In honour of the 25th anniversary of the World Wide Web being public Marc Fennell sits down with the creator of the world wide web Sir Tim Berners Lee. Marc also meets the man who built the original Apple computer Steve Wozniak. He opens up about the early days of Apple, Steve Jobs, his love of segways, his life time of pranks and much much more.
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As he launches a new LGBTIQ research centre, former High Court Judge Michael Kirby says there's still a great deal we can learn from Alfred Kinsey's studies on human sexuality published nearly 70 years ago.
How does an atrocity become an act of creative transformation?
Barrister, international lawyer and author Philippe Sand on how he discovered the story of his own family's murder by the Nazis during World War Two and the subsequent efforts of Jewish legal minds to sow the seeds for human rights law at the Nuremberg trials.
A perceived refugee crisis in Europe is affecting voting patterns around the world.
Dina Gold's quest to reclaim her family's property in Germany, stolen by the Nazis
The constraints and barriers which prevented scores of talented musicians from performing or pursuing their careers.
What sort of change in thinking is needed in Europe right now?
‘This is a book that’s got a rooftop chase in it, and a trial for murder and – I hope – a really quite rude sex scene because you’re allowed those in the eighteenth century. And a duel. And a ball. And a banquet. And, and, and! Stuffed full, like a plum pudding.’
Why is Australian identity and culture so bound up in sport?
The life and possible death of press photography in Australia is revealed in a new book drawn from archives and face to face interviews.
In the wake of the Brexit, ongoing terrorist attacks, and the arrival of millions of refugees, does anyone know what Europe stands for anymore?
‘This is a book that’s got a rooftop chase in it, and a trial for murder and – I hope – a really quite rude sex scene because you’re allowed those in the eighteenth century. And a duel. And a ball. And a banquet. And, and, and! Stuffed full, like a plum pudding.’
When the Gurindji walked off Wave Hill station their demands were simple: equal wages, not meagre rations. The fight escalated into the first Aboriginal land claim. Led by head stockman Vincent Lingiari, the strike buoyed the Aboriginal rights movement down south and spurred activism for a generation. A unionist, a historian and an artist reflect on the meaning of Wave Hill.
A new book explores how shipping containers paved the way for a global economy.
Colin Bisset takes us to the Habitat housing complex in Montreal, Canada.
A look at the history behind the 'email of the 1900s' -the postcard.