Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore
Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore is a freelance journalist. After four years of reporting from China, she now writes about arts, culture and society and is based in Sydney
‘It was like the scene of a horror movie’: how Jaivet Ealom escaped from Manus Island
After fleeing persecution in Myanmar, Ealom was detained in a ‘torture camp’. Using tricks learned from Prison Break, he snuck his way out
Mother of Lion: Sue Brierley opens up on life before Saroo, Hollywood and Nicole Kidman
How one man escaped the Holocaust and saved his family by performing as a clown
Breaking Glass review – a suite of female composers smashing the mould for Australian arts
A showcase of four new operatic acts by women takes to the virtual stage, inspired by everything from Sylvia Plath to the eradication of wildlife
Sophie Hardcastle on finding her voice after sexual violence: 'We do scream deep down'
Hardcastle’s new novel, Below Deck, explores rape, consent and grey areas that shouldn’t exist. Through writing it, she says, ‘I feel I got my story back’
Cate Blanchett on global politics and immigration detention: 'You're living in a system that's gone mad'
Blanchett’s star-powered TV series Stateless explores the repercussions of Australian policy. ‘None of us are interested in preaching to the converted,’ she says
Hecate is often erased from Shakespeare's Macbeth. Now she's centre stage – in Noongar language
Performed entirely in an Indigenous language, the world premiere production follows a global trend of translating – and subverting – classic texts
Buŋgul review: live tribute to Gurrumul's last gift to the world has fitting end for Yolgnu legend
The artist’s chart-topping album Djarimirri is retold on stage through an orchestra, dance and video
From Upright to Get Krack!n: the eight most memorable moments in Australian TV in 2019
'You leave changed': critics pick the best of Australian theatre in 2019
Move over Amazon: celebrating Australia's diverse independent bookshops this Christmas
The cultural pioneers bringing oral storytelling to the next generation
Don't Stop the Music: documentary-led campaign donates 7,000 instruments to schools
Steamrollers, explosions, and 'cartoon violence': the artistic eruptions of Cornelia Parker
'You can feel the history': the music festival reviving old community halls
Takashi Murakami, Japan's rock star artist, unveils 10-metre 'stupid cat painting'
Birds of a green and yellow feather flock together in artistic glory
Heather Rose: 'When I get lost in my imagination I don’t feel the pain'
The Shadow Whose Prey the Hunter Becomes review – bucking Hollywood clichés
Frayed: the new comedy that sets out to burst the Home and Away bubble
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