Taking to Twitter to address the issue for the first time since he was barred from the country at the weekend, the hitmaker explained that he is 'not the pink elephant in the room anymore'.

GetUp! says its campaign to block Chris Brown from entering Australia 'supported a racist narrative men of colour are more violent than their white counterparts'.

Chris Brown forced to cancel his upcoming One Hell Of A Nite Australia and New Zealand tour after he failed to receive a visa due to his past conviction for domestic violence related offences.

RUTH SUNDERLAND: It hasn't helped that the first to hold out the begging bowl is Virgin, which is part-owned by US giant Delta and partly by billionaire Sir Richard Branson.

Defending champions Australia claimed their fifth Women's Twenty20 Cricket World Cup title after thrashing India by 85 runs in Sunday's final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

PAUL NEWMAN: David Warner yesterday became the first big name to pull out of the ECB's new Hundred competition to concentrate on international cricket.

Following the ball-tampering scandal of March 2018, Cricket Australia handed Smith a 12-month suspension adding he would not be considered for captaincy for another year after that.

Joe Root believes David Warner was better behaved in the last Ashes series than the previous one. The Australian batsman is known to be a lively character and Root thought he was calmer.

EXCLUSIVE BY DAVID COVERDALE: Eight months on and the noise of that unforgiving Edgbaston crowd is still ringing in Cameron Bancroft's ears. 'It was loud, it was intimidating.'

Former Australia captain Mark Taylor and wicket-keeping great Adam Gilchrist believe pay cuts are inevitable for the country's cricketers as the sport gears up to deal with the financial crisis.

EXCLUSIVE BY DAVID COVERDALE: Eoin Morgan's side are scheduled to face the Aussies in three Twenty20s and three one-day internationals from July 3-16.

There are fears that the current restrictions put in place by their federal government preventing Australians flying abroad in all but essential circumstances will last into final quarter of this year.

The four-week tournament remains in its scheduled slot of an October 18 start, although Cricket Australia have reserved the right in the circumstances to reassess the situation as late as August.

Australia were due to play three ODIs and three Twenty20s against England from July 3 and ECB chief executive Tom Harrison last week expressed hopes that they would still go ahead.

LAWRENCE BOOTH: When Graham Williams walked out to bat at Lord's on May 21, 1945, it had not been a fortnight since Germany's surrender.

Charlie Sheen is set tour Down Under for a speaking engagements in Melbourne and Sydney.

Charlie Sheen's first-ever speaking tour in Australia later this year looks set to be an eye-opener.

Charlie Sheen's first-ever Australian speaking tour will be held in November, with the Hollywood star visiting Sydney and Melbourne.

The Hollywood bad boy is charging fans up to $1500 to attend his upcoming Australian shows

Charlie Sheen's first-ever Australian speaking tour will be held in November, with the Hollywood star visiting Sydney and Melbourne.

He lands on Australianshores in less than a month, and has promised that nothing will be off limits in his shows. 

Charlie Sheen is heading to Australia next month for a highly-anticipated speaking tour.

From Bill Clinton and Oprah Winfrey, Pamela Anderson and Kim Kardashian, publicity guru Max Markson has worked with them all and has revealed his favourite memories in his new book.

American actor and martial arts specialist Steven Seagal has announced a speaking tour of Australia. 

Cristiano Ronaldo has finally arrived back in Turin after having his private jet refused permission for takeoff in Spain on Sunday. The Juve forward has suffered a logistical headache in getting back.

MARTIN KEOWN - INSIGHT: Gareth Southgate will have learned a lot about his players on Friday in what would have been a very disappointing night for him. 

Before the tournament begins Gareth Southgate's side will travel to Vienna on June 2 to play Austria, before returning to England for a tie against Romania at an undecided English stadium.

Jadé Tuncdoruk (pictured) has made history as the first Australian to receive a prestigious award alongside the likes of Jennifer Aniston and Gwen Stefani.

Jadé Tuncdoruk has became the first Australian social media influencer to win an E! People's Choice Award.

Pilots for the major carrier began their 48 strike on Monday - grounding most fleets and causing chaos for jetsetters.

Hundreds of thousands of UK jobs in the tourism, fast food, retail, and leisure sectors could be axed within weeks because of coronavirus (pictured, BA logo on aircraft at London Heathrow Airport).

Russian-American Vitaly Zdorovetskiy, who goes by username Kingvitaly, spent five days in jail after being arrested for climbing one of the pyramids in Giza.

These pictures include soldiers playing with kangaroos in Egypt, a Kiwi soldier writing graffiti on the side of a shed, and a large band playing music while walking through destroyed streets.

She's the eight-year-old singer who was featured on American Idol, Good Morning America and many other shows after going viral on YouTube.

Foxtel will not be broadcasting the current season of American Idol. 

Singer-songwriter Lloren, 29, whose real name is Lauren Bannon, from Weymouth, told FEMAIL it's easy to understand why so many victims of sexual assault and harassment stay silent.

Multiple class action lawsuits have been launched in the U.S. for trillions of dollars involving thousands of victims in more than 40 countries, including Australia, but are doomed to fail.

Actress Emma Corrin will portray Princess Diana in the royal couple's 1983 trip to Australia. Ms Corrin adopted Diana's iconic early 1980s hairstyle to film in Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey.

The Crown series four filming commenced in London again on Monday and actress Emma Corrin transformed into Princess Diana.

Australian social media star Tara Whiteman has been named the 17th highest-paid person in the world on Instagram, according to new figures released in the Instagram Rich List.

James Corden is set to bring his popular program, The Late Late Show, to Australia for a tour in 2021. 

Elsa Pataky is now sharing her wealth of fitness knowledge with fans - as she's announced her very first Australian book, titled: 'Strong'.

The $38million new marketing campaign - which urges tourists around the globe to 'Come Live our Philausophy' - was unveiled on Wednesday.

Matt Damon revealed on Monday's Ellen DeGeneres show that when he was in Australia with Chris Hemsworth in March, he stepped on an eight-foot python.

Chris Hemsworth has pledged $1million towards helping firefighters and residents affected by the Australian bushfires.

Fashion labels like Gucci, Camilla and AUrate are joining in the Australia bushfire relief efforts. FEMAIL rounds up brands making a difference Down Under.

Elsa Pataky and her husband Chris Hemsworth made the move from Hollywood to Byron Bay back in 2014.

Chris Hemsworth has called for Australia Day, which occurs on January 26, to be moved to a different date. 

Three Australian superstars have been named among Forbes' top-earning Hollywood stars.  

JOE STRANGE IN JAPAN: Jason Day pocketed $210,000 and bragging rights over Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Hideki Matsuyama as he won GOLFTV's first ever Skins event in Japan.