Has Australian political rhetoric gone over the top? Monday night’s Q&A asked us to ponder that question.
Archive for April, 2019
‘A party of hatred’: Q&A panel clash over preferences and Palmer
Tuesday, April 30th, 2019From the Archives: US tunes in, turns on as Ellen comes out
Monday, April 29th, 2019Would America’s first sitcom lesbian make her TV debut to the sound of thousands of closet doors being flung open? In 1997, gay activists certainly hoped so.
Northern beaches comedy to open Sydney Film Festival
Monday, April 29th, 2019Bryan Brown, Sam Neill, Richard E. Grant and Greta Scacchi are among the ensemble cast of new Australian film Palm Beach.
Deep Time Dreaming captures imaginations and literary award
Monday, April 29th, 2019The NSW Premier’s Awards book of the year shows how archaeological discoveries have upended notions of Australian ancient history.
Australian jazz dynamo never runs out of puff
Monday, April 29th, 2019After directing the All Star Global Concert, followed by the world’s largest youth jazz festival, James Morrison heads on tour with US vocalist Kurt Elling.
Hilarious melange of Australian and French theatrical traditions
Monday, April 29th, 2019Bell Shakespeare’s production of Moliere’s comedy The Miser is a bit bizarre, but bloody good fun.
‘You can’t get too attached,’ says Game of Thrones actor Isaac Hempstead Wright
Monday, April 29th, 2019He’s better known as Bran Stark – and his transformation into the all-seeing Three-Eyed Raven has given him one of the show’s biggest super powers: survival.
It was the biggest battle ever on GoT – and of course, not everybody survived
Monday, April 29th, 2019The dead and the living finally faced off in the longest, biggest and most-anticipated battle in show history. SPOILERS.
From the Archives, 2002: In the Land of Les Murray
Monday, April 29th, 2019Award winning Australian poet Les Murray has died aged 80. We remember Murray with this 2002 article from the archives.
Les Murray: The leading poet of his generation and possibly of this country’s history
Monday, April 29th, 2019Murray’s power came from extraordinary poetic technique and a determination to draw for his subject matter on Australia and its past.