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Acclaimed actress Kerry Armstrong talks to Alan Attwood about her new ABC TV series, being ‘difficult’ and why she wants Tilda Swinton to retire.

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In ‘The Real Ryan’ Gaynor Flynn talks to Ryan Gosling star of Lars and the Real Girl, a film about an awkward introvert who has a real-life relationship with a blow-up doll.

In ‘Homeless, not hopeless’: youth homelessness is in the spotlight – thanks to a new report and documentary. But has anything changed?

And in ‘Roving …

Edition 300

It’s our 300th birthday! We celebrate with messages, poems and praise from vendors, memories from past and present team members and a look back at some of our favourite, and sometimes controversial, covers.

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Shaun Micallef ponders anniversaries and his parents’ marriage in ‘My Word’; Second Time Around’ – Anthony Morris talks to Australian director Peter Carstairs about the delayed success of his first feature-length film September; ‘Girl Empower’ – writer Emily Maguire on why the fight for gender equality will continue …

Edition 299

Four people share their experiences of mental illness: what it means to have it; finding the strength to beat it; and the reality of living with it – a carer’s anger, guilt and brief moments of optimism.

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‘Close to Home’ – Rochelle Siemienowicz talks to director Elissa Down about her debut feature film The Black Balloon, a funny and authentic portrayal of a family struggling with their autistic child; ‘Loudon Clear’ – musician Loudon Wainwright III on acting, gynaecology and the family business; and Michael Corridore takes the camera off the spectacle and onto the spectators with intriguing results in ‘Roving Eye’.

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The gap year – time out between education and work – is becoming increasingly popular among young people. Anna Krien reports on what has become a viable personal and career option, and finds out what it means to different people. And Brianna Summers shares her experience as a cleaning lady, souvenir ‘intern’ and telemarketer on a working holiday in Berlin.

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In ‘Kong Quest’, Anthony Morris talks to film producer Ed Cunningham about The King of Kong: …

Edition 297

These days everyone’s peddling ‘sustainability’, but – Jake Avila asks – what does it actually mean?

Arwen Birch finds that, when you’re dealing with bureaucracy, it’s not easy being green. And, Stephanie Williams unearths a brave new online world for hard-garbage scavengers: freecycling.

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In ‘Yes They Can’, Norm Barber finds real value in living off the scrap heap. Antarctica’s scientific community is the focus in this issue’s ‘Roving Eye’, ‘Breaking the Ice’. And in ‘Who We Are’ photojournalist Michel Lawrence exposes the many, many different …