BOOK REVIEW: A confronting, intense book
Authored by journalist Kate Holden, The Winter Road is the winner of the 2021 Walkley Book Award. It also won the 2022 NSW Premier's...
Q&A with Upwey visual artist Tracey Samios
Tracey Samios' visual artist is mainly in acrylics, pastels and linocut printmaking. Her artwork is a mixed bag varying in styles from naive to...
An excellent end to the Michael Myers saga
Halloween Ends
Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Rohan Campbell and James Jude Courtney
Rated MA15+
4/5
Halloween Ends is a satisfying conclusion to David Gordon Green's new Halloween sequel...
BOOK REVIEW: South Flows the Pearl: Chinese Australian Voices
This week, Christine Yunn-Yu Sun reviews South Flows the Pearl: Chinese Australian Voices by Mavis Gock Yen.
South Flows the Pearl: Chinese Australian Voices is...
CARTOON: looking pleased
This week, resident cartoonist Danny Zemp explores what's gotten a kangaroo pleased.
FILM REVIEW: Funny and Restless-ly tense French thriller
This week, Seth Lukas Hynes reveiws Restless, Starring Frack Gastambide, Michaël Abiteboul and Simon Abkarian
Rated MA15+
4.5/5
A French remake of the South Korean film A...
BOOK REVIEW: How the future is informed by the past
This is the third in a series of three articles featuring the 2022 Cities of Literature Meeting hosted by Melbourne, our own UNESCO City...
Head down to the theatre
The 1812 Theatre
The History Boys.
The 1812 Theatre’s October production was Alan Bennett’s The History Boys.
A story of a mythical boys grammar school in the...
Goodbye from Gembrook MP Brad Battin
As I write my final State of Affairs column, I am saddened that I will no longer get to represent your amazing communities....
FILM REVIEW: One of the best thrillers this year
This week, Seth Lukas Hynes reviews Lou, a taut character-driven survivalist thriller.
During a heavy storm, Lou (Allison Janney) and her neighbour Hannah (Jurnee Smollett)...
Part two in the 2022 Cities of Literature Meeting
This week, Christine Yunn-Yu Sun has written the second part in a series of three articles featuring the 2022 Cities of Literature Meeting hosted...
CARTOON: Fat cats behind the bowser
This week, The Star Mail's resident cartoonist Danny Zemp looks at who exactly is going to be profiting from the rising petrol prices.
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NAB unveils disaster relief grants for severe storms victims
NAB launches relief measures for customers affected by major storms in Victoria which commenced 25 August 2024.
Disaster Relief Grants of $1000 are being made...
