Australia
Opera singer Danielle de Niese: ‘I lost my singing voice when I was pregnant. I was in a panic’

Opera singer Danielle de Niese: ‘I lost my singing voice when I was pregnant. I was in a panic’
Winning an Australian TV talent show was just the beginning of a stellar soprano career that has taken her to Glyndebourne via LA
Bluey composer Joff Bush: ‘We want to help tell the story as much as possible with the music’

Bluey composer Joff Bush: ‘We want to help tell the story as much as possible with the music’
Bluey is not your run-of-the-mill pre-schooler screen rot. And there’s a new soundtrack just released, drawing on classical themes
The Surfer review – Nicolas Cage rides a wave of desperation

The Surfer review – Nicolas Cage rides a wave of desperation
The Surfer evokes the golden age of cinematic melodramas
The ‘giant misshapen penis’ flower sums up our simple human need for joy
The ‘giant misshapen penis’ flower sums up our simple human need for joy
Cate Blanchett on religion, powerful drama The New Boy and why politics is ‘incredibly shameless’
Cate Blanchett on religion, powerful drama The New Boy and why politics is ‘incredibly shameless’
The New Boy director Warwick Thornton: ‘Democracy is a failure for world’s indigenous people’

The New Boy director Warwick Thornton: ‘Democracy is a failure for world’s indigenous people’
The Newsreader star Anna Torv on how hit drama explores journalistic ethics in changing times

The Newsreader star Anna Torv on how hit drama explores journalistic ethics in changing times
Top 5 books about the Australian immigrant experience, chosen by Michelle de Kretser
