May 2012
Magazine
The Monthly Essays
Gina Rinehart’s quest for respect and gratitude
What Gina Wants
Athletic children are being hot-housed to yield more stars and medals. But there’s a cost.
A father’s World War II keepsake sparks a harrowing journey
An incurious encounter takes flight
The Nation Reviewed
Preparing for Another Tilt at the Crown
The Last of the Court Artists
St Vincent’s Emergency Department
CityRail’s ‘Quiet Carriages’ Trial
A pet’s mutiny
Arts & Letters
Tim Birkhead’s 'Bird Sense: What It’s Like to Be a Bird'
Denton Corker Marshall’s design for Australia’s new Venice Biennale pavilion
Meeting theatre director Simon Stone
Jane Birkin’s world tour, 'Jane Birkin Sings Serge Gainsbourg'
Michael Winterbottom’s 'Trishna' and David and Stéphane Foenkinos' 'Delicacy'
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