Port Arthur
Remarkable landscape includes one of the best beaches no-one knows about
A hike in southern Tasmania takes in spectacular capes and a beach that should be in Australia’s top 10.
- Jim Darby
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This stunning castle is the birthplace of an unlikely Irish rebel
Ireland’s Dromoland Castle - now a five-star heritage hotel - boasts a fascinating history and an intriguing connection to Tasmania’s Port Arthur.
- Billy Cantwell
- Opinion
- Port Arthur massacre
Port Arthur is still a stark reminder to change the script of mass killings
We denied the Port Arthur killer the infamy he sought. We gave it to the Christchurch killer. We shouldn’t. The evidence tells us there is more to our success in keeping mass shootings from these shores than gun numbers alone. We must not lose the lessons we have learned these last 25 years.
- Glynn Greensmith
From the Archives, 1996: The Port Arthur massacre
25 years ago, a gunman shot and killed 35 people at a popular tourist site in Port Arthur, Tasmania. The carnage horrified Australia and spurred the federal government to introduce tougher gun laws across Australia.
- Gerard Ryle, Caroline Overington and Kendall Hill
- Opinion
- Port Arthur massacre
As Port Arthur anniversary approaches, let us never speak his name
A quarter of a century ago, a man killed 35 people in Tasmania. We need to focus on the victims, not the perpetrator.
- Andrew Leigh
- LETTERS
- Letters
This seems more like a sieve than a system
Age readers discuss recent breaches of the quarantine system and the suitable of using "hot' hotels as part of the system.
- Analysis
- Australian film
Hitler, terrorism, Port Arthur: Should some subjects be off limits?
The court of public opinion has decreed a film about the Port Arthur shooter should not be made. But is that judgement right?
- Karl Quinn
Writer of Bryant film: 'Evil repeats itself if we don’t shine a light on it'
Shaun Grant said he knew the film would be controversial but his motivation was to consider why mass shootings happen and how gun control can prevent them.
- Karl Quinn and Rachel Clun
- Opinion
- Film
We don't need a film about mass murderer Martin Bryant
A movie about Port Arthur killer Martin Bryant is entirely irresponsible and should be stopped in its tracks.
- Richard Keddie
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- Australian film
Snowtown director making movie about Port Arthur mass killer Martin Bryant
The troubled upbringing of Australia's worst serial killer is the subject of a new movie from director Justin Kurzel.
- Karl Quinn
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