‘Oh no. Do we have to?’ Essie Davis didn’t want Nitram made. But then she read the script

‘Oh no. Do we have to?’ Essie Davis didn’t want Nitram made. But then she read the script

The Tasmanian-born actress plays one of two women who were central in the life of the Port Arthur killer.

  • byStephanie Bunbury

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‘The most silent of all silences’:Port Arthur massacre film opens in Tasmania

‘The most silent of all silences’:Port Arthur massacre film opens in Tasmania

Against the wishes of some survivors,Nitram opened in Tasmania this week,at two cinemas only.

  • byGabriella Coslovich
Does the film about the Port Arthur massacre immortalise the killer?

Does the film about the Port Arthur massacre immortalise the killer?

Today on Please Explain,senior culture writer Karl Quinn joins Nathanael Cooper to discuss the film Nitram and whether it should have been made.

  • byNathanael Cooper
Don’t fear Nitram:why you should see Port Arthur massacre movie
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Don’t fear Nitram:why you should see Port Arthur massacre movie

Award-winning author Richard Flanagan watched the film with his friend Brian,a policeman helicoptered into Port Arthur during the massacre.

  • byRichard Flanagan
‘Evil ignored is evil repeated’:Why I will see the Port Arthur movie

‘Evil ignored is evil repeated’:Why I will see the Port Arthur movie

Nitram is sparking an uncomfortable and confronting conversation about Australia,guns and our culture - but it’s a discussion we need to have.

  • byAndrew Hornery
Director addresses controversy about Port Arthur massacre movie

Director addresses controversy about Port Arthur massacre movie

In his first Australian interview about his movie ahead of its premiere at Cannes,Justin Kurzel explains why he felt it had to be made.

  • byStephanie Bunbury
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Permanent gun amnesty declared nationwide to get illegal guns off streets

Permanent gun amnesty declared nationwide to get illegal guns off streets

Australians will be able to surrender their illegal or unregistered firearms without fear of being fined or prosecuted under a new nationwide permanent amnesty.

  • byRob Harris
Port Arthur is still a stark reminder to change the script of mass killings

Port Arthur is still a stark reminder to change the script of mass killings

We denied the Port Arthur killer the infamy he sought. We gave it to the Christchurch killer. We shouldn’t. The evidence tells us there is more to our success in keeping mass shootings from these shores than gun numbers alone. We must not lose the lessons we have learned these last 25 years.

  • byGlynn Greensmith
Port Arthur and gun control:we cannot rest on our laurels
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Port Arthur and gun control:we cannot rest on our laurels

We honour the memory of that horrific day through continued vigilance to reduce firearm injury and death in our community.

  • byJoel Negin
As Port Arthur anniversary approaches,let us never speak his name

As Port Arthur anniversary approaches,let us never speak his name

A quarter of a century ago,a man killed 35 people in Tasmania. We need to focus on the victims,not the perpetrator.

  • byAndrew Leigh
Hitler,terrorism,Port Arthur:Should some subjects be off limits?

Hitler,terrorism,Port Arthur:Should some subjects be off limits?

The court of public opinion has decreed a film about the Port Arthur shooter should not be made. But is that judgement right?

  • byKarl Quinn