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Cate Blanchett on religion, powerful drama The New Boy and why politics is ‘incredibly shameless’
Film

Cate Blanchett on religion, powerful drama The New Boy and why politics is ‘incredibly shameless’

Her new film is about the Stolen Generations, and comes at a time when reparations for Australia’s Indigenous people seem to be going backwards

The New Boy director Warwick Thornton: ‘Democracy is a failure for world’s indigenous people’
Film

The New Boy director Warwick Thornton: ‘Democracy is a failure for world’s indigenous people’

Award-winning film director Warwick Thornton on working with Cate Blanchett on The New Boy and why democracy doesn’t work for Indigenous people

The Newsreader star Anna Torv on how hit drama explores journalistic ethics in changing times
TV

The Newsreader star Anna Torv on how hit drama explores journalistic ethics in changing times

As The Newsreader returns to BBC2, star Anna Torv says its depiction of the 1988 Australia Day celebrations rings horrifyingly true

Top 5 books about the Australian immigrant experience, chosen by Michelle de Kretser
Migrant stories

Top 5 books about the Australian immigrant experience, chosen by Michelle de Kretser

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