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.
Category: Profile
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…
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.
Chris Noonan – In the Spotlight
In August of 1995, as America was drawing to the end of its bloated summer movie season, cinemagoers across the country were feeling a tad gypped. After watching Waterworld (and Kevin Costner’s career) sink into the abyss and being subjected to Val Kilmer’s rendition of a charisma-free Batman, there was one question on everyone’s mind: where has the magic gone?…
Retiring from justice
In a legal career that has spanned more than 30 years, High Court Justice Michael Kirby has emerged as one of Australia’s most prominent and controversial judges. Known in legal circles as ‘The Great Dissenter’, Kirby is regarded by many as the champion of the minorities. Often aligning his decisions with public perceptions of justice and citing international human rights…
The survivor in sports / A sporting chance
Johanna Griggs talks about hosting in Beijing, maintaining normality in her life and sports stars’ egos.
Madame Media/ Ms Media
She’s an icon of the Australian media and shows no signs of slowing down. The journalist, businesswoman and powerhouse discusses/opens up about her illustrious magazine career, celebrity gossip and her latest projects.
