Professionals on the frontline of domestic violence report a heightened awareness of potential dangers in their personal lives, a workplace hazard known as ‘vicarious trauma’.
Quiet evenings in the front bar of the local pub forged for the author a companionship based on a love of sport and literature, and a tantalising connection with Samuel Beckett.
The anti-nuclear protests of the 1980s are a distant memory in Fremantle, which hosts an American Virginia-class submarine of the sort promised under the AUKUS deal.
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Considered one of the best sports films ever made, Hoosiers – about a high-school basketball team in Indiana – owes much to the soulful performance of the late Gene Hackman.
An accident on Victoria’s Surf Coast unleashes memories of the author’s father, drowned 60 years ago – and coincides with the arrival of an official account of his last moments.
The Olympics burst back from Covid restrictions with French flair, Lions roared, Panthers pounced and a teen named Gout Gout ran very fast – this was the world of sport in 2024.
The Spanish Civil War drew volunteers from far and wide in the fight against fascism – today its history has become emblematic of struggles around the world.
