Putin? PUTAIN!*

Further to Once Upon a Time in Russia and its portrayal of three of the original oligarchs, my new recommendation … More

Cradle Mountain Dreaming

PART ONE KINDRED: A Cradle Mountain Love Story by Kate Legge is the engaging biographical story of Gustav Weindorfer and … More

Hilary Mantel’s epic tome (first in a trilogy) is fictionalised biography of Thomas Cromwell and history of the early Tudor … More

DANGER! Here we get to the pointy end of Aussie breakfasts. In the last decade or more, so-called smashed avocado … More

The Sea, a novel by John Banville, is disappointing and full of wordy affectation. Archaic and obscure words are sprinkled … More

Queensland is not a cultural grey area. Thanks to the Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane and the Asia-Pacific Triennial … More

Alex Miller’s novel, set in the 1920s, traces the momentous choices facing Emily Stanton, as she moves between Melbourne, Paris, … More

Apparently everybody likes our occasional Germany vs Australia jousts, so here’s anothery. Karl Benz patented the world’s first car in … More

The Gallery of Notional & Non Art (GONNA) in Kookynie is finally opening, with the launch of a new exhibition … More

Well, for once Australia has scored big time against Germany (not to mention those world wars, of course). Nah, it’s … More