Neil Balnaves Dies: Prominent Australian TV Exec Was 77

Sam Heughan, 41, is charming women both on and off screen. The Outlander star sparked dating rumors with Australian model Monika Clarke after the two were spotted kissing during a lunch date at Soho’s Café Select in New York City this past weekend. Other photos showed the pair looking like they’d stepped out for coffee together. Sam has been linked to a few different lucky ladies over the years, he’s been a noted bachelor the past few years. Fans are now assuming that he and Monika are a full-fledged couple.

Lil Bo Weep, real name Winona Brooks, has died at the age of 22, her family have confirmed. Her father Matthew Schofield shared the heartbreaking news on his Facebook page alongside a series of photos of his daughter. Sharing that she passed away on Saturday 5 March, he wrote: "02/01/2000 to 05/03/2022 "This weekend we lost the fight for my daughter's life against depression , trauma , PTSD and drug addiction that we have been fighting since we got her back from America through emergency repatriation DFAT but broken .

♬ original sound – lil bo weep Fans have since paid their tributes online, commenting how Weep’s music affected their lives. One fan wrote: “Your music got me through one of the most mentally challenging points in my life”.Alice Glass joined those paying tribute, writing on Twitter: “Rip Lil Bo Weep.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAustralia-set, Jamie Dornan-starring thriller series “The Tourist” has been widely licensed for broadcast in Europe and Asia. Dornan stars as a man who, after an epic car chase in the outback, wakes in hospital with no idea of who he is. He is forced on a brutal, and often funny journey of self-discovery, while trying to stay one step ahead of the people trying to kill him.With All3Media International handling rights sales, the show has been licensed to NPO for The Netherlands, VRT for Belgium, RTE for Ireland, Cosmote for Greece, and France Télévisions (for its France 3 channel).

An autopsy on cricket legend Shane Warne reveals he died from 'natural causes'.

Leon Bridges has announced he’ll be embarking on a four-stop tour of Australia later this year.Bridges revealed the news earlier today (March 7) via his social media, sharing a photo of the tour poster.He’ll be playing the first two shows in Perth and Melbourne in September, then heading to Brisbane and Sydney for two October dates, with the latter taking place at the iconic Sydney Opera House. He’ll be supported by Australian musician Milan Ring for all shows except Sydney.General tickets for the dates go on sale Friday, March 11, with pre-sale tickets available from Wednesday, March 9.

Foo Fighters revealed their plans to embark on a full-scale tour of Australian capital cities this November.Dave Grohl mentioned the tour several times during the Foos’ two-and-a-half hour set, first in a speech building hype for their performance of ‘Shame Shame’ (from last year’s ‘Medicine At Midnight’ album). “You know we’re coming back here in November for a real tour,” he quipped to the crowd, after getting booed for telling them the Foos were about to play a shorter-than-usual set.

Foo Fighters have paid tribute to late friend and Mushroom Group founder Michael Gudinski during a recent Australian performance.The concert took place last night (March 4) at GMBHA Stadium in Geelong, Victoria, just a few hours out of Melbourne. It marked the first time an international act has played a stadium show in the country since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.The rock legends played a series of hits including ‘The Pretender’, ‘Times Like These’, ‘My Hero’, and more, finishing their set with a tribute to Gudinski, a leading Australian promoter and record executive who brought a host of international acts to the country during his career.“I would like to dedicate this last song to an old friend, who’s not here with us tonight – a person that always brought us over here, took care of us and made us happy – a sweet man, who made everything fun Down Under,” frontman Dave Grohl said.“Coincidentally, we managed to get down here about… Almost exactly a year since his passing.

Shane Warne's four friends frantically tried to revive him after he suffered a fatal heart attack on holiday in Thailand, according to police.

Shane Warne has sadly passed away at the age of 52.

Australian cricket legend Shane Warne has died at the age of 52 after suffering a suspected heart attack, his management have confirmed. In a statement, Warne's management said: "Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived. "The family requests privacy at this time and will provide further details in due course." Shane, who was in Thailand at the time, had tweeted about his "sadness" at the death of fellow cricketer Rod Marsh only hours earlier.The sports favourite suffered a heart attack aged 74.

Naman Ramachandran Shane Warne, legendary former Australian cricket player and television commentator, died of a suspected heart attack on Friday. He was 52. Warne’s management company MPC Entertainment said that he was found unresponsive in his villa in Koh Samui, Thailand.“It is with great sadness we advise that Shane Keith Warne passed away of a suspected heart attack,” MPC said in a statement.

Wyatte Grantham-Philips editorThe Australian Consulate-General of Los Angeles is celebrating International Women’s Day this year with a special event focused on the work of Australian women in film and television — with the goals of both drawing attention to international production success in Australia and building stronger connections in the industry.On March 10, around 80 guests are expected to attend a panel discussion and networking opportunity in an outdoor garden at the official residence of Consul General Jane Duke in Brentwood. Duke will host four female Australian filmmakers to participate in the panel: director Unjoo Moon (“I Am Woman”) serving as moderator, actor and producer Rose Byrne (“Physical”), actor Charmaine Bingwa (“The Good Fight”) and cinematographer Ari Wegner (“The Power of the Dog”) — who recently became only the second woman in the history of the Academy Awards to be nominated for a cinematography Oscar.

EXCLUSIVE: Succession and The Lost Symbol actor Ashley Zukerman leads feature sci-fi thriller In Vitro which has just wrapped filming in regional New South Wales, Australia.

Australian Idol, setting the course to stardom as she went on to release a number one debut album, join forces with the Young Divas, star in The Bodyguard musical and compete on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here. Amongst other things. Now, she's taking on the world's favourite singing competition as she vies for a spot in Eurovision.WATCH: Eurovision - Australia Decides' artists announcedThe 39-year-old singer is competing alongside the likes of Jaguar Jonze and Sheldon Riley in the upcoming Eurovision - Aus Decides event, for the chance to represent Australia at Eurovision this year. For fans who've been along for the ride since her Australian Idol days, it's a joy to know Paulini is still in love with music and keen to try something new 19 years after she burst onto the scene."Oh gosh, you'll make me feel old!" she laughs when we talk about watching her on-screen back in 2003, adding: "I’m always going to be thankful for Aussie Idol, that’s where I started."We caught up with Paulini ahead of Eurovision – Australia Decides, to ask her all about the famously quirky singing competition and her career highlights so far.Paulini is competing in Eurovision - Australia Decides.Eurovision is such a fun and quirky singing competition, what made you want to sign on for Australia Decides?I had basically known of Eurovision for a long time and I've watched my other peers perform - like Jessica Mauboy, Guy Sebastian and Dami Im - it's been great to see how Australia has evolved.

Grimes, it looks like Elon Musk might have a new love interest.According to reports from Daily Mail, the billionaire’s new girlfriend has been revealed as Australian actress Natasha Bassett. On Thursday, the pair were spotted on Elon’s private jet after his plane touched down in Los Angeles.The 27-year-old grew up in Sydney, Australia before relocating to New York at the age of 19 to attend drama school.