Letterboxd • 31st October 2024

Paradise Found: Paul Williams on bringing the sounds and Swan to Phantom of the Paradise

For the 50th anniversary of Brian De Palma’s madcap rock musical Phantom of the Paradise, Aimee Knight speaks with Paul Williams, the man behind its sensational symphonies and sinister Swan.

The Big Issue • 26th April 2024

All Heart

The fan-favourite star of the wildly successful Heartbreak High reboot, Chloé Hayden talks autistic joy, public scrutiny and the power of saying no.

The Big Issue • 19th January 2023

Letter to My Younger Self: Jenny Kee

Fashion icon Jenny Kee talks wool, school and making Australiana cool.

The Big Issue • 17th July 2020

Kermit’s Great Leap Forward

Kermit the Frog reveals his secret for staying young, his advice on how to create harmony – and what being green means today.

The Big Issue • 16th October 2020

The Nice Bad Guy

Chances are you know Clancy Brown as the quintessential bad guy, so you might be surprised to hear that he’s actually really very nice, thank you.

The Big Issue • 20th March 2020

Hey, True Bluey!

It’s the must-watch show for kids, parents and anyone wanting a moment of heart-warming goodness. Aimee Knight talks to the people behind Bluey to discover why the little blue heeler is taking the world by storm.

The Big Issue • 17th April 2020

Block Party

It’s the little building block that took over the work, brick by brick. Aimee Knight investigates the surprising world of LEGO.

Broadly • 2nd November 2016

Have You Ever, Ever Felt Like This? The Oral History of 'Round The Twist'

Affectionately remembered as light nightmare fodder, Round the Twist is as deep-rooted in Australia's pop cultural landscape as they come.

The Sydney Morning Herald • 25th March 2017

How Ellie Kammer is channelling her battle with endometriosis into confronting art

"Aggressive, moody, demanding: she's a woman on her period in its worst phase," says Ellie of her chronic illness.

Street Roots • 22nd February 2019

Filmmaker gives a voice to vulnerable young refugees

More than 13 million children are refugees, but we rarely hear from them. Nadine Labaki is changing that with 'Capharnaüm.'

Broadly • 23rd November 2016

The Space Archaeologist Studying the Junk Humans Leave Throughout the Cosmos

"People think of space as this empty place, but there's all this human material in it."

Broadly • 26th January 2017

'We're Warriors': Meet Australia's First Professional Female Football Players

While AFL spectators are as diverse as Australia's population, playing the sport has always been a man's job — until now.

byNWR.com • 1st September 2018

Sign of the tides

When Renee was six, her brother would gaffer tape her legs together. He would then throw her in their twenty-metre pool and shout, “Sink or swim!” It’s little wonder, then, that Renee grew up to be a mermaid.

Daily Life • 27th May 2016

'I want Shorten and Turnbull to see the film': Eva Orner on her doco, 'Chasing Asylum'

The new Australian documentary Chasing Asylum gets behind the barbed wire fences of Nauru and Manus Island to reveal terrifying home truths about offshore refugee processing.

CityMag • 6th October 2017

TARNANTHI: Curating through collaborating

Though the second-ever Tarnanthi festival of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art has been brought together by one woman, it speaks with many voices.

The Vocal • 7th March 2017

Pop-Ability: The World’s First Girl Group With Learning Disabilities Have A New iView Docu-Series

Annika, born with enviably perfect pitch, treats the room to a quick a rendition of ‘Donald J. Trump is a Hitler Pig’ — an original composition by present company, The Sisters of Invention.

Melbourne International Film Festival • 11th August 2016

Show You the World: an Interview with Roger Ross Williams

“Grow up?! But that means no more stories!” says Peter Pan, disgruntled. This strikes a chord with Owen Suskind, a young man transfixed by screens.

Broadly • 2nd March 2017

This Woman Spent a Year 'on Mars' as a Psychological Experiment

Environmental scientist Carmel Johnston has returned home to Montana after a year living on Mars. Well, a replica of the red planet, built on the side of a Hawaiian volcano.

CityMag • 18th April 2018

Botanic Poke with tattoo artist Nadia Suartika

Growing beyond their prison yard taboo, stick-and-poke tattoos aren't what they used to be.

The Mill • 1st June 2018

Tell Laura I Love Her

A Talk About Girl Space