Private Sydney

Chris Hemsworth treats fans to sneak peek of new film in Sydney

Andrew Hornery 9:28 PM   It was when Chris Hemsworth became a father himself he was inspired to throw his star power behind the Australian Childhood Foundation, a charity which aims to protect some of the most vulnerable children in the country.

Rinehart heiress cosies up to mystery man

Ginia Rinehart and a mystery man in Melbourne on Thursday.

Andrew Hornery   We only know him as "Simon", but on Thursday in Melbourne he only had eyes for one of the wealthiest heiresses in the world: Ginia Rinehart, the youngest of mining mogul Gina Rinehart's four children.

Tropfest has a history of near-death experiences

Tropfest director John Polson with actor Naomi Watts at the festival in 2008.

Andrew Hornery   Former Sydney filmmaker turned New York television producer/director John Polson killed off his beloved Tropfest baby at the 11th hour this week, but this is not the first time Polson has skated on thin ice with the festival.

PS BRIEFS

Bachelorette Sam Frost (with Rove McManus) has skipped work just days into her new breakfast radio show.

Andrew Hornery   As far as Hollywood bitchfights goes, Australian comedienne (though frankly PS has never really found her funny) Rebel Wilson versus Kylie and Kendall Jenner  is certainly a juicy one.

PS JOH: Crowning glory

Marilyn Koch and Jo Bailey have been side by side in their hairdressing business for three decades.

Andrew Hornery   Joh Bailey is celebrating 30 years of coiffuring the heads of the rich and famous.

PS: Doctor Who brings new dimension to Sydney space

Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman star in Doctor Who.

Andrew Hornery   On television he manages to travel space and time with not much than a supersonic screwdriver, the Tardis and an earnest assistant by his side.

Crazy legislation 'protects murderers', says magazine editor

Editor-in-chief of <i>The Australian Women's Weekly</i> Helen McCabe.

Andrew Hornery   Helen McCabe presents the 2015 Andrew Olle Media Lecture

Good luck Jupert, you'll need it

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Andrew Hornery   There is nothing quite like a freshly minted celebrity "hook-up" to get the keyboards singing.

PS: Mauboy-gate and more from Flemington

Even Jennifer Hawkins was not enough to save Myer from bad press.

Andrew Hornery   Jessica Mauboy inadvertently became the second-biggest story to come out of this year's Spring Racing Carnival after she was bumped from singing the national anthem just minutes before she was due to go on stage.

PS in The Birdcage

What happened in The Birdcage at the Melbourne Cup

Sasha Mielczarek and Sam Frost make their debut as a couple in the Myer marquee at the Melbourne Cup

Andrew Hornery   The sun is shining but not quite as bright as some of the celebrity talent which have started to file into the Birdcage marquees at Flemington for this year's Melbourne Cup.

Marquee performers out in the Birdcage

Julie Bishop and David Panton turned heads.

Andrew Hornery   It was probably the easiest $150,000 Hilary Swank has ever made. As the rain pelted down over Flemington's Birdcage marquees for Derby Day, the two-time Oscar winner was feted as the biggest celebrity to be trackside for 2015's start of the Melbourne Cup Carnival on what turned out to be a steamy and sticky afternoon.

Top celebrities give Flemington marquees a miss

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Andrew Hornery   The marquee hosts inside Flemington's famed Birdcage have struggled to woo celebrities with pulling power this year.

Accent coach helps stars to Strine

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Andrew Hornery   Whatever Australians make of the film The Dressmaker, there is one thing we all seem to be in agreement on: Kate Winslet has nailed the Aussie accent.

PS: Diva Awards show drag queens not quite extinct

Minnie Cooper and Tora Hymen open the 2015 DIVA Awards.

Andrew Hornery   Though fewer venues are available, drag queens still manage to find places strut their stuff.

Packer, Carey hit red carpet in Macau

From right, Melco Crown Entertainment's Co-chairman, James Packer, singer Mariah Carey, Co-chairman and chief executive officer, Lawrence Ho and his wife Sharen Lo, pose at the red carpet of the opening ceremony for the Studio City project in Macau, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015. China's world-beating gambling hub is getting a taste of Hollywood glamor as its newest casino resort makes its debut on Tuesday with a glitzy grand opening that masks turmoil behind the scenes. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Perry Williams   James Packer and his girlfriend, Mariah Carey, finally appeared on the red carpet together as they officially opened Melco Crown's $4 billion Studio City Casino.

Sam Frost tipped to join Rove as co-host of 2DayFM breakfast show

Sam Frost on The Bachelorette.

Andrew Hornery   She's apparently just found the love of her life on The Bachelorette, but Sam Frost is about to undertake what ranks as one of the great passion killers: waking up at ungodly hours to work in breakfast radio.

Tabloid Liz's birthday take on feminism less than super

Elizabeth Hurley in 2008: Even as she moves into her 50s, her ambition in life seems to be based around the superficial.

Andrew Hornery   Liz Hurley burst onto the pop culture radar in a Versace dress barely kept together with safety pins, but surely after all these years she has formed more compelling views on the world?

PS ANNACOREN Ultimate challenge faces Anna Coren


A heavily pregnant Anna Coren visits her family before giving birth. Anna is on maternity leave from CNN and her home in Hong Kong and visited family before she gives birth. Anna has been staying at a commune near Byron.

Andrew Hornery   A new siege ahead as ultimate achiever Anna Coren travels unfamiliar territory.