stepping down in the coming months.The pair founded Playmaker in 2009 and sold the company to Sony five years later.

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At the start of July, rising hip-hop artist Tkay Maidza tweeted: “Being an introvert is weird bc nothing ever seems important enough to share lol.” Over Zoom from her parents’ home in Australia, the Zimbabwe-born artist elaborates, saying, “I just want to be in my little cocoon, but I’m in the middle of dropping a project, so that’s the last thing I should do right now.”

annual survey by Australian National University has discovered that 20 per cent of Aussie drank more than they usually do during the period of strictest COVID restrictions.  Although people generally minimise their drinking habits when asked, almost 30 per cent of the 3,000 polled upped their alcohol intake to three to four drinks weekly and over a quarter stated they were drinking over five units per week.