Descent from the summit
Looking back on Kevin Rudd’s overly ambitious and thinly detailed Australia 2020 Summit
In light of recent events
Rorschach Test: Do you exhibit a “baby boomer state of mind”?
Oslo Davis is a widely published illustrator and artist. Raised Eyebrows, his yearly newspaper of drawings, is out now.
‘The Bass Rock’ by Evie Wyld
The Miles Franklin–winning author’s latest novel expands on her interest in the submission and consequential fury of women amid the impersonal natural world
Behind the coronavirus masks
An infectious diseases physician on facing COVID-19
The climate interviews
In the face of the looming catastrophes of climate change, how do we talk when we’re lost for words? The author speaks with everyday Australians to see if we can articulate hope and provoke action
Chequered careers: ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ and ‘The Good Lord Bird’
Among October’s streaming highlights are stories of a teenage chess prodigy and a zealous abolitionist
Quiet desperation: ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’
Eliza Hittman’s abortion drama is marked by the emotional solidarity of its teen protagonists
Airbrushed horror: Ben Wheatley’s ‘Rebecca’
The new adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s gothic tale is visually lush, but lacks the novel’s nuance
The Corp’s bride
Despite a widely supported petition, the government is too scared to take on the Murdoch empire