
NGV Triennial 2020
With a mix of eye-catching works, the second NGV Triennial blends the avant-garde with the populistThe Monthly Hr.
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Politics and life-threatening decisions
As the situation for asylum seekers on Nauru and Manus Island reaches appalling new lows, one brave person has decided to speak out. This former immigration official sees a way to break the political deadlock. We also reveal the plight of the thousands still trapped in Jakarta.
Writer and columnist Sean Kelly, a former adviser to both Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd, addresses the questions “Who exactly is Scott Morrison?” and “What does he stand for?”
Victorian coroner Caitlin English talks about coping with a stressful, sometimes grisly job, and the expectations of loved ones seeking answers.
And we hear from young women about how they navigate the streets at night.
Former immigration official Shaun Hanns quit his job in order to speak out about the government’s asylum-seeker policy. He speaks to Nick Feik.
With passage to Australia blocked, cuts to refugee services in Indonesia have left 14,000 asylum seekers stranded in Jakarta.
Writer and columnist Sean Kelly, a former adviser to Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd, has been researching and thinking about the frankly elusive leader of the country, Scott Morrison.
For many women, walking alone is internalised, laden with strategies. A short documentary produced by Jemma Hollway.
Imagine spending years examining the cases of people who have died in unexpected, unnatural or violent ways. That’s been the task of Victorian coroner Caitlin English.
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NGV Triennial 2020
With a mix of eye-catching works, the second NGV Triennial blends the avant-garde with the populistHealing story
Bangarra Dance Theatre’s ‘Spirit’ pays tribute to collaborators‘Jack’ by Marilynne Robinson
History and suffering matter in the latest instalment of the American author’s Gilead novels‘The Dry’ directed by Robert Connolly
Eric Bana stars as a troubled investigator dragged back to his home town in a sombre Australian thriller