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Robots were dreamt up 100 years ago – why haven’t our fears about them changed since?

The world's first robots, created by playwright Karl Čapek, appeared on a Prague stage in January 1921. This long read…

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What to watch this weekend

Rich resources in Australian stories right now, as High Ground and Occupation: Rainfall arrive to join The Dry and Penguin…

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James Bond has been delayed yet again – here's why this is such a blow to the franchise

The James Bond franchise shows a sector in disarray, and its fabulous power to prevail.

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Film Review: High Ground delivers its own reckoning

An enthralling addition to a new canon of films about historical injustice to our First Peoples, writes Sarah Ward.

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News in Brief: the Arts honoured, most anticipated films, AIDC and Screen Forever programs

AIDC CEO moving on after this year's conference; Big Ant Studios sold to French company; narrative designer callout, and Aussie…

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Occupation: Rainfall hits the climax of a cinematic crusade

In the search for filmmakers addicted to genre, the Australian screen sector has its fingers crossed for Occupation: Rainfall. We…

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How the arts fared in this year's Australia Day Honours

The arts did better this year with Australia Day Honours, pipping the number administered for service to sports. We take…

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Film Review: Occupation: Rainfall offers antics, aliens and explosions aplenty

Occupation: Rainfall is a blockbuster on a scale rarely seen in local productions, but don't expect all the threads to…

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Australia Day Honours List 2021: we find treasure

From new forms of media to honouring elders, this year's award list is muted but touched with joy and melancholy.

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Film Review: Wild Things puts young activists in the spotlight

Tracing a year on the frontline of Australian environmental activism, Sally Ingleton's documentary is most powerful in its portrait of…

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