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During World War II a vast, underground bunker full of fuel for Australian and Allied ships lay in the periphery of Sydney’s Domain parkland. In the 1980s it was drained and then abandoned for decades. The Art Gallery of New South Wales recently made it the dimly lit jewel of its new contemporary wing. The […]
What’s the best thing about Australia? Or at least the most emblematic thing? Here’s my vote: the free gas barbecues in local parks. They’re everywhere: outer suburbs, regional towns and beachside parks. The local council pays for the gas, even though half the people using that gas are ring-ins from other areas. “No worries, help […]
In the 2000s, male artists routinely excavated the popular culture of their boyhood for imaginative repurposing in their art. Michael Chabon’s novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay traces the lives of two men who become comic-book creators. In Jonathan Lethem’s The Fortress of Solitude, two boys find a magic ring they use to take on superpowers; the […]
How the Cuban Missile Crisis inspired It’s a Small World, and a cat tune sung by Peggy Lee had racist undertones – Arwa Haider traces the unexpected stories behind a century of Disney classics, decade by decade. Music has always been the true key to the Magic Kingdom. Around a century ago, Walt Disney declared his […]
Plastic made from seaweed and milk that doesn’t come from a cow. Those ideas may once have been seen as fanciful science fiction, but a boom in Australian biotechnology is making these discoveries, and more, the way of the future. Seaweed could revolutionise how humans make all kinds of plastic product, according to Perth-based start-up […]
Vivid Sydney, Australia’s biggest festival hit its biggest attendance record in history boasting a crowd of more than 3.28 million. The preliminary figures demonstrate another booming year for Vivid with the record participants enjoying Light, Music, Ideas and Food programs over 23 nights. Vivid Sydney has always been a festival about bringing people together, and […]
Today, educators around Australia have access to the official educational resources for this year’s NAIDOC Week theme: ‘For Our Elders’ on the ABC Education website. The resources, written by educators from Culture is Life and overseen by Co-Chair, NAIDOC Committee, Dr Lynette Riley, AO, guide all educators on how to meaningfully introduce the stories and themes to […]
Nearly exactly six years ago, Prince Harry touched down in Sydney and the city succumbed to a bad case of Aitchmania. The dashing HRH was in town to drum up some noise about the next Invictus Games and such was his lure that crowds braved truly bucketing rain to see him. Prince Harry hugs 97 year old […]
Indulgence Richard Clayderman’s “Forever Love” 2023 Australia tour concert in Sydney were launched at Ticketek.com.au. This is the first time Richard Clayderman perform on the Australian stage after his “40 Years of Romance” global tour five years ago. It will be staged in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane from April 16-23, 2023. Richard Clayderman was born […]
Sewing a shark-sized rainbow leotard in her Bardwell Park garage, artist George Buchanan was unaware of the social media storm she was about to create. She was more worried about the literal storm hitting Sydney last week. “It is made out of the fabric you make togs from, though, so I did hope it would […]
