Politics
Teal and loathing: On the campaign trail
The seismic shift that saw voters around the country turn on the Coalition and deliver a Labor victory
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The powerful debut novel from Irish author Louise Kennedy is a masterclass in emotional compression
The consecration: James Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’
A century after its publication, the difficult reputation of Joyce’s seminal novel has overshadowed its pleasures
Two sides of the same Shields?
Editor Bevan Shields’ attempts to handle the backlash over his masthead’s treatment of Rebel Wilson points to the dismal and fragile state of news media
Standing and ceremony: The 4th National Indigenous Art Triennial
Themed around ‘Ceremony’, the NGA exhibition provides a moving examination of what it means to be Indigenous in 2022
Media
Two sides of the same Shields?
Editor Bevan Shields’ attempts to handle the backlash over his masthead’s treatment of Rebel Wilson points to the dismal and fragile state of news media
Film
Battle lines: Terence Davies’ ‘Benediction’
The English director’s latest film, exploring the life of war poet Siegfried Sassoon, possesses both a visual and a moral clarity
Film
Cannes Film Festival 2022 highlights: part two
Un Certain Regard’s outstanding selection included Davy Chou’s ‘Return to Seoul’, Hlynur Palmason’s ‘Godland’ and Thomas M. Wright’s ‘The Stranger’
Federal politics
A defeat for the true deceivers
The demise of Morrison’s Liberals paves the way for a transformative parliament
International politics
The China–Solomons deal is not about us
The new Pacific security pact reflects America’s influence, not Australia’s
Science and technology
The Australian astrobiologist leading NASA’s search for life on Mars
VOX
Succumbing to the Ponzi scheme of publishing a national short-story magazine
The untold story behind ‘Democracy Manifest’, the nation’s most famous meme
Art
Standing and ceremony: The 4th National Indigenous Art Triennial
Themed around ‘Ceremony’, the NGA exhibition provides a moving examination of what it means to be Indigenous in 2022
Books
The consecration: James Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’
A century after its publication, the difficult reputation of Joyce’s seminal novel has overshadowed its pleasures
Film
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ hits screens as its ruthlessly career-oriented star turns 60
Books
The powerful debut novel from Irish author Louise Kennedy is a masterclass in emotional compression
Books
‘An Exciting and Vivid Inner Life’
Alienations and fantasies of escape unify the stories in Australian author Paul Dalla Rosa’s debut collection
Why nuclear power won’t solve the energy crisis
Former Greens senator and anti-nuclear activist Scott Ludlam on the nuclear fantasies of conservative politicians and why they continue to make headlines.
HOST Ruby Jones
GUEST Scott Ludlam
Is the road to recession paved with $7 lettuce?
Journalist and Policy Fellow at the University of Sydney Sydney’s Policy Lab, Claire Connelly on why prices are rising and the risk that poses to the economy.
HOST Ruby Jones
GUEST Claire Connelly
The energy crisis just got serious
Paul Bongiorno on the suspension of the energy market and the political blame game that's followed.
HOST Ruby Jones
GUEST Paul Bongiorno