Choppy waters
Australia’s assumption that China will give up its Pacific rivalry with the US is dangerously misguided
In light of recent events
Let’s colour COVID-19 lowdown by numbers!
Oslo Davis is a widely published illustrator and artist. Raised Eyebrows, his yearly newspaper of drawings, is out now.
‘What Are You Going Through’ by Sigrid Nunez
The late-life author of ‘The Friend’ delivers a chastening and discursive novel of mourning
Injustice unmasked
What are the priorities of policing protests under lockdown?
‘Little Eyes’ by Samanta Schweblin (trans. Megan McDowell)
Intimacy and privacy blur as people adopt cybernetic pets inhabited remotely by others, in this disturbing speculative fiction
Freeing the flag
Allowing the Aboriginal flag to be used freely is an important step towards self-determination
In the red
Inside the modern debt-collection industry
Hello, Nasty: Janet Jackson’s sound of rebellion
A new analysis of ‘The Velvet Rope’ shows the controversial artist in transition
Tipping point
Juukan Gorge is gone, but will we act in time to save Warragamba Dam?