Carlotta McIntosh Archive

Thirty years ago on the night of Monday 5 September, 1994 Cabramatta MP John Newman was shot and fatally wounded in the driveway of his home. The murder made headlines around the world and Newman was given a state funeral. Vietnamese-born former …

As Aung San Suu Kyi gallops to a landslide victory in Myanmar this week, she faces enormous challenges in a country riven with corruption. Not least of her problems is the lack of education, especially in remote areas like Shan state near …

  Indigenous photographer Barbara McGrady has accepted an apology from the management of the City Recital Hall, Angel Place, for staff rudeness when she arrived to photograph a debate on racism. The incident occurred last Tuesday when McGrady – who holds the Anthony Mundine Courage …

Luca Zingaretti, who is best known as the beloved Inspector Montalbano of the television series by the same name, flew into Sydney this week to promote his latest film, Perez, at the Lavazza Italian Film Festival. In the film Zingaretti plays a …

Wolli Creek is a wonderland of water, sandstone cliffs and grottoes, wildlife, red gums and wild flowers but its survival is due in no small part to a long struggle against the road lobby by dedicated locals and activists. Prominent among them …

  It’s no surprise that after a sell-out season at Sydney Festival 2014, Limbo is again likely to sell out on its return this year to the magnificent 1920s themed Aurora Spiegeltent in the Festival Village, Hyde Park. The lively show with its spectacular acrobatic …

  In today’s Sicily the Mafia might seem like ancient history but I discovered that it is alive and well in the heartland of the fictional Italian detective series about the life and investigations of Inspector Salvo Montalbano. First of all, a confession. I am a …

DAWN, a new women’s network, was born in Fairfield, New South Wales, last week when  more than 200 women and their supporters celebrated the inauguration of the Diverse Australasian Women’s Network at the Paradiso Function Centre. The network aims to provide support …

This Saturday night’s knees up at David Jones will be a tame affair in comparison with artists’ balls of Sydney’s racy past when police were routinely called to break up fights and drunken revellers shocked our demure society. The tradition will be …

  Hang on to your seat, clap on your 3D glasses and prepare to be bored silly by this mega budget sci-fi from director Guillermo del Toro. Pacific Rim stars Charlie Hunnam as Raleigh and Rinko Kikuchi as Mako Mori, two robot pilots who …