‘We should be careful with public shaming’:Tim Minchin rethinks his George Pell protest song

‘We should be careful with public shaming’:Tim Minchin rethinks his George Pell protest song

Eight years after Come Home (Cardinal Pell) became a viral success,Tim Minchin is no longer convinced that public shaming is the right mechanism for change.

  • byThomas Mitchell

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  • byCameron Woodhead
Tim Minchin has empathy for Trump-voting,gun-toting homophobic Americans. Just don’t call him a ‘nuance bro’

Tim Minchin has empathy for Trump-voting,gun-toting homophobic Americans. Just don’t call him a ‘nuance bro’

In a world of tribalism,Minchin’s principles are unpopular in the liberal echo chamber of today’s social media landscape – and he’s refusing to give in.

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‘The Seagull 3’:The backstage drama engulfing the STC

‘The Seagull 3’:The backstage drama engulfing the STC

When three young actors stepped forward to take their curtain calls for The Seagull last month,not even Russian playwright Anton Chekhov could have dreamt up the drama that would follow.

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Tim Minchin weighs in on STC pro-Palestinian protest furore

Tim Minchin weighs in on STC pro-Palestinian protest furore

The performer reportedly said three actors who wore traditional keffiyeh scarves at the opening night of The Seagull were living in leftie glass bubbles.

  • byHelen Pitt
How two of Dickens’ most notorious characters landed in Sydney

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Tim Minchin hopes ‘people feel lightened’ by new Sydney Opera House song

Tim Minchin hopes ‘people feel lightened’ by new Sydney Opera House song

Performer Tim Minchin has written a song to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Sydney’s world-famous Opera House.

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Stop shirking responsibility:silicosis epidemic is avoidable

Fit,skilled young men are getting sick for no reason. This terrible situation shows how company profit is more important than the health of its workers.

Is this Australia’s most confounding celebrity?

Is this Australia’s most confounding celebrity?

Tim Minchin is one of Australia’s most successful cultural exports,though these days the unkempt hair and heavy eyeliner have been toned down.

  • byAndrew Hornery
Funny,zany and musical:but Tim Minchin has one more super power
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The much-loved performer makes us feel better about being ourselves.

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Tim Minchin takes a risk with his proudest project yet

Tim Minchin takes a risk with his proudest project yet

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