Australian Defence Force
On the West’s Trump-led exit from the wreckage of the Middle East
The America’s Cup winged keel and the transformation of a nation
Indigenous Australia
Systemic racism, unconscious bias, and the death in custody of Tanya Day
Immigration
Australia’s political leaders have lost their bearings in a changed world
Law and order
An unprecedented twist in the Walkley Award–winning story of the David Eastman murder case
At the Menergy retreat, men tackle anger, address emotional resilience and dance like wild women
Science and technology
Crowds cheer on the destructive prowess of Pot Head and Wanda at the Robowars National Championship
Collected thoughts on writers seeking permission to write, Eurydice Dixon, the Nobel for Murnane and dealing with errant chooks
Music
Don’t look back in anger: Liam and Noel Gallagher
As interest in Oasis resurges, talking to the combative brothers recalls their glory years as ‘dirty chancers, stealing riffs instead of Ford Fiestas’
Books
Damascene subversion: Christos Tsiolkas’s ‘Damascus’
The literary storyteller’s latest novel wrestles with the mythology of Christianity’s founder, Paul the Apostle
![Cover of Peter Pomerantsev’s ‘This Is Not Propaganda’ [detail]](https://www.themonthly.com.au/sites/default/files/styles/frontpage_medium_2x/public/Lohrey_1140x700_v2.jpg?itok=BnFgMJdy "Cover of Peter Pomerantsev’s ‘This Is Not Propaganda’")
Books
Agents of chaos: Peter Pomerantsev’s ‘This Is Not Propaganda’
The Russian expat journalist wonders if democracy can survive the internet, as social media is used to promote feelings over facts
Music
Bodak moment: Pop’s decade of superstars
Cardi B delivered the song of the decade as a new league of superstars overcame the significance of bands
![Utagawa Yoshimori, The Tongue-cut Sparrow [detail]](https://www.themonthly.com.au/sites/default/files/styles/frontpage_medium_2x/public/Cosic_1140x700_v2.jpg?itok=B6RDMt-a "Utagawa Yoshimori, The Tongue-cut Sparrow [detail]")
Art
The Art Gallery of NSW’s examination of Japan’s centuries-long artistic traditions depicting the spirit world and the macabre
Books
‘The Topeka School’ by Ben Lerner
The American author’s latest novel canvasses the seething hate speech of the burgeoning alt-right and white-boy rap battles in the Midwest
