Leaders and dung beetles
On John Cain, Scott Morrison and our curious inability to elect good people
In light of recent events
Pope Francis’s Guide to Avoiding Physical Contact
Oslo Davis is a widely published illustrator and artist. Raised Eyebrows, his yearly newspaper of drawings, is out now.
The king in exile: Gordon Koang
The music of the South Sudanese star and former refugee offers solace and a plea for unity
Warringah warrior
Independent MP Zali Steggall hopes her private member’s bill will take the partisanship out of climate-change policy![Image of L’Arlésienne [detail], by Pablo Picasso](https://www.themonthly.com.au/sites/default/files/styles/panel_image_small/public/Cosic_1140x700_1.jpg?itok=wGACp5Mx)
‘Matisse & Picasso’: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Hanging works by the two masters together highlights their artistic rivalry and mutual influence
Premier league
Despite their highly criticised lockdowns, Daniel Andrews and Annastacia Palaszczuk remain popular in the polls
Processing trauma: ‘I May Destroy You’
Michaela Coel’s inventive series charting sexual assault and creativity is this month’s streaming standout
Bunkered down: ‘The Translators’
With a confusing plot and a reliance on clichés, the French thriller fails to excite
Realignment
How climate politics is fracturing Australia’s party system