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“It’s something I wrote when I was in my 20s. I’m not ashamed to have written it, but I can't quite make out what the fuss is about… It’s a mystery, but it’s a great mystery. Somehow stories touch people.”
Author Tim Winton, speaking to ABC Radio National after winning the station’s Top 100 Australian Books countdown with his 1991 classic, Cloudstreet.

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Swedish pop star Zara Larsson got a shock when a young fan pulled off a standing backflip on stage at her Adelaide show. Keegan Power, 14, camped out for two days, hoping to be chosen to perform the viral dance break from Larsson’s hit ‘Lush Life’. Larsson wraps up her sold-out Australian tour at Sydney’s Afterpay Arena on Friday.

British singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding has said she is “mortified” after learning she’d modelled pink diamonds from a controversial Western Australian mine.

The pop star was photographed wearing the jewels at the opening of a Boodles jewellery store in London earlier this month.

The mine sits on Indigenous land, and traditional owners have acknowledged her apology.

Argyle is in WA’s East Kimberley region and was once the world’s main source of pink and red diamonds.

Mining ended in 2020 after 37 years, but questions about the site remain.

Gelganyem, a group that represents the traditional owners of the land, has raised concerns about the state it has been left in. It says mining destroyed traditional sites, and the group is concerned about the lasting impact of forever chemicals on the local environment.

Goulding, 39, is best known for hits like ‘Lights’, ‘Burn’ and ‘Love Me Like You Do’. She is also an ambassador for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and, last year, was named a Member of the Order of the British Empire for her commitments to biodiversity and the climate.

In 2022, Goulding spoke at a UN environment meeting and accused mining firms of “destroying” ancestral lands.

Earlier this month, Goulding appeared as a guest of honour at the launch of Boodles’ new London flagship store. It came just a week after the luxury jewellery house announced it had bought the Argyle Pink Diamonds brand and its inventory from Australian mining giant Rio Tinto.

British publication The Mirror first pointed out the link between Boodles and Argyle Pink Diamonds, and Goulding gave the publication a statement.

The singer called her appearance at the event an “error in judgement”, saying that Indigenous and local communities “deserve better”.

“You will certainly not see me wearing diamonds originating from the Argyle mine again,” she told the publication.

WWF UK told TDA it “takes seriously the environmental impact of mining and the effect it can have on Indigenous and local communities”. The organisation said it had discussed the issue with Goulding and that it continues to “value her support”.

Gelganyem chair Kia Dowell, a Gija woman, told The Mirror she acknowledged Goulding’s apology, and hoped it would help Rio Tinto shareholders understand what’s at stake at Argyle.

Rio Tinto says it’s “committed to respectfully closing and rehabilitating the mine and returning the land to its traditional custodians.”

Reporting by Elliot Lawry.

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Kylie Jenner walked the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show runway in LA this week wearing a bra covered in diamonds, worth about $US50 million ($AU77m).

The moment marked the return of the ‘Fantasy Bra’, a fixture of Victoria’s Secret (VS) runways of yore, not seen since 2018. It comes two years after the show itself returned from a six-year break.

The resurrection of the fantasy bra has reignited debate about the show’s place in contemporary society, and how much it’s really changed.

U.S. lingerie and beauty retailer VS held its first fashion show in 1995, and it became an annual televised event by 2001.

Models, known as “Angels”, walked in lingerie and feathered wings alongside live performances from the world’s biggest pop stars, and the show became a ratings powerhouse.

The diamond-encrusted fantasy bra, first worn by supermodel Claudia Schiffer in a 1996 ad campaign, became a fixture of the runway show in 1999, growing in spectacle (and value) over time. Modelling it was considered the highest honour for any Angel, with past wearers including Heidi Klum, Tyra Banks, Gisele Bündchen and Australian Miranda Kerr.

The VS show eventually began to divide audiences, as many pointed to a lack of cultural and physical diversity. Mainstream publications, including Cosmopolitan, began to describe it as anti-feminist and problematic.

Critics warned the show promoted harmful body-image ideals, pointing to media coverage of models’ restrictive diets and extreme gym regimens in the lead-up to each year’s show. Australian model Bridget Malcolm, who walked in the 2015 and 2016 VS shows, has since spoken publicly about developing an eating disorder during her time modelling.

Things came to a head in 2018 when Ed Razek, then-Chief Marketing Officer of VS’ parent company L Brands, dismissed the idea of casting ‘plus-size’ and transgender models, telling Vogue: “The show is a fantasy.” Razek later apologised.

At the same time, the #MeToo movement was changing how audiences viewed brands. The VS show lost more than half its viewers between 2016 and 2018, falling to a record low of 3.3 million in 2018. In November 2019, L Brands confirmed the show would not go ahead, saying it needed to evolve how the brand was marketed.

Months later, a New York Times investigation alleged a culture of misogyny, bullying and sexual harassment across the VS business. It reported Razek was the subject of “repeated complaints about inappropriate conduct” spanning several years. Razek denied the allegations.

The investigation also reported that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who managed L Brands founder Leslie Wexner’s multibillion-dollar fortune, had posed as a VS recruiter to “lure” women. Wexner has said he cut ties with Epstein in 2007. Their relationship was explored further in Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons, a three-part docuseries released in 2022.

After a lengthy hiatus, Victoria’s Secret announced the return of its runway show in 2024. In October that year, Alex Consani and Valentina Sampaio became the first transgender models to walk in the show. Despite this, reviews were mixed.

Body-image author and influencer Alex Light described the inclusion of models Ashley Graham and Paloma Elsesser as “a token attempt” at showcasing a “palatable take” on body diversity.

Since 2024, supporters have celebrated the show’s overhauled casting strategy. In 2025, Marie Claire writer Halie LeSavage applauded the show for spotlighting “the most curve representation of any runway this year.”

Critics argue the core idea of the VS runway hasn’t changed. New York Times fashion commentator Vanessa Friedman wrote that the latest show felt “almost as if the past seven years didn’t happen”.

Meanwhile, some longtime fans argued the fantasy bra should have gone to a veteran over Jenner, but VS Chief Creative Officer Adam Selman told Vogue the brand wanted “an unexpected talent who has a massive following and massive cultural impact.”

The comeback has also coincided with a business turnaround. VS shares hit a record high in June, after the company changed its stock market ‘ticker’ to “VSXY” in May, saying “sexy has always been part of our DNA.” The share price rose again after Sunday’s show.

For Victoria’s Secret, all this attention may be the point. Whether the show has reinvented itself, or simply returned, is a question audiences are still debating.

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Reporting by Emma Gillespie.