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 lockdown 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
Morrison’s climate flip
Australia has a lot of catching up to do on emissions reduction
Song sisters
The soundtrack to documentary ‘Brazen Hussies’ shows a breadth of feeling about women’s liberation in Australia
Warrior culture
The allegations of Australian war crimes have shattered the national digger mythology
Fever dream
A vision of America in November 2021