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Rare piece up for bidding

A black and white picture of John F Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe together, taken on May 19, 1962 during a Democratic fund raising event where Monroe sang "Happy Birthday, Mr President" for JFK, will be up for auction.

Michael Schildberger dies at age 72

Veteran Australian journalist Michael Schildberger, presenter of a famous current affairs show in the 1970s, has lost his battle against prostate cancer.
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Surfin Australia

American rock band The Beach Boys will be surfing Australia when they head to the land down under for an act at the Gold Coast 600 motor race in October.

Australia's campaign inspired by Mickey Mouse

A music expert says that Tourism Australia might face legal issues soon, with the release of it's latest ad jingle that is silimar with the theme song of Disney's Mickey Mouse Club.

Who wants James Bond's car?

For the first time in its history, James Bond's 1964 Aston Martin DB5 will be up for auction and is expected to fetch more than $6 million in bids.

Everybody loves Homer

Survey reveals that people love Homer Simpson and the "creatively brilliant in stupidity" personality that he has, being named the greatest character created for television and film for the past 20 years.

Director pulls out from ‘Hobbit’ film

'Hellboy' director, Guillermo del Toro, announced yesterday that due to unforeseen production delays, he is forced to back out from the planned film version of J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Hobbit'.

Mario Galaxy 2 arrives earlier than expected

Nintendo will be promoting Mario through a tour that will begin at the end of this month. Gamers will be able to play Mario Galaxy 2 and win a stack of prizes at different shopping centres around the country.

The right to IVF

A prisoner should still be able to receive in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments despite imprisonment in the same manner that other inmates in the same jail could still fall pregnant through conjugal visits, a court has heard.

MJ's children get $33m each

It has been revealed that the late king of pop Michael Jackson's will states that his children will receive more than $33 million each.

Seervai ousted from MasterChef

Food ingredient researcher Jimmy Seervai has been eliminated from the MasterChef after being failed by his seafood platter.

Kobi Graham gets wiped out

Kobi Graham, from the Australian reality TV show "Bondi Rescue", said that he was fortunate to have escaped paralysis and death when his neck was broken during a surfing wipeout.

Sydney Opera House is safe

An engineering report done by theatre consultants Marshall Day Entertech said that there may be possible "multiple fatalities" if a serious malfunction will occur.

PETA's horror house

PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) wants to occupy the evil Amityville murder house.

Twilight phenomenon hits Sydney

Teen idols Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner flew in from Los Angeles to see their Australian fans who swarmed to the Luna Park just to be able to catch a glimpse of the Twilight Eclipse extravaganza.

‘Harry Potter’ stars talk series end

After dedicating about half their lives working on the billion-dollar 'Harry Potter' franchise, and with each other, the three stars who played the famous wizard trio discuss the series' end.

Australian writer passes away

Western Australian writer, Randolph Stow, author of The Merry-Go-Round in the Sea, died in England at the age of 74.

Patrick McDermott is alive

Patrick McDermott, Olivia Newton-John's ex-boyfriend, volunteered to give a DNA sample to prove that he is alive.

Newton is up and about

Matthew Newton is back. Fresh from the rehab, he will rebuild his life by starting with a hosting job on a television show.

Germany conquers Eurovision

Lena Meyer-Landrut's rendition of the punchy pop ballad "Satellite" won Germany this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo. She is the second German to win in 55 years.

Celine Dion gets double

After nine years since giving birth to son René-Charles and six in-vitro fertilizations, Canadian singer Celine Dion is pregnant again.

Gary Coleman dies at 42

Gary Coleman, who shot to fame playing the role of Arnold Jackson on the hit 80s sitcom 'Diff'rent Strokes', died on Friday noon after sustaining a fatal head injury from a fall in his Utah home. He was 42.

Cheryl Cole files for divorce

International singer Cheryl Cole has filed for divorce from her footballer hubby, Ashley, said a spokeswoman on Wednesday.

James McAvoy joins the X-Men

Scottish actor James McAvoy will work with British director Matthew Vaughn in the upcoming Twentieth Century Fox's X-Men. McAvoy will play Chrales Xavier in X-Men: First Class which narrates the younger years of Xavier and Erik Lensherr before they became archenemies Professor X and Magneto.

MP: Ban Cat Stevens

Victorian upper house MP Peter Kavanagh, from the Democratic Labor Party, wants Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, to be barred from Australia.

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