December 2023
What happened to the $170m record sale of Sydney’s The Oaks Hotel?
Ten months after the sale to a local family was announced, the famous north shore pub remains in the hands of the Thomas family.
- Larry Schlesinger
March 2023
Tilda Swinton urges next-gen Australian creatives to just go for it
In a galvanising encounter organised by the luxury house Chanel, the actor tells students of film, theatre, art and design they need neither money nor powerful connections to create works of true worth.
- Charis Perkins
October 2022
Weak Aussie dollar stirs Hollywood’s hunger for more content
US media giants are looking to cash in by pumping money into Australia’s film and TV industry.
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- Mark Di Stefano
January 2022
The filmmakers grappling with humanity’s greatest threat
Once considered a fringe subject, climate change has proved a rich seam for filmmakers to mine as they wrestle with how, exactly, to depict looming disaster.
- Sonia Rao
September 2020
Who's who of Sydney get out of town to luxury holiday home retreats
An intriguing line-up of buyers is swapping the city for the great outdoors or ensuring that if there’s another lockdown in future they have somewhere to go.
- Lucy Macken
January 2020
Australia's worst movies: a screen test
So long as we see our first priority as being ‘supportive’ to our film industry, Australia will continue to make movies that nobody wants to watch.
- John McDonald