The middle of nowhere
Australia’s political leaders have lost their bearings in a changed world
In light of recent events
Dot-to-dot puzzle of the challenge beyond our Pentecostal PM’s thoughts and prayers
Oslo Davis is a widely published illustrator, artist and cartoonist.
Damascene subversion: Christos Tsiolkas’s ‘Damascus’
The literary storyteller’s latest novel wrestles with the mythology of Christianity’s founder, Paul the Apostle
Cap in hand
An unprecedented twist in the Walkley Award–winning story of the David Eastman murder case![Cover of Peter Pomerantsev’s ‘This Is Not Propaganda’ [detail]](https://www.themonthly.com.au/sites/default/files/styles/panel_image_small/public/Lohrey_1140x700_v2.jpg?itok=BCUIHHKL "Cover of Peter Pomerantsev’s ‘This Is Not Propaganda’")
Agents of chaos: Peter Pomerantsev’s ‘This Is Not Propaganda’
The Russian expat journalist wonders if democracy can survive the internet, as social media is used to promote feelings over facts
A Pentecostal PM and climate change
Does a belief in the End Times inform Scott Morrison’s response to the bushfire crisis?
A national disaster
On the PM’s catastrophically inept response to Australia’s unprecedented bushfires
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s ‘The Truth’
The Palme D’Or winner on working with the iconic Catherine Deneuve in his first film set outside Japan
Four seasons in 11 days: ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’
Céline Sciamma’s impeccable study of desire and freedom is a slow burn