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The Surfer review – Nicolas Cage rides a wave of desperation
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The Surfer review – Nicolas Cage rides a wave of desperation

The Surfer evokes the golden age of cinematic melodramas
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The 'giant misshapen penis' flower sums up our simple human need for joy

Cate Blanchett on religion, powerful drama The New Boy and why politics is 'incredibly shameless'
Film

Cate Blanchett on religion, powerful drama The New Boy and why politics is 'incredibly shameless'

The New Boy director Warwick Thornton: 'Democracy is a failure for world's indigenous people'
Film

The New Boy director Warwick Thornton: 'Democracy is a failure for world's indigenous people'

The Newsreader star Anna Torv on how hit drama explores journalistic ethics in changing times
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The Newsreader star Anna Torv on how hit drama explores journalistic ethics in changing times

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Top 5 books about the Australian immigrant experience, chosen by Michelle de Kretser
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Top 5 books about the Australian immigrant experience, chosen by Michelle de Kretser

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