Australia’s national science agency, the CSIRO, has received radio signals from the first antenna to be assembled as part of the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope. The ASKAP is an important precursor in the bid to host the SKA telescope, an international radio telescope that will, once complete, be the largest and most sensitive in the world. “It’s a great moment – the first time a tele…

Bran Nue Dae, a musical comedy that focuses on the indigenous experience in late 1960’s Broome will feature at the Australian Festival at the Barbican, London in March. Released in January, the film took AUD$2.6million its first week making it one of the most successful Australian films of recent times. Ian Booth, Chief Executive ScreenWest said, “It’s a gem of a film, one to see on the big screen.” The film stars f…

London’s Sadler’s Wells Theatre recently played host to the world premiere of new Australian musical In the Shadow of a Gum Tree, presented by Western Australia’s dynamic youth theatrical body, the Midnite Youth Theatre Company (MYTC). Led by award-winning Director, Tony Howes, the performance which took place on 20th January forms part of the MYTC’s 2010 tour of England and Wales. It also marks an important occasio…

Western Australia’s successful gold-miner, businessman and author, Ron Manners, visited London recently for the launch of his widely-acclaimed, libertarian read Heroic Misadventures (Australia: Four Decades – Full Circle). WA Agent General, Kerry Sanderson attended the release of the new book which provides a unique perspective into WA’s economic development over the past four decades, at a launch event which took p…