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A high percentage of young voters across Sydney do not like either Kevin Rudd or Tony Abbott as the next prime mister. In a poll of 150 voters between the ages of 18 and 25 in electorates across Sydney,  just under 50 …

More than fifty sculptures are on display at the Darling Park Building as part of the Sculptors Society (juried) exhibition until the end of this month. The Society holds four to five exhibitions in Sydney each year to promote the work of …

Independent filmmaking is not a career for the faint of heart writes Rebekah Woodford It’s mid afternoon and the scent of freshly painted walls fills the air. Cylinders of brightly coloured fluid in all the colours of the rainbow are arranged along …

In all of its genuine messiness, its insistence on a multi-stranded narrative, its capricious flaunting and taunting of truth, Stories We Tell finally does what I have been wanting to see in cinema for years. Sarah Polley tells the story of her …

The Underbelly arts festival spread its artistic magic all over Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour last weekend. With over 100 artists working on thirty projects, it was a beautiful contrast from the island’s natural beauty and industrial history to experimental, innovative artworks …

Award-winning choreographer and dancer Byron Perry is set to amuse and entertain audiences with a double take at the Seymour Centre’s Reginald Theatre from August 21 to 24. The Force Majeure associate director is presenting Double Think, a program of two very …

The Canadian Possible Worlds Film Festival is back but in its eighth year has expanded its focus to include films from the United States. From August 8 to 18 at the Dendy Opera Quays and Dendy Newtown and from August 21 to 23 at ARC Cinema (Canberra) …

“What can I say about this cast – You’re The One That I Want!” enthused Australian theatre producer John Frost this week when he introduced his new production, the iconic Grease, in the ABC studios in Ultimo, Sydney. The show stars Rob …

  I see it first from a distance. It is framed by the doorway and engulfed in bright light. I can’t tell what it is yet, but I do know it has drawn my attention. As I approach, I notice a young …

Alexis Smith, 22, came to Australia to study. But what started as an academic adventure quickly escalated into a nightmare medical ordeal. She came to learn but left with a piece of Australia that saved her life, and changed it forever.   Alexis …