A Higher Loyalty – Seeking Justice in a Deeply Flawed World
A Higher Loyalty by James Comey is an impassioned narrative revealing how and why trust is a far better foundation than coercion, at least in a mature democracy
Politics
ANZAC: Villers-Bretonneux & Remembrance Trail, Western Front
ANZAC Day, 25th April each year, commemorates the sacrifice of life in wartime and is an assertion of the nobility of a cause many young men died to protect
The Promise – Our Revenge is to Survive the Act of Genocide
The Promise, a film inspired by factual events is a true tale of human history & national tragedy, which has created a great deal of controversy since released
Medici: Masters of Florence – Duomo Dome, Exalting Florence
In Series 1 Episode 2 the Medici come up against the city of Florence’s most vocal family the Albizzi, nobility who by 1427 were richer than their Medici rivals
SS-GB: BBC One TV Series – Losing the Battle for Britain
Directed by Philipp Kadelbach, the BBC One television series SS-GB, explores what may have happened if Germany had won the battle of Britain and ruled in London
Republic vs Democracy – Are Star Wars Closer Than We Think?
Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country” are words speaking to public morality, while harnessing our highest aspirations
Valuing Arts and Creativity in Australia – Challenging Times
The value of arts and creativity in Australian life is way beyond life style choices, it helps innovate collaborations, leading to academic and economic benefit
Susan Ryan AO – Woman of Influence, Advocate for Workers 55+
Age & Disability Discrimination Commissioner Susan Ryan addressed the National Press Club Canberra recently on how & why the ‘ageing revolution is not over yet’
BrExit & Entrances – The World’s Strange Eventful History
To prevail in the wake of BREXIT as nations take stock on a global scale with the consequences, there will be many pluses, minuses and opportunities to be sure
Black Jesus – Rose’s Review, Theatre with Power & Influence
Rose Niland reviews Black Jesus where at the premiere she spoke with animated Producer John Harrison, and met imaginative and meticulous Director Suzanne Millar
Eye in the Sky – Modern Warfare, Human Morality & Democracy
Eye in the Sky a tense thriller with Helen Mirren and Alan Rickman succinctly told, addresses issues of modern warfare, human morality and democracy in action
Marriage Equality – Prime Minister, Is The Price Excessive?
Years of polling on the issue informs that a good majority of Australians support marriage equality Mr Prime Minister so is the price of a plebescite excessive?
Andy Warhol at NGV – Elevating the Ordinary Inspiring Change
Curated by Max Delany of NGV Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei exhibition spans the careers of late American artist and his contemporary admirer, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei
Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei Summer Show Now at NGV International
Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei at the NGV International Melbourne explores modern and contemporary art, life and cultural politics through to artists of the modern age
Suffragette – Emmeline Pankhurst, Leading Women of Influence
Emmeline Pankhurst from Manchester led the fight during the late 19th and early 20th century to gain equal rights for women, a movement that is ongoing globally
Australian World Orchestra, Hamer Hall – The Show Must Go On
Sir Simon Rattle conducted Anton Bruckner’s Symphony 8 to WOW and WIN the crowd in the Hamer Hall Melbourne, and the audience’s standing ovation kept rolling on