The Monthly Awards 2019
Highlights of the year in Australian arts and culture
In light of recent events
What to climb next
Oslo Davis is a widely published illustrator, artist and cartoonist.
‘The Weekend’ by Charlotte Wood
The Stella Prize–winner returns with a stylish character study of women surprised by age
‘Act of Grace’ by Anna Krien
The journalist’s propulsive debut novel tackles the aftermath of the Iraq War
No one’s laughing now: Todd Phillips’ ‘Joker’
A gripping psychological study of psychosis offers a surprising change of pace in the superhero genre
The Church frontman Steve Kilbey
The prolific singer-songwriter reflects on four decades and counting in music
Interrogating the interrogators: ‘The Report’
This tale of the investigation into CIA torture during the War on Terror places too much faith in government procedure
What really happened at Yuendumu?
The promised inquiries must answer the biggest questions raised by the police shooting of an Aboriginal man
You could drive a person crazy: Noah Baumbach’s ‘Marriage Story’
Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson are at their career best in this bittersweet tale of divorce