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Sep 10, 20245 min read
Survival stories: punches and prose unearth the write stuff
Left Write Hook, winner of the MIFF 2024 Audience Award, is a knockout documentary that leaves you in awe of its strength; The woman at...


Mar 31, 20243 min read
The best job in the world
Telling stories about the animal kingdom is more than just a dream way to make a living, writes Ruby Alexander “Straight up I realise I...


Nov 28, 20233 min read
Trust and verify: journalism's rising star takes on the big guns of Australian news
The news never sleeps -- and nor, it seems, does prolific teenage media superstar Leo Puglisi, the kid from Melbourne who has become a...

Nov 5, 20203 min read
The man behind the mask
There is a naked man on the computer screen in a tiny apartment, dancing provocatively and lip-synching to music. He’s dressed in nothing...

Oct 19, 20204 min read
Now you see it … 650 times!
Tayissa Artomonow knew she needed more from life than nightclubs and bars, but she was dubious when a friend suggested going to a magic...

Oct 15, 20204 min read
Shifting the spotlight: Performer’s big boost for artists of colour
As the Black Lives Matter movement gains more and more momentum, people of colour are calling out the institutionalised racism they face...

Oct 8, 20204 min read
Unbowed: The man who’s taken on mining giant Adani
Ben Pennings stood alone. He was 12 when he crossed the classroom floor to “vote” for Bob Hawke, who’d promised to save the Franklin...


Nov 5, 20194 min read
Making up to the “falsie” market
Every young girl has her first makeup story. It’s standing outside your mother’s room, peering through the ajar door and watching her...


Nov 5, 20194 min read
An unassuming para-cycle champ
Soft-spoken and unassuming, Alistair Donohoe looks exactly the part of the Melbourne hipster. Cycling spandex donned, dark blonde hair...


Nov 4, 20194 min read
Learning to love “what makes you, you”
The sound of women laughing carries through the breeze of the sunny spring morning accompanied with a gentle hum of traffic from the...


Nov 4, 20194 min read
Dare to care
Dementia sufferers, their families, school children and volunteers reminisce about bygone times. They exchange tales, belly laughs and a...


Nov 4, 20194 min read
Fashioning his way to LA
“Ignore the boos. They usually come from the cheap seats.” This is the mantra that 21-year-old Connor Morton lives his life by. “I’ll...
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