Russell Brown on the big winners in the Australian election campaign -- the advertising agencies.
Russell Brown on the big winners in the Australian election campaign -- the advertising agencies.
An interview with Gillian Armstrong, director of Love, Lust & Lies screening at the New Zealand International Film Festival.
Readily described as Australia’s answer to Michael Apted’s Seven Up films, the series of five films made by Gillian Armstrong (My Brilliant Career, Little Women) since 1974 is very much its own phenomenon.

Vincent says NZ interest rates are influenced by Australian banks and their fear about the increasingly gloomy economic situation in Australia. The negative effects of an Australian economy supported by the coal industry also carries many risks. Vincent also says the heavy cost of overseas borrowing pushes up rates locally. Vincent Heeringa is the editorial director at Idealog. Also find him on twitter.

Australia premiere was in Sydney last night. It’s all anyone’s talking about! Jennifer Aniston is still talking – says she’s ‘really in love’ with John Mayer, as the fallout from her Ange comments continues. Britney Spears talks for the first time about her frustration at her dad’s continuing control over her affairs – saying it’s worse than a jail sentence