David Leser

Russell Crowe

A genius on screen, but maligned for loutish behaviour off it, Russell Crowe is a man who looks back...
Nov 28, 2003

The Art and Life of Judy Cassab

Famed for her vivid portraits and major art awards – including two Archibald Prizes – Ju...
Aug 28, 2003

Nothing Like a Dame

At 94, Dame Elisabeth Murdoch is the modest matriarch of one of the world’s most powerful fami...
May 28, 2003

Sir Edmund Hillary: Hero of Everest

Sir Edmund Hillary was a modest New Zealand beekeeper driven by a passion to prove himself, when, ag...
Mar 28, 2003

A Gift From Layla

The death at birth of Vanessa Gorman’s longed-for baby, Layla, was played out in heartbreaking...
Sep 28, 2002

Behind The Wire

As this story was being prepared a visiting United Nations team had just branded Australia’s m...
Jun 30, 2002

Somebody Save Me

A thought-provoking collection that delves into the key social issues of the 1990s, from the politic...
Mar 17, 2002

Malika Oufkir: From a Palace to a Prison

It’s a story that beggars belief – a whole family is thrown into an isolated Moroccan pr...
Nov 28, 2001

Yes Prime Minister

At a time of heightened cross-Tasman tensions, she is a politician who breaks the mould. Helen Clark...
Oct 28, 2001

Dame Edna Wins Over the Yanks

Superstar housewife Dame Edna Everage has taken the US by storm on a hugely popular tour. Her alter-...
Sep 30, 2001