Insight
Cents and sensibility: The new certainty playing out in theatres
He is the artistic director who knows how to bring the wow factor to theatre audiences, championing the new, confronting taboos. But, right now, there is a problem.
- by Cassidy Knowlton
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Tony Wright’s Column
Real life
Stranded, stressed … then blown away by an act of kindness
A foolish, absent-minded mistake could have wrecked our road trip. Instead, it led to a rescue – and a reminder of the good in the world.
- by Tony Wright
Opinion
Courts
‘The system protects its own’: Why most people who are wrongfully convicted don’t get compensated
The prosecutor’s remarks to the jury were “contrary to his responsibility to the court”. But the man jailed as a result still can’t get compensation for how these decisions ruined his life.
- by Michael Bachelard
Shae is a librarian. She also plays one of the most brutal sports
She made history in 2019, and next week Shae Graham will be heading to Paris to compete with the Australian Steelers in the Paralympics.
- by Henrietta Cook
Analysis
Naked City
While the city sleeps: On the road with cops, chasing youth offenders
Police slowly approach, then the car roars to life, racing away from us at speeds of up to 140km/h. Police know the driver, 16, is one of their five most active offenders.
- by John Silvester
‘I thought, this is the most interesting story about the city I live in’
Melbourne author Murray Middleton spent eight years writing a follow-up to his prize-winning debut, setting it in Flemington’s doomed public housing towers.
- by Adam Carey
Perspective
Early childhood
The Cubbies: the junkyard that became home to children’s dreams
An empty block in Fitzroy became a place of adventure for the children of the tower blocks. Scrounging cast-offs, they built their dreams: cubby houses.
- by Tony Wright
Analysis
Naked City
Greg Lynn and trying to pull a rabbit from a legal hat
The defence thought it would win and chose not to push for a new trial. To now say it was a miscarriage of justice is a little like getting a free kick, playing on, hitting the post and then asking for another shot.
- by John Silvester
Analysis
Naked City
A lifetime in the police force, but when he died, there was no farewell honour
Daryl Payne wrestled a gun from a shooter and won a valour award. But the way we treat people like him falls way too short of the mark.
- by John Silvester
Analysis
Naked City
Why ego should be a gangster’s dirty word
Instead of hiding in the shadows, gangsters are flaunting their wealth. Changes to the law may make them trip over their extravagance, right into trouble.
- by John Silvester
Inside the secret place saving women
It is hidden behind a high fence and protected by 16 security cameras. This place of safety is where women escaping violence get the chance for a new life.
- by Wendy Tuohy
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