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HAIR is set in the sixties, a turbulent, anarchic and exciting time in which people were losing faith in the establishment, austerity measures and the Vietnam War. Hippie counter culture, experimentation and free-love eschewed conformity and the world collectively let their HAIR down. Today, amidst global turmoil, issues like human rights, the environment, freedom of religion, race and gender equa...

US Comedian, Author and Activist CHELSEA HANDLER is returning to Australia for the first time since her 2014 live tour. LIFE WILL BE THE DEATH OF ME: CHELSEA HANDLER’S STAND-UP COMEDY TOUR, taking the same name as her just-released #1 NY TIMES BEST SELLING sixth book, Life Will Be The Death Of Me, will see the disarmingly honest and riotously funny Handler, head to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne f...

Following on from her national For Your Love single tour in April, Montaigne has released new single Ready, and confirmed details of her forthcoming LP Complex and national tour. Ready is undoubtedly Montaigne’s most anthemic single to date, and is lifted from her soon to be released second album entitled Complex, the follow up to her ARIA Award winning, Top 5 debut album, Glorious Heights.  New s...

Adam Elliot is an Oscar Award winning independent stop-motion animation writer and director. He has become one of the world's most celebrated animators with films including Uncle, Cousin, Brother, Harvie Krumpet and Max and Mary. In 2003 Harvie Krumpet, narrated by Geoffrey Rush, won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film, eclipsing the work of the Disney, Pixar and Fox studios. The Annecy Interna...

Find Your Voice - All Abilities Choir is a celebration of human spirit!  The choir is a collective of individuals identifying with a disability sharing energy & emotion through music.  Established in southwest Victoria by singer/songwriter, Tom Richardson, and All Abilities Advocacy mentor, Kylie Thulborn, the choir grew from humble grass-roots meetings into showcase performances at the 2018 P...

Donate to a women’s charity that makes a real, on-the-ground difference to homeless women and victims of domestic violence.  Share The Dignity collects thousands of pads, tampons and personal hygiene products every YEAR for women experiencing homelessness and poverty.  Small dignities make a big difference.  Share The Dignity ensure everyone is afforded the dignity so many of us take for granted....

Cassandra Dunn is a clinical and coaching psychologist and an experienced mindfulness educator, workshop facilitator and keynote speaker. She also hosts the wildly popular Crappy to Happy podcast, which has reached nearly 8 million downloads ! Following on from her hugely successful debut, Crappy to Happy: Simple Steps to Love Your Life , in her new book, Crappy to Happy: Love What You Do , Cassan...

Over a twenty-five year career, Snow Patrol have carved out a unique place for themselves.  Since their 1998 debut, Songs for Polarbears, the band have racked up an impressive number of critical and commercial accolades, including over 17 million global album sales, 1+ billion global track streams, 5 UK Platinum Albums, an Ivor Novello award and have been nominated for a Grammy and Mercury Music P...

The story of Spiderbait is an unlikely but heartwarming one – three friends from a small Australian country town taking on the music scene, and emerging triumphantly 25 years later, friendship intact, and now one of the biggest and best rock bands on the national landscape. Taking inspiration from far-reaching influences from all sides of the musical spectrum (everything from Slayer to The Bangles...

Organ and tissue donation can save and transform the lives of those Australians who receive a transplant. Organ and tissue donation involves removing organs and tissue from someone who has died (a donor) and transplanting them into someone who, in many cases, is very ill or dying (a recipient). The decision to donate organs and tissue is an act of extraordinary generosity. Almost everyone can dona...

Sheppard co-front-woman Amy Sheppard has created a movement .  After years of filtering her image to try to conform, Amy posted a raw, unedited and real photo to Instagram in January. By doing so, she unknowingly ignited social media and began her call for fans to embrace their real selves and no longer buy into the airbrushed, un-real fantasy that lives on social media. In one post after another,...

Crack out the bubbly, lay out the cheeseboard and strap yourself in as 20 beautiful bachelorettes, battle a mix of excitement and nerves as they meet their Bachelor, astrophysicist Matt Agnew. And so do we! Having travelled the globe to follow his passion for space, Matt is ready to settle down and share his life with that special someone. Joining him on his romantic expedition are 28 clever, funn...

