The Sydney Opera House Ship Song Project

ByAllan Cockerill

The Ship Song Project    The Project is an interpretation of Nic Cave’s iconic “The Ship Song”. The song itself is performed by Neil Finn, Kev Carmody and The Australian Ballet, Sarah Blasko, John Bell, Angus and Julia Stone, Paul Kelly and Bangarra Dance Theatre, Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Opera Australia, Martha Wainwright, Katie Noonan…

Sam Kekovich Lays It Into Wall Street On Australia Day

ByAllan Cockerill

On January 26 1788, the ‘First Fleet’ under the command of Captain Arthur Phillip landed in Sydney Cove. Today, January 26 is celebrated as ‘Australia Day’, but has also been known down the years as ‘Foundation Day’. Many indigenous Australians mark the day as ‘Invasion Day’, the day that British settlers began the destruction of…