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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 …

  Following the resignation of Bronwyn Bishop as Speaker, Prime Minister Tony Abbott has announced there will be a “root and branch” review of the entitlement system. Having been forced into this position after the political damage inflicted by “Choppergate”, the Prime Minister …

The buzz of excitement palpable on the opening night performance of Justin Fleming’s  Shellshock when it premiered at Parramatta’s Riverside Theatres on July 30 was amply rewarded. As the lights dimmed the audience is introduced to the storyteller who will guide them through this heart-warming tale of love and …

Eighteen years is a long time in the life of a band. Since English band Blur last played a gig on Australia’s shores in October 1997, they’ve released platinum selling albums, disbanded, reformed, headlined several gigs in London’s Hyde Park, pulled out …

It is very rare to see a classical music audience lose its traditional polite composure overcome with the spectacle of a remarkable performance. But that is exactly what has been happening during the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra season of French Baroque with Circa …

Three words aptly describe this contribution to understanding the world of fashion: powerful, heartbreaking and educational. The latest documentary on the fashion industry, presented by Good on You and The Salvation Army at Sydney’s Chauvel Cinema in July, shocked the audience with behind …

Lisa D’Amour’s dark comedy Detroit, which opened at the Eternity Theatre on July 22, is a profoundly humorous, if rather disturbing, critique of the decaying economic and social structure of middle class America. The work was short-listed for the Pulitzer Prize and …

The southern hemisphere is shivering through one of its coldest winters in recent memory, and social media feeds are filled with posts from the many holidaymakers setting off for tropical island getaways and lengthy travels in the European sunshine. Rather than follow …

The lights come on and a countdown begins, to what we don’t know. A solitary figure stands on stage, framed by a wide circle of light fittings that resemble a 1950s idea of the inside of a space ship. The lanky skinny guy …

If you make a revolution, make it for fun, don’t make it in ghastly seriousness, don’t do it in deadly earnest, do it for fun. Don’t do it because you hate people, do it just to spit in their eye. DH Lawrence, A Sane Revolution Standing …