Melbourne cultural and architectural icon, The Capitol, celebrates its centenary this on Thursday, 7 November 2024. The stunning 580-seat Chicago-Gothic-style theatre is considered the greatest interior design work of celebrated architects Marion Mahony Griffin and Walter Burley Griffin.
The National Tertiary Education Union has secured a significant victory for all Victorian casual staff who were set to miss out on pay on the public holiday to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s death. NTEU Victorian Division Assistant Secretary Sarah Roberts explained that NTEU branches around the state called for all universities to ensure casuals would…
RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) casual staff will not be paid on the national day of mourning to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth II, in a decision that puts the university at odds with most of the sector. NTEU Victorian Assistant Secretary Sarah Roberts explained that the National Tertiary Education’s request for RMIT…
The Capitol and RMIT University present an exclusive online event for fashion victims, film fetishists and anyone with a haunting affection for department stores. The triple bill includes an online screening of Peter Strickland’s seductive, consumerist satire, In Fabric (2018), followed by a live conversation between the director and film critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on Saturday…
A staggering one in 10 Australians have been forced to sleep rough at some stage in their lives, with new research by RMIT University revealing the true plight of the homeless. The study found about 1.4 million Australians have slept rough while homeless, with 13 per cent of currently housed Australians experiencing homelessness during their…
The Deputy Dean of RMIT University’s School of Media and Communication Lisa French has backed demands by Australian screen legend Geoffrey Rush and industry heavyweights for females to be supported behind the scenes in Australian film. An Associate Professor of Cinema Studies, Media and Communication, French undertook a research project on “Women in the Victorian…