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Wasserman Music has hired three leading industry executives, Kevin Shivers, James Rubin and Cristina Baxter. Shivers and Rubin will join the company’s Executive Leadership Team, marking its biggest leadership expansion since it launched in 2021. All joined from WME where Shivers and Rubin were Senior Partners in the music division and co-directors of the Hip-Hop/R&B […]Wasserman Music has hired three leading industry executives, Kevin Shivers, James Rubin and Cristina Baxter. Shivers and Rubin will join the company’s Executive Leadership Team, marking its biggest leadership expansion since it launched in 2021. All joined from WME where Shivers and Rubin were Senior…

The Republican will be sworn into office for the second time in January 2025. Get the details on his inauguration here.The Republican will be sworn into office for the second time in January 2025. Get the details on his inauguration here.    Image Credit: Getty Images Donald Trump will be sworn into office for the second time soon. Two months ago, the Republican won the 2024 election against Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. Before the president-elect takes office again, his supporters want to know more about the 2025 presidential inauguration, including the date, how to attend the event and more. Before…

On Sunday night, Demi Moore won her first Golden Globe for her performance in The Substance. Her humble acceptance speech was one of the highlights of the night, and fans are hoping for a repeat performance at the Oscars. But Demi’s big night has been somewhat overshadowed by an unexpected controversy involving Kylie Jenner, of all people. Demi Moore, winner of the Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy award for “The Substance,” poses in the press room during the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Award at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025…

Now hear this: The Motion Picture Sound Editors is out with the nominees for its 2025 Golden Reel Awards. See the list below. Now in its 72nd year, the Golden Reels honor outstanding achievement in sound editing, sound design, music editing and foley artistry in 20 categories spanning film, television and video games. Winners will […]Now hear this: The Motion Picture Sound Editors is out with the nominees for its 2025 Golden Reel Awards. See the list below. Now in its 72nd year, the Golden Reels honor outstanding achievement in sound editing, sound design, music editing and foley artistry in…

The development comes a month after Canada’s deputy prime minister, Chrystia Freeland, resigned suddenly from Trudeau’s cabinet.

President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law Sunday, marking what is expected to be one of the last major pieces of legislation of his presidency.

Retired broadcaster Alan Jones arrives at Sydney’s Downing Centre court where he is met by a large media scrum and members of the public. Appearing before Judge Michael Allen, Jones’ lawyer said he intended to plead not guilty to 34 historic sexual assault charges in his first appearance before court since he was arrestedAlan Jones faces eight new charges ahead of first court appearance in Sydney Continue reading…Retired broadcaster Alan Jones arrives at Sydney’s Downing Centre court where he is met by a large media scrum and members of the public. Appearing before Judge Michael Allen, Jones’ lawyer said he intended…

New research published in Science Advances has found southern right whales live to a median age of 73 years old, with up to 10% surviving past 131 years. This makes them the second-longest lived mammals on Earth, after bowhead whales, which can live to over 200 years old. Dr Vanessa Pirotta, a whale scientist, said whales were long-lived animals ‘just like us’. Southern right whales migrate up and down Australia’s coastline every year Continue reading…New research published in Science Advances has found southern right whales live to a median age of 73 years old, with up to 10% surviving past…

Lidia Thorpe’s confrontation with King Charles, Barnaby Joyce lying on a footpath, the prime minister buying a $4.3m waterfront property during a housing crisis – Australian politics delivered plenty of memorable moments this year against the backdrop of larger political battles over taxation, the future of energy and the Israel-Gaza conflict► Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube Continue reading…Lidia Thorpe’s confrontation with King Charles, Barnaby Joyce lying on a footpath, the prime minister buying a $4.3m waterfront property during a housing crisis – Australian politics delivered plenty of memorable moments this year against the backdrop of larger political battles over taxation, the…

Soaring temperatures and strong winds have created ‘extremely difficult’ conditions for Victorian firefighters, Rick Nugent, Victoria’s emergency management commissioner, tells the media at a press conference today. He says the fire in the Grampians region, which started about a week ago, has now burned through 55,000 hectares of bush, causing ‘considerable environmental damage’Australia bushfires live updates: BoM warns fires in Victoria’s Grampians will be ‘uncontrollable’ as 80 km/h winds forecast in some areasVictorian bushfires: fire services warn against travel in ‘critical part of the day’ as extreme conditions develop Continue reading…Soaring temperatures and strong winds have created ‘extremely difficult’ conditions…

