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The permanent damage of temporary protection
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State leaders feel the strain over the federal government’s latest vaccine mishap
A revived interest in alien visitation only underscores how little we know about the universe
The return of the lucky country
The pandemic has exposed the truth of Donald Horne’s phrase, and the morbid state of our national leadership
Like no actor ever: ‘My Name Is Gulpilil’
Molly Reynolds’s beautiful documentary is a fitting tribute to David Gulpilil, at the end of his singular life
Once a male-heavy sport contested by dynastic families, competitive woodchopping is increasingly attracting strong women
The Monthly Essays
The permanent damage of temporary protection
On the sentencing of Richard Pusey for outraging public decency
The Nation Reviewed
The budget shows that the government is not interested in lifting women out of poverty
A group of Australian expats is helping Nauru and Manus refugees start new lives in the US
Breakthroughs in embryo science may lead to replacement human organs, if we can agree on the ethics
Once a male-heavy sport contested by dynastic families, competitive woodchopping is increasingly attracting strong women
Arts & Letters
Boston and Japan: ‘French Impressionism from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston’
What connects Boston’s peerless collections of French Impressionism and historic Japanese art and design?
New poetry
Like no actor ever: ‘My Name Is Gulpilil’
Molly Reynolds’s beautiful documentary is a fitting tribute to David Gulpilil, at the end of his singular life
Deborah Levy’s latest ‘living autobiography’ finds her travelling and contemplating home, family and art’s revolutionary potential
More than a feeling: ‘New Long Leg’
The deadpan spoken-word vocals of British post-punk band Dry Cleaning are the mesmeric expression of online consciousness
Poetry from the late Kate Jennings
Noted
‘Secrets of Happiness’ by Joan Silber The American author’s Austenesque latest novel, a collage of short stories, traces the common pursuit of happiness through love and money
‘Building for Hope’ by Marwa al-Sabouni The Syrian architect and writer makes a case for war being a consequence of modern architecture destroying the social fabric
