A father-and-daughter double-act delivers a strange and beautiful hybrid of blues, jazz, cabaret and gorgeous theatrics. Lloyd Bradford Syke and photographer Eyad Bahadi soak up the magic of Dick and Christa Hughes.
December, 2010
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Is Mark Zuckberg’s cinema’s most influential figure?
Tron: Legacy is the latest in a trend of Hollywood movies that depict alternate virtual worlds infinitely more interesting than reality. Andrew Lowry believes one man is ultimately responsible, whether he knows it or not: Mark Zuckerberg.
Saving the economy, social media style
The last year has seen a dramatic increase in the number of councils and cities engaging in social media to attract companies and stimulate local economies. Mashable explains five of the most common strategies.
asylum seekers 
The murky, hard to define truth about asylum seekers
The Government and the Opposition continue to kick around the political boat people football, arguing about push and pull factors and discrepancies in policy. But too often so-called humanitarianism is hijacked and compassion comes and goes, writes Chris Kennett.
travel 
Scammed by a terrorist?
It may have been just a straight tourist scam. But when there is a violent sectarian militant group involved, it is hard to be sure. Rafiq Copeland explains an incident in Nairobi, Kenya involving a friendly Ugandan man who may or may not have had terrorist links.
Estate tax loopholes: a great reason to die
Thanks to the provision of an odd loophole in US tax code, 2010 is the year in which super rich Americans can die without owing any money to the government. The big question is: will lives of the terminally ill be intentionally shortened by financially savvy heirs?
My Cup Of Tea: Why do unis still support the Australian Literary Review?
In the wake of #twitdef, The Australian no longer deserves university funding for the Australian Literary Review, writes Ben Eltham in his weekly arts column My Cup of Tea.
podcast Televised Revolution
In this week’s Televised Revolution podcast Dennis and Dan discuss the more than likely demise of Hey Hey It’s Saturday, Grant Blackley’s promotion, the SA regional analogue shut-off and more.
aviation industry New competitive realities for Australian airlines
The competitive topography of air transport in Australia has changed, with Virgin Blue gaining ACCC approval of a trans Tasman alliance with Air New Zealand and a provisional approval of its alliance with Abu Dhabi based Etihad, writes Ben Sandilands.
Guy Rundle: Assange freed in London
WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange is free tonight, after the High Court in London rejected the appeal made against his bail by the Crown Prosecution Service. Guy Rundle was there to hear the Assange defence.
Time for action on health risks facing uranium miners
Uranium mining is a public health issue, particularly for those working in the industry who are exposed to low-level radiation. Nuclear radiologist Dr Peter Karamoskos says it’s time that the industry, governments and the medical profession took some concerted action on behalf of miners’ health.
Rundle: Assange’s defence team losing the PR war by winning it
Assange’s defenders need to talk about a process of control, exception and rendition that is using not abnormal state processes, but normal ones to achieve their ends, turning the world into one huge airport security scanner.
Berlusconi’s drama enters its last act
Although he he survived a vote of confidence on Tuesday, it’s hard to avoid the conclusion that Berlusconi’s career is drawing towards a close.
The BER outcome: time to correct the record
The latest report on the BER program again demolishes the campaign waged against it by the media.
The tidbits Fairfax hasn’t told you
They’re a weird mob, American civil servants, in trying to understand Australia. The leaked US embassy cables from Canberra, while so far small in number, provide a fascinating and almost anthropological view of Australia, as understood by outsiders, writes Luke Miller.
ACCC does u-turn on airline competition
It’s been a big morning in airline competition in Australia with the ACCC backtracked on its earlier opposition to Virgin Blue enjoying the same sort of price-fixing deals that Qantas enjoys.
MyHospitals site just a baby step, needs help to grow up
In health policy, it is rare to find an initiative that is universally blessed.
David Hicks: responding to the critics
On Sunday, December 12, the Sun Herald printed an article that falsely claims that i have broken my silence “for the first time”. At no time did I agree to an interview with the Sun Herald. At this time I have still never given an interview to any media, writes former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks.
What went wrong for John Brumby? Nick Reece has the back rooms talking
When outgoing Victorian ALP state secretary Nick Reece took to the podium at the Melbourne Press Club yesterday to explain his campaign failure, but didn’t actually admit to any mistakes, the ripples of discontent could be heard across the party’s disillusioned and dwindling membership.
Pensioners, even as Santa, hit in the hip pocket
Last September the federal government announced changes to social security legislation, which, incredibly, has left many aged pensioners considerably worse off, writes Ava Hubble
Is Christmas Island prepared for boat tragedy?
Australian authorities were repeatedly warned over a lack of health services on Christmas Island to deal with a disaster in the mould of yesterday’s boat tragedy, which has claimed the lives of at least 28 people.
Sudan’s great divide and why oil, and war, concern the world
Rarely is it possible to predict a day when history will be made. In Sudan, January 9 is such a date. Rafiq Copeland reports on a significant independence vote for African and global politics.
Not so apocalyptic now — TRUenergy changes its tune
The winner of the NSW government’s electricity fire sale is TRUenergy, the Chinese-owned outfit who claimed the mere threat of an ETS would destroy their balance sheet.
