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A bamboo bicycle for you…

Jacky Sutton — Wed, 20 May 2015 20:30:27 +0000

Wordsworth wasn’t wrong when he turned to nature for inspiration, and Canberra “bright and glittering in the smokeless air” seems to nourish an imaginative streak that thrives in the...

Lest we forget: The other face of war

Jacky Sutton — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 20:30:25 +0000

War is neither “dulce” nor “decorum” – it is brutal, harrowing, destructive and fundamentally unfair. I have seen, at first hand, too many lives shattered by the arbitrary and...

Chloe Leong: passion and precision

Jacky Sutton — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 20:16:37 +0000

“passionate, highly precise, demanding and often breath stealing” If you love dance, then you are in for a treat this autumn when Sydney Dance Company’s (SDC) 2015 season kicks off...

Kabul: A New Day Dawns, An Old Year Dies

Jacky Sutton — Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:05:53 +0000

It’s cold here in Kabul, but there is no snow. This is good news for we expats, sitting outside the social centre on the UN compound, catching the white...

Capital Dreams: Fair Dinkum or a Toxic Charade?

Jacky Sutton — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 04:43:05 +0000

The concepts “Wild West” and “Canberra” are not a natural fit. But it's that juxtaposition that comes to mind when Barbara O’Dwyer remembers the excitement and confusion of the...

A Dark Day’s Light: Scandinavian Film Festival Brings Antipodean Glow to our Winter Greys

Jacky Sutton — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 06:20:15 +0000

Laura Birn. Photo by Marica Rosengard. Scandinavians have a dark sense of irony. Let’s face it, for six months of the year they have a dark...

Tegan the Vegan – A Short Film About Love and Courage

Jacky Sutton — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 06:19:50 +0000

“Tegan is 12, in love with Trent, the coolest boy in class, and just found out where meat comes from.” That is the opening blurb of the introduction to Tegan...