March
How Mel Gibson’s gun rights got this Federal worker fired
Elizabeth Oyer said she was fired after refusing to back the restoration of gun ownership rights to the Australian actor, who was convicted on domestic-violence charges in 2011.
January
Mel Gibson among Trump ‘envoys’ to sort out ‘troubled’ Hollywood
The president-elect announced on his social media site this week that three actors would be his eyes and ears to the movie-making town.
November 2024
Five days on a Greyhound bus into an anxious America
Catching a Greyhound bus across the “rust belt” swing states gives an extraordinary insight into the psyche of American voters ahead of the US presidential election.
May 2024
Behind Ian Malouf’s $50m bet on umbilical cords
The Dial-A-Dump founder has shrugged off doubts about stem cell therapy and is investing heavily to get the treatments more widely approved.
April 2024
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.
August 2022
Battle over Olivia Newton-John’s heritage
After the death of the superstar singer, different nations are clamouring for recognition.
June 2021
Admit everything! How to make a modern Hollywood apology
Outraged mob at your door? You’d better ‘listen’, ‘learn’, ‘evolve’ and, most important of all, show gratitude.
January 2021
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.
August 2020
Johnny Depp, the High Court and the reality of fame
The libel trial brought by the Pirates of the Caribbean star says as much about the dazzle of celebrity as the quest for truth.
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.