The Academy Award-nominated American filmmaker Ava DuVernay was 16-years-old in April 1989 when five teenage boys from Harlem were charged with the brutal attack and rape of a female jogger in New York’s Central Park. DuVernay lived in Los Angeles, on the other side of the country, but the strident reporting and racial overtones of…
Daniel Henshall is so skilled at playing evil characters like Snowtown's serial killer John Bunting that he's become used to people feeling let down when they meet him in real life. "There's often a hint of disappointment that there isn't that gravitas or intensity they were expecting," says the softly spoken Sydney-born, Brooklyn-based actor. "I've…
A homeless man has been charged with murder following the "horrendous" death of 25-year-old Courtney Herron in Parkville. Ms Herron, who was homeless, was found dead by dog walkers in Royal Park on Saturday morning, sparking a major police investigation. A 27-year-old man of no fixed address was arrested on Sunday and charged with one…
It says everything about Scott Morrison and his reborn government that the big theme of his new ministry is deliberately humdrum. While Labor promised vast reform at the federal election, the Coalition offered more of the same with a pledge to keep improving. And it won. The result is a new ministry that is all…
The Waratahs are clinging to hope they can give some of their biggest names the farewell they deserve despite falling to their eighth loss of the season against the Jaguares at the weekend. NSW remain a mathematical chance to snatch a wildcard spot in the Super Rugby finals but now face back-to-back games against the…
Arthur Sinodinos is the ultimate steady pair of hands. He'll need to be. The Trump administration's upheaval of American politics, the United States' sharpening rivalry with China and fears about the reliability of the American presence in Asia raise the diplomatic stakes to an all-time high. Never has it been more important for Australia's voice…
It was a business brainwave that came while having a cuppa and Pod Star co-founder Kirsten Williams says traction is only growing. "It is actually a business that is made from a mission — and the mission isn’t about getting rich." Instead, it's all about harnessing Australian consumer's appetite for a war on waste to…
Paris: Seven-time grand slam winner Venus Williams was knocked out in the first round on the opening day of the French Open on Sunday. Williams succumbed to Elina Svitolina, who won 6-3, 6-3 in 73 minutes. Williams, 38, had 34 unforced errors and lost seven break points to hand the ninth-seeded Ukrainian an easy victory….
Unlike many of my peers, I didn't have to beg my mother to have my ears pierced. At the tender age of five, I was taken one Friday night to the local shopping centre, whereupon two nice ladies at the chemist kindly performed the "double gun" approach on my kindy-aged earlobes. At 12, I decided…
Brad Fittler will wait until early in camp before outlining a plan for Tyson Frizell's return to the training paddock as a heavy concussion for the Dragons enforcer added one final dramatic twist to his nightmare State of Origin selection. Fittler pinned his faith in embattled halfback Nathan Cleary to lead the Blues at Suncorp…