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Mr Squiggle entertained Australia’s children for 40 years. Now, he’s back in the spotlight

Mr Squiggle entertained Australia’s children for 40 years. Now, he’s back in the spotlight

A new exhibition at the National Museum of Australia pays tribute to one of Australia’s most beloved children’s television icons.

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Jo Coghlan

Rewatching Picnic at Hanging Rock at 50: an unsettling portrayal of place, silence and disappearance

Rewatching Picnic at Hanging Rock at 50: an unsettling portrayal of place, silence and disappearance

Peter Weir’s Picnic at Hanging Rock was released in 1975. Beneath its haunting beauty, the film challenges the idea of colonial control.

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Jo Coghlan