Society
The death of Kumanjayi Walker
On the shooting in Yuendumu and the trial of Northern Territory policeman Zachary Rolfe
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Ghost notes: Simon Tedeschi’s ‘Fugitive’
A virtuoso memoir of music and trauma, and his experiences as a child prodigy, from the acclaimed Australian pianist
The quip and the dead: Steve Toltz’s ‘Here Goes Nothing’
A bleakly satirical look at death and the afterlife from the wisecracking author of ‘A Fraction of the Whole’
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Federal politics
Morrison’s power without purpose
As prime minister, Scott Morrison has offered neither competence nor vision
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Issues and policies
What will it take for Australia to fix the affordable housing crisis?
Music
Present indicative: Daniel Johns’ ‘FutureNever’
The former Silverchair frontman’s second solo album lacks cohesion, but affords him space to excavate his past
Federal politics
The election campaign is no way to decide how to run the country
Environment
The drastic decline of the bogong moth could have disastrous ecological consequences
Society
OnlyFans and the adults in the room
The emerging OnlyFans community offering training and support to adult-content creators
Music
ANAM Set and music in lockdown
The project that commissioned 67 Australian composers to write for each of Australian National Academy of Music’s musicians in lockdown
Books
The quip and the dead: Steve Toltz’s ‘Here Goes Nothing’
A bleakly satirical look at death and the afterlife from the wisecracking author of ‘A Fraction of the Whole’
Books
Ghost notes: Simon Tedeschi’s ‘Fugitive’
A virtuoso memoir of music and trauma, and his experiences as a child prodigy, from the acclaimed Australian pianist
Film
One small step: ‘Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood’ and ‘Deep Water’
Richard Linklater’s rotoscoped film evokes the optimism of late-1960s America, while Patricia Highsmith’s thriller gets another disappointing adaptation
Books
Robert Lukins’ second novel takes a Brisbane woman to Nebraska, where an inheritance sparks a change in character as well as in fortune
Television
David Simons, creator of ‘The Wire’, returns to Baltimore for a present-day examination of rapacious police corruption
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