The worst form of defence
New revelations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan
In light of recent events
You don’t have to be a federal MP to master the non-answer
Oslo Davis is a widely published illustrator and artist. Raised Eyebrows, his yearly newspaper of drawings, is out now.
Up the river
Hope is running dry in the Murray–Darling Basin
The death of Yokununna: ‘Return to Uluru’
Mark McKenna explores Australia’s history of violence, dispossession and deception through one tragic incident
The lightness of unbearable being: ‘Double Blind’
Edward St Aubyn tackles familiar themes – desire, drug use, psychoanalysis – via a fresh suite of characters
Alien renaissance
A revived interest in alien visitation only underscores how little we know about the universe
The return of the lucky country
The pandemic has exposed the truth of Donald Horne’s phrase, and the morbid state of our national leadership
On loop: Bo Burnham’s ‘Inside’
The American comedian’s vulnerable and nuanced look at constant perception in the digital age
Dreaming of Biloela
Tharnicaa Murugappan versus 30 years of policy