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Cents and sensibility: The new certainty playing out in theatres
He is the artistic director who knows how to bring the wow factor to theatre audiences, championing the new, confronting taboos. But, right now, there is a problem.
- by Cassidy Knowlton
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Could this be the new face of the Sydney Opera House?
The new director of programming at the Sydney Opera House, Brenna Hobson, has had a long relationship with the Sydney theatre world.
- by Helen Pitt
‘I haven’t joined to preside over its decline’: Red Cross chief on charity’s future
A key challenge facing Andrew Colvin as he joins the Red Cross is how to replenish ageing volunteer ranks from younger generations.
- by Deborah Snow
‘I would be regarded by most people as being very eccentric’: Kim Williams on the toughest job in media
The recently installed ABC chairman explains how he’s getting to grips with a “complicated beast” of a corporation.
- by Calum Jaspan
Shae is a librarian. She also plays one of the most brutal sports
She made history in 2019, and next week Shae Graham will be heading to Paris to compete with the Australian Steelers in the Paralympics.
- by Henrietta Cook
How plastic surgeon Terry Wu taught himself English, went to therapy and became an arts supremo
When Wu came to Australia aged 14, he couldn’t speak English – so he committed to learning 20 words a day. He knows the importance of diverse role models, especially in positions of cultural power.
- by Elizabeth Flux
‘I’m a shocking bureaucrat’: Outgoing building commissioner’s admission
David Chandler speaks on the worst moments in the job, his PNG upbringing and an unlikely career dream.
- by Anthony Segaert
‘I thought, this is the most interesting story about the city I live in’
Melbourne author Murray Middleton spent eight years writing a follow-up to his prize-winning debut, setting it in Flemington’s doomed public housing towers.
- by Adam Carey
Two legendary crime reporters sit down at a notorious pub. The chat quickly turned to Roger Rogerson
Sent to talk to the father of the victim of a police shooting, Neil Mercer came back with a story that would change his life.
- by Kate McClymont
‘I’m sorry, I think I might have just ruined our lives’
The job Anna Meares wanted above all others required big sacrifices from her and her family.
- by Jordan Baker
‘I’m different’: The drastic changes made by Ray Hadley after 20 years at No.1
The shock jock has notched up 158 consecutive ratings wins. But over barramundi and steak, the 69-year-old insists he’s not as powerful as some people think.
- by Michael Koziol