Virginia Trioli’s final column: 27 things I’ve learned at the ABC
“Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes” – Oscar Wilde After almost 40 years in Australian…
‘It’s time for me to depart’: Virginia Trioli announces shock departure from the ABC after 27 years with the national broadcaster
Veteran journalist Virginia Trioli has announced she is leaving the ABC after 27 years, bringing to a close…
The irresistible pull of the provocation: If you didn’t do it at 40, do it at 60
The most annoying thing about reheated internet pasta is that, like the real thing, it might taste great…
Virginia Trioli to leave the ABC after 27 years
Virginia Trioli has announced she is leaving the ABC to pursue new creative opportunities, after 27 years as…
The Kylie Minogue Netflix doco reminds us her ordinariness is her mystery and superpower
Is the struggle to understand Kylie finally over? Has the three-part Netflix documentary, Kylie, answered the question that…
Why portrait painting still matters in the age of the selfie
Perhaps I should have heeded the warning of John Singer Sargent. He was the greatest portrait painter of…
The art of apologising is being weaponised and social media might be to blame
When is an apology not an apology? It might start out looking like one. It might contain all…
David Hallberg is leading the Australian Ballet into the future with passion and drive
When I asked ballet dancer David Hallberg during an interview a few years ago to name the one…
From Children’s Laureate to Treehouse on TV, how Andy Griffiths’ quirky kids books captured the country
If the Brothers Grimm or Lewis Carroll had an ideal reader in mind for their bleak, strange books,…
Why comedian Nazeem Hussain laughs about the things that make him want to cry
The packed room at the Brisbane Powerhouse is howling. It’s a Sunday night crowd of couples, groups of…
How award-winning pianist Andrea Lam learned to let go of perfection
When Andrea Lam’s wildly expressive hands are not flying across the keys — as they have done since…
Jimmy Barnes gives Virginia Trioli a music lesson and a few life lessons
Maybe I shouldn’t have been surprised, but spending substantial time with adored Australian rock legend Jimmy Barnes is…