Opinion
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Next time when you stroll along Perrin Walk, pause for a moment for Henry and Cecelia Perrin
When you wander through Melba Park again, you will notice a quiet path cutting through from Market Street to Chapel Street threading its way under…
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We need to keep holding books on our hands
Every book is a house with two doors, One at the beginning, one at the end. And a book is a journey between two doors.…
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Enjoy entertainment
The Neil Diamond Musical A Beautiful Noise Thursday 2 October saw the launch and introduce the star of A Beautiful Noise – The Neil Diamond…
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It’s Football Suspiria
Him Starring Tyriq Withers and Marlon Wayans MA15+ 3.75/5 At just 96 minutes, Him is a swift, unsettling psychological horror film that doesn’t overstay its…
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Remembering Jane Goodall
There are very few whose deaths are truly humanity’s loss, and among them is Jane Goodall, the world-renowned primatologist and legendary naturalist and conservationist who…
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Fresh start needed to fix crime crisis
Crime in Victoria is at its highest level in 20 years under the Allan Labor Government. Victorians are forced to live with the consequences of…
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Different types of entertainment
Oz: The Cirque Experience World class circus acts and musical theatre stars come together in the world premier. Starring world-class circus artists alongside musical theatre…
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Sports hold a unique place in Australia
Today many may still be hoarse or nursing sore heads, either high on victory or low on feelings of loss. The post mortems will have…
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Not for everyone, including me
One Battle After Another Starring Leonardo Di Caprio, Sean Penn and Benicio Del Toro M 4/5 Loosely based on Thomas Pynchon’s 1990 novel Vineland, One…
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A novel about grief and hope
The Burrow, by Australian author Melanie Cheng, was shortlisted for the 2025 Stella Prize. The slim novel (only 185 pages) begins with this quote from…
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CARTOON: Grand Final mess and time savings
The 2025 AFL season is now over, with Brisbane Lions becoming back-to-back premiers, beating Geelong Cats by 47 points in the Grand Final. Now it’s…
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Future Shock
Just by chance this week I came across a copy of Alvin Toffler’s 1970 book Future Shock. Toffler’s main idea was that societies were entering…