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'...Cleverman.The series, which debuted on the ABC this week, has already been picked up for a second season and there’s a growing buzz about Page-Lochard’s performance, both here and abroad. The series is set to air in the US and UK, and he could be on the cusp of stardom.His maternal lineage means he holds an American passport in addition to his Australian one, making work across the pond a slightly less daunting prospect. ...'
'Ethel Livesey was quite a gal. Married eight times, she had four children by different fathers and abandoned them all. A serial bigamist, liar and cheat (with more than 40 aliases) ...'
'Out of Alice traces a few months in the life of Sara Blake, an Adelaide woman who escapes trouble in her life by taking a job on a remote station in the Northern Territory. The descriptions of the land are gorgeous – you can see, smell and feel it ache for rain. ...'