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Sep 2, 20246 min read
MIFF: The Future Council will see you now
A new documentary suggests the future of the climate change debate -- and the planet -- is in good hands. Sarah Rose looks at a film...


Aug 31, 20243 min read
Q&A: Paul Donoughue on the future of journalism
Paul Donoughue’s journalism career spans from early days of local reporting to experimenting with digital storytelling at the ABC...


Aug 27, 20243 min read
Breaking barriers with all the right moves
For Australians like The Burne 's One-Bear Madrid , the emergence of breaking as an Olympic phenomenon was very personal. Rewards come to...

Aug 23, 20244 min read
Dry on reading? Check out our favourites.
The 17th to the 23rd of August marks International Children's Book Week, a global initiative to promote reading in primary school...

Aug 22, 20244 min read
Retro Review: Wake in Fright
Everything old is new again, or so it seems. In Retro Review, our resident film buffs take a dive into a movie classic -- and tell us why...

Aug 19, 20243 min read
Conservation fight: 'Crocs are not demons'
Recent crocodile killings amid an “exploding crocodile population” have reignited the debate about managing saltwater crocodile...

Aug 19, 20245 min read
MIFF: the power and pain of Left Write Hook
Pain meets Power in Left Write Hook, a stunning and awe-inspiring documentary about loss, trauma, and revival through boxing and poetry,...


Aug 18, 20243 min read
Lime Cordiale: Brothers bring the magic back
The cold treatment from Melbourne did not stop the Australian indie band from delivering mid-week acoustics to celebrate the release of...


Aug 15, 20243 min read
MIFF: The Cars That Ate Paris rides again
As the Melbourne International Film Festival enthrals audiences once more, our writers take in the cream of the festival crop. Here, The...


Aug 11, 20243 min read
Explainer: The race against time to clean the Seine
The Paris Games have put a spotlight on the challenges facing Olympic cities -- ike using a polluted river for major swimming events....


Aug 10, 20243 min read
Bye Paris, next stop LA! How new sports crack the Games
As the Paris Games wrap up and the world looks ahead to LA in 2028 and Brisbane 2032, Darcy McCartin explores one of the great Olympic...


Aug 9, 20243 min read
MIFF: Melbourne rolls out the red carpet once more
Follow The Burne as we dive into the Melbourne International Film Festival for all the feature and short films making waves in the...
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