Friends are our greatest gift in life. It’s time we celebrate them

Friends are our greatest gift in life. It’s time we celebrate them

Memoirist and teacher Patti Miller’s True Friends traces the unfolding of friendships that were pivotal in shaping her life.

  • byJessie Tu

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The migrant experience - survivor guilt and a variety of humiliations

The migrant experience - survivor guilt and a variety of humiliations

In her debut collection of essays,Turkish-Australian writer Eda Gunaydin examines the repercussions of starting new lives far from home

  • byDeclan Fry
I’m struggling to have the jokes about motherhood:Anne Edmonds

I’m struggling to have the jokes about motherhood:Anne Edmonds

The comedian,who returns for the 10th season of Have You Been Paying Attention?,says being a new mother is “the most joyful experience of my life”.

  • byBridget McManus
Why politicians have been kicked off the Gruen Nation panel

Why politicians have been kicked off the Gruen Nation panel

Reluctant to vote in previous elections due to his profile,host Wil Anderson has decided to exercise his democratic right this time.

  • byBridget McManus
Empty oceans,lost islands:Radicals fight to save the planet in tense thriller

Empty oceans,lost islands:Radicals fight to save the planet in tense thriller

The Good Captain is set three decades into the future where the only tuna left are in freezer vaults in Japan and the Great Australian Bight has been drilled.

  • byJessie Tu
After Yang:Kogonada’s sci-fi drama about a house android lacks punch
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After Yang:Kogonada’s sci-fi drama about a house android lacks punch

Colin Farrell stars in this tale of a blended family that includes Yang,an android or ‘technosapien’ who serves as their daughter’s tutor,babysitter,and protective elder brother,

  • byJake Wilson
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Rick Morton’s book on growing up in the country keeps land to the rear

Rick Morton’s book on growing up in the country keeps land to the rear

The past is the main character in this insightful anthology,with contributors often describing the country as a place of transit rather than of permanence.

  • byDeclan Fry
The Repair Shop shines a light on how well things used to be made

The Repair Shop shines a light on how well things used to be made

Carpenter,sustainable builder,and host Dean Ipaviz says watching their team of skilled artisans at work is one of the pleasures of the show.

  • byMelinda Houston
In their new film,Warren Ellis and Nick Cave find order in chaos

In their new film,Warren Ellis and Nick Cave find order in chaos

On the eve of the launch of This Much I Know to be True,Warren Ellis says he and Nick Cave are feeling an “incredible kind of emotional release” with audiences.

  • byMartin Boulton
‘Obsessive’ Nicolas Cage gets in on the joke in a cunning comeback comedy
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‘Obsessive’ Nicolas Cage gets in on the joke in a cunning comeback comedy

Playing a fictionalised version of himself,the Hollywood star tackles the task with all the reckless sincerity he can muster.

  • byJake Wilson
Photo 2022 puts the focus on humanity and breaking boundaries

Photo 2022 puts the focus on humanity and breaking boundaries

Across more than 90 separate exhibitions and outdoor artworks,the festival weaves photography and art into the fabric of the state sites including Melbourne’s Parliament House,the Old Treasury Building and the Town Hall.

  • byRachelle Unreich