The Drawing Room

What does it mean to have a home? To have a roof over your head and somewhere safe to sleep at night?

Almost a quarter of a million women over 55 are at risk of homelessness in Australia; in fact, they’ve been the fastest growing group of homeless people in this country for some time now.

A new documentary, Under Cover, introduces audiences to some of the women who have fallen through the cracks, with stories that range from one bad day, to years of domestic violence, to the new challenges of COVID-19.

In the Drawing Room, the film's director Sue Thomson talks about the women she met while filming, and the personal reality behind the statistics.

The Illusionist Brain

When the patriarch of a French board game company is murdered in his family home, everyone is a suspect.

But the killer wants to play a game of their own: the gates are locked, the phones are dead, and if the remaining members of the household want to survive, they’ll need to find the clues, and the killer, before the time limit runs out.

Murder Party is the debut feature by Nicolas Pleskof, and in the Drawing Room Nicolas discusses murder mysteries and the importance of not taking things too seriously.

Joe Cocker’s Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour is a thing of legend: a moment of musical genius onstage and chaos offstage that may never be replicated.

It married big band and rock; built reputations and relationships for some and ended them for others.

A new documentary, Learning to Live Together, follows a one-off reunion, as the Tedeschi Trucks Band brings the touring band back together.

In the Drawing Room, the director, Jesse Lauter, looks at what made those concerts a special part of history.

September 11, 2001 was a day of shocking violence and loss. But, in the aftermath, it was also a day of heroism and of community.

As planes bound for New York were being turned away, many of them found themselves being directed to the small town of Gander, in Newfoundland, Canada.

Almost seven thousand people landed in Gander on that day. It could have been impossible. It could have been overwhelming. But instead, the town opened its arms to those strangers.

Their story was turned into a Tony Award winning musical, Come From Away, and in the Drawing Room, Gander residents Oz Fudge and Brian Mosher share how those days changed their lives.

Robert Wilson is an acclaimed director of experimental theatre and opera. but his latest work sees him stepping away from the stage and into the gallery, with a series of portraits.

But these are no ordinary portraits. They’re short films, which mix celebrity and art history and involve large teams behind the scenes.

Helping it all come together is Chris Green, Robert's producer, who also happens to be the executive director of Harvard Law School’s Animal Law & Policy Program.

Is it possible to tell when someone is lying to you? Not just to guess, but to truly know?

Michael Robotham's debut thriller sold more than a million copies, he's since become one of the biggest names in crime, and his latest novel features a woman with that precise skill

In the Drawing Room, Michael explains how he keeps the tension high, when the truth can be so easily exposed.

In the small city of Yellowstone, in the old west, the mine has shut and the town is slowly dying.

Then, one day, a wild local strikes gold. But hopes for a revival are quickly dashed when the man is murdered on his way home from celebrating.

A recently arrived outsider makes for a convenient suspect, but in this town, nothing is what it seems.

Australian director Richard Gray talks about his new film, Murder at Yellowstone City, and the town he built along the way.

Most of us would think of Australia as a trustworthy country, largely free from corruption and dirty money, at least in a global context.

But, if that's right, why has Australia been pointed to as one of the top targets in the world to launder money through real estate? And why have several major institutions in Australia been linked to money laundering?

Nathan Lynch is an expert on financial crime and the author of a new book, The Lucky Laundry.

Whether it's “can’t we all just get along” or “agree to disagree”, not everyone embraces an argument when it arrives.

But Lee Siegel argues that argument is essential: to the individual, to art, and to society. Argument leads to change and it helps us to understand the world.

Whether that argument plays out in political platforms, in art, or, increasingly, online, it’s a way of understanding the other side and convincing them that your point of view is better.