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NIDA graduate Sarah Snook at the Olivier Awards

Sarah, Cate, Kip, Baz and Mel are all alumni, but NIDA is broke

Australia’s premier dramatic arts institution produces the biggest names in theatre and entertainment, but it is struggling to get by.

  • Julie Hare

November 2023

Different Directions, 1964, by Yvonne Audette, carries an estimate of $120,000 to $160,000 in the catalogue for Deutscher and Hackett’s November 22, 2023 auction in Sydney. A diptych, the work measures 128 x 161.5 cm overall. 

Antipodeans old and new carry hopes at end-of-year sales

Smith & Singer is hoping to end the year with a bang to trump Deutscher and Hackett as the top-selling auction house of the year.

  • Elizabeth Fortescue

August 2023

An emphatic new auction record for Australian sculpture was set by Joel Elenberg’s Mask 1, 1978, which fetched $1,156,250 (including premium) at Smith & Singer’s August 23, 2023, sale in Sydney. The presale estimate was $350,000 to $450,000. Mask 1 stands 55cm high including the base, and is made of black Belgian marble.

Sculpture smashes $1m barrier as ‘grotesque and meaningless’ painting brings $950k

Joel Elenberg’s depiction of his wife Anna Schwartz set an auction record for a sculpture in Australia, while Arthur Streeton’s cigar box lid had plenty of admirers.

  • Elizabeth Fortescue
Arthur Streeton’s Evening Game, 1889, painted when the artist was 22, debuted in the historically important exhibition, the 9 by 5 Impression Exhibition, in Melbourne, 1889. The work in oil on cardboard is estimated at $400,000 to $600,000 in the catalogue for Smith & Singer’s August 23, 2023 auction in Sydney.

$600k for a small, ‘grotesque and meaningless’ painting?

Fred Williams might top Smith & Singer’s big mid-year sale of Australian and international art, but the more modest works have the most intriguing stories.

  • Elizabeth Fortescue

March 2023

Michelle Yeoh accepts the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for “Everything Everywhere All at Once” at the Oscars.

Michelle Yeoh makes history with Oscars win

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” swept the awards, winning best actress, best picture and five other Oscars.

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  • Lisa Richwine
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Grit and gut instinct take women to top of fashion world

Talent and trust in their instincts have helped women succeed in the tough world of fashion, as five leaders recount their struggle to the top.

  • Lauren Sams

February 2023

Cate Blanchett, winner of the leading actress award for “Tar”.

‘Extraordinary’ Cate Blanchett wins best actress BAFTA

The British Academy Film Awards are seen as a key indicator for next month’s Oscars.

  • Marie-Louise Gumuchian

January 2023

Cate Blanchett accepts the award for best actress for Tar at the 28th annual Critics Choice Awards.

I taught Cate Blanchett how to conduct an orchestra

For her new drama, the actor threw herself into the role of musician Lydia Tár – but the transformation was gruelling, says her coach.

  • Natalie Murray Beale
Michelle Yeoh with the award for best performance by an actress in a motion picture, musical or comedy for Everything Everywhere All at Once.

At rehabbed Globes, Yeoh, Spielberg and White Lotus win

Stars and studios boycotted last year’s ceremony, which NBC opted not to televise, saying the awards needed time to make ‘meaningful reform’.

  • Jake Coyle
Australian nominees include Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth Debicki and Baz Luhrmann.

Elvis v Avatar: Golden Globes battle for credibility after scandals

One of the glitziest awards ceremonies is back on the Hollywood calendar after the event was abandoned over controversy around race and ethics.

  • Lisa Richwine

January 2021

Cate Blanchett performing in "Electra" in 1992 while studying at NIDA. The acting school is among the first four recipients of emergency funding for major arts companies.

NIDA gets second act after emergency funding

The performing arts school is among the first four recipients of a $35 million federal lifeline for arts companies crushed by COVID-19.

  • Michael Bailey

December 2020

Courteney Cox starred with David Arquette in The Shrink Is In, unaware of the secret side deals used to fund the film.

The indestructible Devesh Chetty

He might have jail time for forgery, but that's a tribute to the film industry's unflagging ability to look on the bright side of its money men.

  • Neil Chenoweth

October 2020

Cate Blanchett’s former house, Bulwarra.

Cate Blanchett’s former trophy home returns to market for $20m

The historic house, regarded as one of Sydney’s best-known luxury homes, last traded for $18 million and is expected to set a record for Hunters Hill.

  • Lucy Macken

September 2020

The Astor apartment of Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton was originally three separate apartments that have since been amalgamated.

Cate Blanchett's $12m Sydney apartment sold

The largest apartment in historic 1923-built landmark building The Astor was bought from Wizard Home Loans founder Mark Bouris five years ago for $8 million.

  • Lucy Macken

June 2020

Cate Blanchett puts in a stellar turn as conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly in Mrs. America.

Cate Blanchett and Rose Byrne shine bright in 'Mrs. America'

There are stars of all stripes in this bingeable series about the battle for equal rights for US women in the '70s, including two Australian standouts.

  • John McDonald
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January 2020

Lisa Havilah’s ambitious plans for Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum

Few cultural institutions in Australia have been as controversial as the high-profile museum project in Parramatta.

  • Jane Albert
Stars of The Morning Wars Reese Witherspoon, left, and Jennifer Aniston at the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards .

Golden Globes stars' outpouring of support over bushfires

The Golden Globes winners had a political message for Australia.

  • Mark Kennedy

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