Producer Jamie Hilton: Why I Made Runt

Family movie Runt has just opened, the story of a young girl and her hound who…

Jewellery Splendour at Gallows

    Mosman Park’s Gallows Gallery is a-glitter with gorgeous creations from five of Western Australia’s…

Books: Julia Lawrinson – Avoiding a Happy Life

    WA author Julia Lawrinson has endured a lot, including an abusive childhood, psychiatric institutions,…

Ubud Writers Festival: Truth, Kindness and Books

    Fancy hearing acclaimed authors William Dalyrmple and Amitav Ghosh discuss world affairs; or perhaps…

Ciao,Italian Film Festival 2024

      The 25th  Italian Film Festival starts early next month,  showing some of the…

Bryan Brown’s Fave: Steak & Chips with Black Olive Butter

      He may be one of Australia’s top actors, but Byran Brown is just…

Theatre: The Children

    The Children is a prescient and cautionary tale about the dangers of nuclear power…

Caring for Our Chooks

      While most of the attention on chicken welfare in Australia is on egg…

South India: Pondering Pondy

      Next stop on our south Indian peregrination was the former French colony of…

Film: Thelma

      Writer-director Josh Margolin made this light-hearted comedy loosely based on the experience of…