Rethinking the republic
A change in our head of state won’t change everything, and other lessons for the next push
In light of recent events
An Australian republic? One is amused.
Oslo Davis is a widely published illustrator, artist and cartoonist.
Tim Winton’s ‘The Shepherd’s Hut’
One of Australia’s most acclaimed novelists offers a painful and beautiful story of redemption
The republic is an Aboriginal issue
Recognition must be at the heart of constitutional reform
Zadie Smith’s ‘Feel Free’
In this collection of essays, Smith shines when she’s addressing the personal
Cold was the ground: ‘Sorry for Your Trouble’
Richard Ford delivers an elegant collection of stories of timeworn men and women contemplating the end
Moral bankruptcy
Robodebt stemmed from the false ideological division between the deserving and undeserving poor, but the government still clings to moralistic language
It’s about time
The High Court’s landmark ruling on the ‘Palace Papers’ is a win for Australian social democracy
Something mythic
For Robyn Davidson, her acclaimed memoir ‘Tracks’ was an act of freedom whose reception hemmed her in