Opinion
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Hamnet deserved better at Golden Globes
The 83rd Golden Globes took place on January 12, and I have mixed feelings about the results. Nikki Glaser hosted the ceremony for the second…
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Lilydale Lakeside Writers Group
Lilydale Lakeside Writers Group A guest article by Leanne Margaret Christine’s Note: Many thanks to local author Leanne Margaret, of Croydon, for sharing her experiences…
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Dark Times
Cartoonist Danny Zemp reflects on all the negativity in the world. Sometimes, you just need a hug.
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Cartoon: Hot Cold
Award winning, Healesville based cartoonist Danny Zemp makes light of the wildly fluctuating temperatures in the past week.
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Make this a reading year
Welcome to the 2026 edition of Passion for Prose, a column dedicated to promoting everything about books, especially those created by Australian authors and artists.…
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Prepare for hard waste collections
On behalf of Yarra Ranges Council, welcome to 2026 and the second edition of the Star Mail News for the year. I hope you are…
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Three… ways to support those affected by the bushfires
Donate to relief efforts The 2026 Victorian Bushfire Appeal, launched by the state government, is collecting donations that go 100 per cent to fire-affected communities.…
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Another Avatar special effects extravaganza
Avatar: Fire and Ash Starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña and Stephen Lang M 3.75/5 The third film in the Avatar franchise, Avatar: Fire and Ash…
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Worst Films of 2025
A small negative trend I noticed this year involves certain film productions missing their own troubling implications. Elio, Pixar’s latest family film, doesn’t realise the…
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Kemp’s Curtain Call
Karralyka Theatre The Quintessential Best of Tour plus The Black Sorrows. 40 years in the making, The Black Sorrows – The Quintessential Best of Tour…
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Like an American Seventh Seal
Train Dreams Starring Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones M 5/5 A sad but beautiful life unfolding on-screen, Train Dreams is a sumptuously-shot, superbly-acted film directed…
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Energy affordability comes first
All Australians deserve affordable power bills and responsible emissions reduction. Under Labor, they are getting neither. Power bills are up nearly 40 per cent, families…
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