There are some wonderful offerings at the German Film Festival screening at Brisbane’s Palace Cinemas this month, and two documentaries are standouts. Merkel Merkel, directed by award-winning London-based German film-maker Eva Weber (Searching for Sugar Man), is a beautifully made and insightful documentary about one of Europe’s most surprising and influential leaders. Weber opens the…
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After the Election: what next for activists? A conversation with Winnifred Louis
In the weeks since the Federal Election on the 18th of May we have seen a multitude of analysis from journalists, politicians, and activists – some doing a rethink, some looking to blame, others doubling down. Reasons proffered for Scott Morrison’s ‘surprise’ win include a crowded and complex policy agenda from Labor, Murdoch Press attacks,…
Who do we seek to persuade? Climate change and right-wing populism – @JanB_QLD
“We need to stop doing these things that aren’t working. They’re not just not working; they’re creating a problem now.” The success of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation was the story of the 2016 Federal Election and its implications have occupied commentators, journalists, community and family members, over the past six month. It has been fascinating to observe the…