Harry Binnendijk’s home burned down in the early hours of 31 December 2019. Five years after bushfires tore through Cobargo, Harry is still rebuilding north of the town in southern NSW‘We’ve been abandoned’: the long road to recovery for black summer bushfire survivors’You can see it in their eyes’: long after the bushfires the pain lingers in Cobargo Continue reading…Harry Binnendijk’s home burned down in the early hours of 31 December 2019. Five years after bushfires tore through Cobargo, Harry is still rebuilding north of the town in southern NSW‘We’ve been abandoned’: the long road to recovery for black summer…

Pam Turner of Wildwood Wildlife Shelter has 20 hand-reared joeys living on her property. They are still too young to fend for themselves. As the Grampians fire approached her home she ushered them inside. A change in wind direction spared her property from the fire’s pathMild weekend weather brings relief to firefighters after homes lost in Grampians bushfire Continue reading…Pam Turner of Wildwood Wildlife Shelter has 20 hand-reared joeys living on her property. They are still too young to fend for themselves. As the Grampians fire approached her home she ushered them inside. A change in wind direction spared her…

Revellers around the world ring in the new year with parties, celebrations and fireworksNew Year’s Eve live: celebrations around the world as 2025 begins Continue reading…Revellers around the world ring in the new year with parties, celebrations and fireworksNew Year’s Eve live: celebrations around the world as 2025 begins Continue reading…   New Year’s Eve: from Auckland to London, the world welcomes 2025 – video | World news | The Guardian Skip to main contentSkip to navigationSkip to navigation Revellers around the world ring in the new year with parties, celebrations and fireworks Most viewed Most viewed  

We must turn our backs on this imperial fantasy of neo-Britains with better climates – and find our clean slates here in the UKIn Chris Bush and Richard Hawley’s musical, Standing at the Sky’s Edge, there’s an exchange that has stuck in my mind. The scene is Sheffield’s Park Hill housing estate at Christmas 2002. The postwar estate was once a place of modernity, civic pride and hope, but it is now run down and decaying. There are rats in the flats.Jimmy, a young security guard, and Joy, a nurse, still live in Park Hill. They talk constantly about finding…

I am an out and proud inner north Melbourne lesbian. We don’t do colour and we definitely do not wear rainbowMore summer essentialsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastI am an out and very proud member of the queer community. And I hate rainbows. Not the rainbows you see in the sky, they’re fine, nice enough, whatever. But the rainbows you see at Mardi Gras; absolutely abhor them.Every Midsumma, Pride, gay disco, queer film festival, homo park run etc I am filled with repulsion over why we picked such a daggy set of colours.Sign up for…

Within a decade, Australia could become a globally competitive battery maker – just as demand for energy storage growsAs more and more solar and wind energy enters Australia’s grid, we will need ways to store it for later. We can store electricity in several different ways, from pumped hydroelectric systems to large lithium-ion battery systems. We can also use flow batteries. These are a lesser-known cross between a conventional battery and a fuel cell.Flow batteries can feed energy back to the grid for up to 12 hours – much longer than lithium-ion batteries, which only last four to six hours.…

A concussion inspired me to challenge the invisibility of middle age, find my voice and discover how music might ward off dementiaWhen I saw the email from my neighbour asking whether I’d like to audition to sing in the rock band he played in, my body froze at the idea. My brain began drafting a reflex “Thanks, but no thanks” response. I thought: You haven’t sung in years. You’re too old.As a petite, mid-50s woman, I’d been resigning myself to that invisibility we’re told comes for us. I still hid my grey hairs beneath varying shades of red, but I’d…

Former Australian prime minister posted a photograph with himself, his wife Jenny and Donald and Melania Trump on XGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFormer Australian prime minister Scott Morrison has spent New Year’s Eve with US president-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort.Morrison posted a photo on X featuring himself and his wife, Jenny, alongside Trump and his wife, Melania, at the Palm Beach, Florida club. Continue reading…Former Australian prime minister posted a photograph with himself, his wife Jenny and Donald and Melania Trump on XGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news…

Former immigration official Abul Rizvi believes the current planning level for partner visas is acting as an ‘illegal’ de facto capGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Coalition’s proposed cuts to Australia’s permanent migration would require Peter Dutton to legislate to allow a cap on partner visas, a migration expert has warned.Abul Rizvi, a former deputy secretary of immigration, believes the current planning level for partner visas, introduced by the Coalition and continued by Labor, is acting as an “illegal” de facto cap and would need to be removed.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email…

PM frames federal poll as choice between ‘building Australia’s future’ under Labor or ‘taking Australia backwards’ under CoalitionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese will frame this year’s federal election as a choice between “building Australia’s future” under Labor or “taking Australia backwards” under the Coalition as the prime minister opens 2025 with a blitz of three campaign battlegrounds.The prime minister will move to an election footing this week, travelling to electorates across Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia to signal the unofficial start of the…