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Unanswered questions dog Dutton’s nuclear dream

Unanswered questions dog Dutton’s nuclear dream

The Nuclear Energy Institute estimates that one nuclear reactor needs billions of litres of water per year for cooling, and “all of this water requires filtering somehow”. As nuclear reactors need to be operational 24/7 and can’t be switched on and off at short notice to cover peak demand times, where does Dutton suggest this water will come from for his chosen sites?

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‘Bigger than Barbie’ Italian movie wins Sydney Film Festival competition

‘Bigger than Barbie’ Italian movie wins Sydney Film Festival competition

There’s Still Tomorrow has a surprising light touch for a film about a woman trapped in a toxic marriage.

  • by Garry Maddox
With Megalopolis, Coppola makes Baz Luhrmann seem like a shy introvert

With Megalopolis, Coppola makes Baz Luhrmann seem like a shy introvert

Francis Ford Coppola’s ambitious sci-fi drama has had its Australian premiere at the Sydney Film Festival.

  • by Garry Maddox
Charmian Clift, ‘radicalising force’ for feminism, finally gets to shine

Charmian Clift, ‘radicalising force’ for feminism, finally gets to shine

A new documentary shows the Australian writer as a glamorous rebel and unrecognised collaborator on George Johnston’s novel My Brother Jack.

  • by Garry Maddox
Midnight Oil to a ‘jaw-dropping’ Demi Moore: 15 highlights of the Sydney Film Festival

Midnight Oil to a ‘jaw-dropping’ Demi Moore: 15 highlights of the Sydney Film Festival

From Cannes award winners to local documentaries and big-name stars, these are the festival’s top picks.

  • by Garry Maddox
Still scarred: The Japanese comedian who unknowingly starred in a reality TV show

Still scarred: The Japanese comedian who unknowingly starred in a reality TV show

Twenty-five years ago Nasubi went through his own version of The Truman Show.

  • by Garry Maddox
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How Bondi Icebergs morphed from somewhere to swim into a place to heal

How Bondi Icebergs morphed from somewhere to swim into a place to heal

Swimming is about more than exercise. It’s about solace, meditation, emotional sustenance – and, at this Sydney ocean pool, community.

  • by David Leser
Gracie Otto began a film about her dad’s one-man show. A diagnosis changed the story

Gracie Otto began a film about her dad’s one-man show. A diagnosis changed the story

Gracie Otto has made a documentary about her beloved father, who no longer recognises himself in one of Australia’s biggest films.

  • by Garry Maddox
Australian Succession star’s thriller to premiere at Sydney Film Festival
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Australian Succession star’s thriller to premiere at Sydney Film Festival

In Vitro, starring Ashley Zukerman, is a sci-fi thriller filmed in rural NSW.

  • by Helen Pitt
It takes a tiny village (recreating a Casablanca riot) to win the Sydney Film Festival competition

It takes a tiny village (recreating a Casablanca riot) to win the Sydney Film Festival competition

Moroccan director Asmae El Moudir helped her father painstakingly build a mini neighbourhood populated by small figurines to make The Mother Of All Lies.

  • by Garry Maddox
Dark Emu documentary reveals new evidence of Aboriginal mining and trading

Dark Emu documentary reveals new evidence of Aboriginal mining and trading

Author Bruce Pascoe’s original bestselling book challenged thinking about Indigenous history – and sparked a fierce culture war.

  • by Garry Maddox

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