Queensland votes
COVID dominates the final leaders’ debate
August 2014
Arts & Letters
Virtually pointless
At the 14th Venice Architecture Biennale, ‘Augmented Australia’ fails to impress
The 'Augmented Australia' app in action. © Alexander Mayes Photography
August 2014
Chequered careers: ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ and ‘The Good Lord Bird’
Among October’s streaming highlights are stories of a teenage chess prodigy and a zealous abolitionist
Quiet desperation: ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’
Eliza Hittman’s abortion drama is marked by the emotional solidarity of its teen protagonists
Airbrushed horror: Ben Wheatley’s ‘Rebecca’
The new adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s gothic tale is visually lush, but lacks the novel’s nuance
Must we choose between climate-change action and freedom of speech?
The science is clear, but the way forward is not
Art Gallery NSW’s Michael Brand
Adventures in the artefact business
Australia’s $60 billion submarine dilemma
A decision on our underwater fleet cannot be put off much longer
The women of Papua New Guinea’s village courts
Being a magistrate in the Eastern Highlands is not for the faint of heart
Me versus we: ‘The Upswing’
Rebuilding a more egalitarian, altruistic and communitarian society without sacrificing individual liberties
The long goodbye: ‘Dick Johnson Is Dead’
Filmmaker Kirsten Johnson deals with her father’s decline into dementia by “killing” him through various means
The last days of disco: ‘Róisín Machine’
Róisín Murphy’s latest album is unusually mature pop driven by restlessness
Listening to Roberta Flack
‘First Take’, released 50 years ago, still echoes through the present
Plans never imagined: Architect Timothy Hill
The ‘Longhouse’ and the ‘Multihouse’ confirm the director of Partners Hill as the country’s most important and influential architect of the past 30 years
Two worlds at the 16th Venice Architecture Biennale
The consumption of space, land and habitat is Australia’s focus at the world’s pre-eminent architecture event
Walking the Wukalina Walk
A new four-day tour in Tasmania is owned and guided by Aboriginal people
Murcutt’s mosque
The Australian Islamic Centre is notable for what it isn’t as much as for what it isChequered careers: ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ and ‘The Good Lord Bird’
Among October’s streaming highlights are stories of a teenage chess prodigy and a zealous abolitionistQuiet desperation: ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’
Eliza Hittman’s abortion drama is marked by the emotional solidarity of its teen protagonistsAirbrushed horror: Ben Wheatley’s ‘Rebecca’
The new adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s gothic tale is visually lush, but lacks the novel’s nuance
The Corp’s bride
Despite a widely supported petition, the government is too scared to take on the Murdoch empire
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