July 25 is Carousel Day.  One of the first conceptual design for a carousel was in in 500 A.D. in the Byzantine Empire, which depicts baskets, carrying riders, suspended from a central pole. Then, In the 1840s, Franz Wiesenoffer created the first merry-go-round in the United States in Hessville, Ohio. Since the early 1800’s, carousels are all about the children, laughing as they go round and round...

One of China's most famous & most loved athletes, Sun Yang beat  Australia's Mack Horton in the final of the swimming World Championship 400m freestyle, to claim his fourth consecutive gold medal. Mack Horton took a stand against arch-rival and convicted drug cheat Sun Yang, by refusing to stand next to him on the podium at the world championships. The Australian swimming fraternity stood by H...

Celebrating the recent release of their sensational sophomore album Malibu Nights , alt-pop masters LANY returned to Australia for a massive national tour across July. They had a stop in Melbourne at Margaret Court Arena and Stampsy scored 2 tickets to the show. She couldn't attend so she offered the tickets to her workmate Jaimie and her daughter Skye. What happened next was a comedy of errors. ...

Adam Goodes was a champion AFL footballer and Indigenous leader.  In the final years of his career, the cheers turned to boos.  Using archival footage only, this film reveals the incidents that provoked heated media commentary and divided the nation. Ahead of it's Channel 10 premiere, Director of "The Final Quarter", Ian Darling, checked into the Departure Lounge to chat about Adam approving the f...

The Type1 Foundation raises money to fund family support events and activities that provide invaluable support and connection to families living with Type1 Diabetes.  From diagnosis right throughout the journey, The Type1 Foundation is available to support individuals and their families for no cost. A Type1 Diabetes diagnosis can be both traumatic for an individual and it changes a life instantly,...

A malware attack was discovered by researchers from Check Point. Dubbing it ‘Agent Smith, researchers from the Israel based cyber security firm say that the attack "allows hackers to replace legitimate apps with the fraudulent ones opening profit making doors to them". Check Point Software Technologies says that the malware-filled apps were downloaded on more than 25 million devices operating acro...

Miley Cyrus had a near death experience when she recently flew to Glastonbury festival. Miley was in a private plane with her mother, Tish, her sister, Brandi and the rest of Miley's management team. Brandi revealed in the Your Favourite Thing Podcast with co-host Wells Adams how the trip shaped up to be a horrific experience after the plane ran into technical difficulties — leaving them all feari...

This week the lads from Weekend Breakfast, Andy and Ben, have been stepping up and stepping in to the Departure Lounge while Josh is on holidays. Joining Stampsy on Wednesday, Ben had a surprise for her. Drumroll.... The first (and final edition) of the "It's The Co Host Quiz". How well does Stampsy know her 3 co hosts - Josh, Andy and Ben? "3 is deplorable, 4 is a pass, 5 brings home the chocolat...

Australian Ninja Warrior is back with a bang – all new, with huge cash incentives, tougher obstacles and fresh faces. Two hundred inspired, everyday athletes have been training in preparation to take on the world’s toughest and most renowned obstacle course. Mums and dads, tradies and farmers, students and business owners of all shapes, sizes and ages from across Australia will line up to see if t...

Sydney powerhouse Diana Rouvas has been crowned winner of The Voice 2019 in one of the biggest Grand Finales ever. In the closest voting results in the history of The Voice Australia , Diana, a returning All Star, edged out runner-up Daniel Shaw, and the other two finalists, Zeek Power and Jordan Anthony. Her winner’s single, Wait For No One , is available to listen to here . Diana is the first wi...

Australia’s longest-running children’s television program, Happy Birthday Play School: Celebrating 50 Years marks a milestone birthday for this ABC TV show. The exhibition at the National Wool Museum Geelong will provide a wonderful opportunity to relive your childhood memories, remember your favourite presenters and consider the changing nature and experience of Australian childhood across the pa...