
Politics
May 20, 2022The avoidable war
Kevin Rudd on China, the US and the forces of history
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Politics
May 20, 2022The avoidable war
Kevin Rudd on China, the US and the forces of history
Politics
May 6, 2022Property damage
What will it take for Australia to fix the affordable housing crisis?
Politics
April 22, 2022What does Russia’s war in Ukraine mean for collaborative space exploration?
Since the first human forayed beyond the Earth’s atmosphere, politics has never left space
Society
April 8, 2022Will Smith’s Oscars slap and the takes it spawned
If there was anything more bizarre than Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars, it was the plethora of absurd hot takes that followed
Society
March 25, 2022Keeping step
Alcoholics Anonymous in lockdown and out
Politics
March 11, 2022The thread of history
For the Cold War generation, the threat of nuclear war in Europe brings a familiar dread
Politics
March 2, 2022Notes on Russia
Coverage of Russia has long focused upon Putin at the expense of a deeper understanding of the country he leads
Society
February 18, 2022Birth rites
Why do some insist women should forgo pain relief in childbirth?
Society
January 28, 2022Grace notes
Grace Tame’s sexual abuse as a child, also experienced by the author, makes policing her manners misguided at best
Politics
December 17, 2021Family’s grief compounded by WA’s hard border
The awful predicament of a Melbourne family unable to bring home their son’s body shows the callousness of WA’s border policy
Culture
December 3, 2021‘Get Back’ is ‘slow TV’ for Beatles nuts
Despite plenty of magical moments, Peter Jackson’s eight-hour epic is the work of a fanatic, and will likely only be watched in full by other fanatics
Politics
November 19, 2021At the end of our rope
The prime minister’s belated response to death threats against political leaders is a sign of our dangerously hollowed-out politics
Society
November 5, 2021Good riddance, Alan Jones
The shock jock is finally brought down by lacklustre ratings
Society
October 22, 2021Lunar orbit
The strange paths taken by the mind when overwhelmed by fear
Politics
October 8, 2021The little premier that might have
Does unquestioning, childish enthusiasm have a place in politics?