A journalist and a newspaper owner were found them guilty by the House of Representatives of a charge of serious breach of privilege against a sitting member. The following day, after a debate lasting almost five hours, the House decided to imprison the men for three months.
Ablaze Written and directed by Tiriki Onus and Alec Morgan In cinemas Ablaze tells the story of Bill Onus, Australia’s first Indigenous filmmaker and a little-known but significant cultural and political figure. It is a superb documentary created by Onus’s grandson, Tiriki and award-winning documentarian Alec Morgan, whose ground-breaking Lousy Little Sixpence is regarded as a
In April 1954, as a result of the defection of Vladimir Petrov from the Soviet embassy in Canberra, the Russian diplomatic staff were recalled from Australia and went home, closing the embassy. The Australian embassy staff in Moscow were expelled, and diplomatic relations were not re-established until 1959.