Supply and demands
State leaders feel the strain over the federal government’s latest vaccine mishap
July 2014
Arts & Letters
‘Agostino’ by Alberto Moravia
New York Review Books; $29.99
Alien renaissance
A revived interest in alien visitation only underscores how little we know about the universe
The return of the lucky country
The pandemic has exposed the truth of Donald Horne’s phrase, and the morbid state of our national leadership
Like no actor ever: ‘My Name Is Gulpilil’
Molly Reynolds’s beautiful documentary is a fitting tribute to David Gulpilil, at the end of his singular life
Grand designs: ‘Real Estate’
Deborah Levy’s latest ‘living autobiography’ finds her travelling and contemplating home, family and art’s revolutionary potential
Mind over meta: ‘No One Is Talking About This’
The debut novel from the extremely online Patricia Lockwood considers how the virtual invades the real
The lightness of unbearable being: ‘Double Blind’
Edward St Aubyn tackles familiar themes – desire, drug use, psychoanalysis – via a fresh suite of characters
The death of Yokununna: ‘Return to Uluru’
Mark McKenna explores Australia’s history of violence, dispossession and deception through one tragic incidentAlien renaissance
A revived interest in alien visitation only underscores how little we know about the universeThe return of the lucky country
The pandemic has exposed the truth of Donald Horne’s phrase, and the morbid state of our national leadership
On loop: Bo Burnham’s ‘Inside’
The American comedian’s vulnerable and nuanced look at constant perception in the digital age
Dreaming of Biloela
Tharnicaa Murugappan versus 30 years of policy
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