Monique Schafter
Trump too hard to satirise, say South Park creators
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Trey Parker and Matt Stone say US politics is currently "much funnier than anything we could come up with".
Topics: opera-and-musical-theatre, comedy-humour, animation, world-politics, melbourne-3000
Manson: There's definitely a global movement to eradicate women's rights
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Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson says women will suffer as the world shifts towards conservatism, and warns women to stop focusing on trying to be beautiful.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, music, bands-and-artists, indie, feminism, melbourne-3000
Violin virtuoso siblings perform together for first time in 25 years
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It has been more than two decades since Australian siblings Stanley, Daniel and Kyli Dodds — all world-renowned violin players — performed together. Now they're about to reunite as part of the Australian World Orchestra.
Topics: classical, human-interest, sydney-2000
Israel's kibbutz dance company visits Australia
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Dancers from Israel's Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company — in Australia for a world premiere at the Sydney Opera House — talk about living and working on a communal kibbutz founded by an Auschwitz survivor.
Topics: dance, sydney-2000
Robert Forster on 'Grant and I'
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Former Go-Betweens singer-songwriter Robert Forster opens up about his friendship with collaborator Grant McLennan in a new book called Grant & I: Inside and Outside the Go-Betweens.
Topics: author, bands-and-artists, pop, brisbane-4000, sydney-2000
New film tackles infamous Cronulla riots with comedy
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New film Down Under revisits the aftermath of Australia's most notorious recent race riots — as a comedy.
Topics: comedy-film, multiculturalism, race-relations, community-and-society, cronulla-2230, australia, nsw, sydney-2000
The niche online dating apps bringing people together
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Most people know about mobile dating app Tinder, but have you heard of Bae, Salaam Swipe or JSwipe?
Topics: mobile-phones, relationships, internet-culture, human-interest, australia
Crystal says he and Ali 'were very good friends in a very real way'
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Comedian Billy Crystal discusses his friendship with Muhammad Ali, that orgasm scene in When Harry Met Sally, his secrets to hosting the Oscars and his concern about the current state of US politics.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, australia
Goldstone director on being caught between two worlds
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Like the central character in his new film Goldstone, Indigenous filmmaker Ivan Sen says he sometimes feels caught between the white world and the black world.
Topics: indigenous-culture, film-movies, thriller-films, tamworth-2340
Jodie Foster looks back at half a century of making movies
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Academy Award winner Jodie Foster speaks to 7.30 about women in film and looking back on Taxi Driver.
Topics: film-movies, director, drama, sydney-2000, australia
Smashing hip hop's sexist cliches, artist Urthboy pays tribute to his mother in song
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Daughter of the Light pays tribute to the obstacle his mother overcame to succeed and raise a family single handed.
Topics: hip-hop, family, burwood-2134
Sister of Auburn politician Salim Mehajer crowned Miss Lebanon Australia (video)
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The sister of the controversial former deputy mayor of Auburn, Salim Mehajer, is crowned Miss Lebanon Australia.
Topics: charities, community-and-multicultural-festivals, local-government, charities-and-community-organisations, auburn-2144, sydney-2000, nsw
Australian opera star 'the next Joan Sutherland'
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Opera singer Nicole Car had not heard an opera until she was 17, but just over a decade later, she is one of Australia's brightest stars.
Topics: opera-and-musical-theatre, music, arts-and-entertainment, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
Black Comedy: How Indigenous humour is driving social change
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As momentum grows for constitutional recognition for Australia's first peoples, a group of Aboriginal performers have taken a different approach to reconciliation — humour.
Topics: comedy-humour, theatre, television, mental-health, aboriginal, indigenous-culture, sydney-2000
Musicians blurring the gender lines
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A new generation of gender and sexually fluid pop artists are smashing through gender stereotypes and giving license to other young queer folk to flaunt their idiosyncrasies, writes Monique Schafter.
Topics: music, popular-culture, sexuality, gays-and-lesbians, youth, social-media
Nathaniel Rateliff: Music for sweaty blue collar workers and gospel lovers
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Missouri-born musician Nathaniel Rateliff and his band The Night Sweats are capturing the world's attention with their infectious blend of toe tappin' gospel soul.
Topics: music, religion-and-beliefs, united-states, australia
Making a Murderer creators deny bias accusations
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The co-directors of hit documentary series Making a Murderer discuss their 10-year journey scrutinising the US justice system, and say they never set out to convict or exonerate anyone.
Topics: television, documentary, law-crime-and-justice, australia, united-states
Conchita Wurst talks Eurovision, gay marriage and her famous beard
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The 2014 Eurovision winner and drag queen discusses gay marriage, blurring gender boundaries and Australia's next Eurovision contestant.
Topics: gays-and-lesbians, marriage, community-and-society, australia, austria
Creative couples make their pillow talk public
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Logie award-winning actor Rob Carlton and his other half, writer Adrienne Ferreira join playwright David Williamson and his wife author Kristin in opening up about sex, lust and marriage.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, theatre, drama, relationships, marriage, family-and-children, australia
Shamir: 'Who am I to get offended if you call me her or she?'
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Shamir Bailey was one of the breakout artists of 2015, but his distinctive voice and androgynous appearance is also attracting plenty of attention.
Topics: music, community-and-society, religion-and-beliefs, sexuality, united-states
Australian star of Orange is the New Black flags big changes in new series
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Australian actress Yael Stone, who plays Lorna Morello in the Netflix hit series Orange is the New Black, speaks to 7.30 about her signature lipstick and changes afoot for the cast as the fourth series approaches.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, theatre, drama, australia, united-states
Lets talk about sex: Older Australians on breaking a taboo
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Six senior citizens share their thoughts on their sexual encounters, past and present, in an effort to combat the taboo nature of the topic and offer wisdom to young people.
Topics: sexuality, sexual-health, human-interest, family, australia, sydney-2000
Jasper Jones jumps from the page to the stage
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Australian author Craig Silvey's much-loved, multi-award-winning novel Jasper Jones is adapted for the stage and screen.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, books-literature, film-movies, crime-fiction, theatre, australia, wa
Soul, songs and suits: Meet Leon Bridges
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He only started writing music four years ago, but modern-day soul sensation Leon Bridges has already inspired a new generation of fans and earned a Grammy nod.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, music, music-awards, blues, united-states, australia
The mate test: Friendship theory developed by Sydneysider goes viral (video)
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Unhappy with the way she was navigating through friendships, Mobinah Ahmad developed a "friendship and acquaintance theory" which has been gaining attention internationally.
Topics: community-and-society, human-interest, australia, sydney-2000
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