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The Founding of Australia 1788 was painted in 1937 by Algernon Talmage. It was commissioned for the sesquicentenary celebrations of 1938. The painting depicts the moment that Captain Arthur Phillip ...

"I’m honored and, at the same time, shocked that I would have ever been considered for this very special commendation," said ...

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The Fairtrade Foundation has appointed international development specialist Eleanor Harrison OBE as its new CEO.

Off the back of six BAFTA nominations, the helmer discusses the determination that drove him to make one of the riskiest, buzziest and most audacious indie films of the year: "One way or another, I ...

Dame Joan Plowright, the esteemed British actress whose career spanned over seven decades, passed away peacefully on January ...

She was named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in 1970, and was promoted to Dame in 2004.

Veteran actress Joan Plowright, a two-time Golden Globe and Tony award winner who was married to Laurence Olivier, has died.