One of Australia’s most promising and versatile artists, Brendan Cowell has made a name for himself with his dark, dramatic works.
High adrenaline / Picking up the pace
Sports is his first love When he’s not engaging in sports, media commentator and Australian water-ski champion Mark Beretta is talking about it.
Get off the well-worn tourist trail in the world’s buzziest city
While New York isn’t always top of mind heading into the Australian summer, the city has its own wintery charms at this time of year.
Tony Jones
In the flesh, Lateline presenter Tony Jones belies much of the reputation he has amassed over his 20-plus years in the spotlight. His work has been considered in equal parts brave and brutal. For the better part of two decades, audiences have watched from living rooms across Australia as Jones has covered such pivotal moments in history as the collapse…
77 not out!
If you think about the forthcoming summer in Australia, there are a number of favourite activities that could easily sum up the season. For instance: long warm days frolicking at the beach, friends over for an impromptu BBQ and a cold beer on a hot day in front of the television, watching the cricket, with Richie Benaud commentating, of course!…
Michael Wilkinson – The New World
When many of us head to the cinema these days, we’re after an escape. From the spectacular garb of the ancient world, the dignified decadence of the middle ages, all the way to the sleek incarnations of a futuristic world, movies are like a collective dream to which we all want to succumb.
Honey Hartley
Honey Hartley knows how to get noticed. From perfectly coifed, artfully styled blonde locks, to a waif-thin figure ensconced in her own painfully stylish garb, to her rock star name, she appears to be a product of her own design. She is a seasoned professional, having pursued a career in advertising and public relations before following a seemingly inevitable path…
Straight Talking
Queer Eye’s former interior expert is known for sober designs with a touch of fizz. Like champagne, Brendan Wong’s work is tasty and ever so slightly indulgent.
A taste of history
More than 100 years after his death, the founding father of Australian shiraz is still earning accolades for the winery renamed in his honour.
Emma Matthews
In opera, as in life, it is often a mad, mad world. So it’s hardly surprising that mad scenes in opera abound. They provide a chance for a singer to strut their stuff, with vocal pyrotechnics that are often wilder than the character’s disturbed mind.
