In an audaciously crafted work from the Archibald-winning artist, a young girl takes solace in her imagination after witnessing a rape and murderVisualising an emotional response such as trauma is tremendously difficult: there’s no rulebook, no codes and conventions, no set formula through which it can be achieved. Two-time Archibald-winning painter Del Kathryn Barton, who is well practised in...
Babcock wins 10-year contract for HMS Queen Elizabeth-class … – Asia Pacific Defence Reporter
Babcock has been awarded a 10-year contract to provide dry-dock maintenance for the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth class (QEC) aircraft carriers. The new £30m (AUD$52m) contract follows a previous maintenance period where Babcock completed the first docking for HMS Queen Elizabeth at the Rosyth site in 2019 and includes all routine maintenance and repairs that cannot be done when the vessel is...
Hungary orders 20 Airbus H145M military helicopters – The Defense Post
Hungary has ordered 20 H145M military helicopters as part of its armed forces modernization program, Airbus said in a release.The helicopters are equipped with the company’s HForce weapons management system, which will allow Hungary “to equip and operate their aircraft with a large set of ballistic or guided air-to-ground and air-to-air weapons,” Airbus said in the Friday, June...
Johnny Depp's $50m defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard begins – The Guardian
Jury selection under way as former couple face off in Virginia court in case centered on allegations of domestic violenceJohnny Depp has lost one high-profile defamation case involving his ex-wife, Amber Heard, in a London court. On Monday, the 58-year-old actor launched a sequel in Fairfax, Virginia, as part of an effort to refute career-damaging allegations that he abused Heard during their...
Security Assistance Worked in Ukraine – The Defense Post
Two weeks in, Ukraine’s military is proving surprisingly effective against the Russian advance.Ukraine’s military is doing well because for the past eight years, since the 2014 Russian invasion of the Donbas, it was rebuilt in collaboration with NATO partners. These reforms and investments paid off.Here’s why US and NATO security assistance succeeded in Ukraine and what we can learn for similar...
Prix de la Maison 2023 : Découvrez les lauréats ! – Yahoo Actualités
Dans la catégorie Aménagement et Confort Intérieur : La verrière 3-en-1 GGLS de Velux, une solution d’aménagement parfaite pour amener de la luminosité tout en gardant un côté esthétique. Dans la catégorie Maison Connectée : La gamme Smart Protection de Verisure, qui est un produit clef en main, simple d’utilisation et discret, il s’adresse à toute la famille. Dans la catégorie Cuisine :...
Cheaper by the Dozen review – breezy Disney remake of family … – The Guardian
The remake of the 2003 film – itself a remake – follows the Bakers, a mixed family of 12, headed by Zach Braff and Gabrielle UnionIt feels very Disney+ to have Cheaper by the Dozen premiering on the company’s streaming service, Disney+, in 2022. The family film is the remake of a remake – the 2022 version puts a new spin on the 2003 movie of the same name, which updated the 1950 movie based on...
No link to the Bard … but this Lady Macbeth is just as deadly – The Guardian
When cinema audiences meet Florence Pugh’s striking Lady Macbeth later this week they won’t get what they expect. For a start, this is not that Lady Macbeth.Pugh, 21, has not been cast as the Shakespearean villain who urges her husband to further her ambitions by killing a Scottish king. Instead, the acclaimed rising star from Oxfordshire plays the lead in a British retelling of a lurid Russian...
How Zelensky Seized Control Over the Narrative in Ukraine – The Defense Post
Winston Churchill said that a leader who enjoys the gift of oratory “wields a power more durable than that of a great king.” Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky is proving at least that bon mot from the late British icon correct, although examining how Zelensky has enabled Ukraine to seize control of the narrative in fighting the Russians goes deeper than that.He’s used his narrative of...
NATO refurbishes Afghan Mi-17 helicopters in Europe as shift to Black Hawk continues – The Defense Post
Three Afghan Mi-17 helicopters refurbished by NATO in Europe will be operational within weeks, a spokesperson for the Resolute Support mission said, as the United States continues to build the Afghan Air Force’s UH-60 Black Hawk capacity.The Russian-made helicopters were taken for repair “at various times between 2016-2017,” and they arrived in Kabul on July 29, Resolute Support...
