The mystery of Malcolm Turnbull
What does the prime minister stand for, and when will we find out about it?
In light of recent events
Court cover-ups
Thugs, drink-driving teens, rapists, even the innocent, have appeared on the news for years, often peeking out from under a variety of props in an effort to hide their identity. Most recently I spotted someone walking to the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court with her face buried in a daggy zebra-print shawl. She’d been charged with attempting to murder her husband by poisoning his meal of meatballs, and clearly didn’t want her mug on the evening news. But while I discovered the shame is often the same, the effort that those accused put in to their pitiful subterfuge varies. Here, I rank a few recent efforts:
Oslo Davis is an illustrator and artist.
Oliver Twist’s ‘Jali’
With quiet charisma and gentle humour, the Rwandan-Australian performer weaves together vivid autobiographical stories in this one-person show
Marshall law
Premier Steven Marshall claimed South Australia was “COVID-ready” when the state opened borders just as Omicron was emerging, but it now faces the same issues as the eastern states
‘Girl from the North Country’
Weaving Bob Dylan songs into a story of Depression-era hardship, Conor McPherson’s musical speaks to the broken America of today
‘The Worst Person in the World’
Renate Reinsve is exceptional in Joachim Trier’s satisfying Nordic rom-com
