August 2015

August 2015

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Essays  Right arrow

Federal politics

Nope, nope, nope

Richard Cooke

Why Australia won’t help the Rohingya

Nope, nope, nope
Greek tragedy

International politics

Greek tragedy

By Christos Tsiolkas

Former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis on Greece’s economic crisis

Department of disgrace

Education

Department of disgrace

By Catherine Ford

IBAC investigates Victoria’s rotten education bureaucracy

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Method in the madness

Federal politics

Method in the madness

By Don Watson

Tony Abbott’s surprises keep coming

Process of recognition

Federal politics

Process of recognition

By Noel Pearson

The constitutional recognition of indigenous Australians requires meaningful consultation

Destiny’s children

Dance

Destiny’s children

By Nikki Lusk

Body Electric’s jazz ballet for adults

In defence of the rat

Environment

In defence of the rat

By Anne Manne

The many talents of a much-maligned rodent

Medicine

Society’s safety net

By Karen Hitchcock

When social services are cut, hospitals are left to fill the holes

Medicine

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Hallo spaceboy

Art

Hallo spaceboy

By Anwen Crawford

Icon as exhibit at ACMI’s ‘David Bowie Is’

Politics and power

Television

Politics and power

By Luke Davies

Why we keep watching ‘The Americans’, ‘Veep’ and ‘House of Cards’

White stigma

Indigenous Australia

White stigma

By Kim Mahood

Emma Kowal’s ‘Trapped in the Gap’ examines the ‘White anti-racist’ in indigenous Australia

The experience machine

Art

The experience machine

By Fiona McGregor

Marina Abramović in Australia

Noted  Right arrow

‘Appetites for Thought’ by Michel Onfray

Books

‘Appetites for Thought’ by Michel Onfray

By Amanda Lohrey

Trans. Donald Barry and Stephen Muecke; Reaktion Books; $40

‘The Festival of Insignificance’ by Milan Kundera
August 2015