A unitary theory of cuts
The Morrison government is using the COVID-19 crisis to devastate the public service, the ABC, the arts and tertiary education
In light of recent events
To combat COVID-19, a Japanese amusement park asked thrillseekers to “please scream inside your heart” — npr.org, July 2020
Oslo Davis is a widely published illustrator and artist. Raised Eyebrows, his yearly newspaper of drawings, is out now.
‘Antkind’ by Charlie Kaufman
The debut novel from the screenwriter and director of ‘Being John Malkovich’, ‘Synecdoche, New York’ and more is the zippiest postmodern, self-referential doorstop you’ll ever read
The gendered pandemic
Coronavirus lockdown is undoing gains for women in employment, shared domestic labour and protection from family violence
Louisa Lawson, our first public feminist
The pioneer of publishing and women’s rights has been unjustly overshadowed by regard for her famous son, Henry
NGV Triennial 2020
With a mix of eye-catching works, the second NGV Triennial blends the avant-garde with the populist
Healing story
Bangarra Dance Theatre’s ‘Spirit’ pays tribute to collaborators
Deep cuts: ‘Small Axe’
Black solidarity is a palpable force throughout Steve McQueen’s five-film anthology
Distortion nation
Why are we more outraged by cheating cricketers than alleged war crimes in Afghanistan?