May 2014
Magazine
The Monthly Essays
What is the cost of propping up Tony Abbott's favourite minority?
Whatever happened to the working class?
The left has forgotten where it came from
The surprising role of Australians in the rise of private security companies
The Nation Reviewed
Tony Abbott's aggressive monarchism
Who is the ordinary reasonable person?
The trouble with repealing section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act
The return of the Tichborne Claimant
A recent play resurrects a 150-year-old case of imposture
A plan to stop dengue fever sets off invasion fears in Indonesia
VOX
Medicine
Arts & Letters
The 50th anniversary of ‘My Brother Jack’
George Johnston’s classic of Australian war literature
The return of Elizabeth Harrower’s ‘In Certain Circles’
A long-lost novel sees the light after 40 years
Kanye West and ‘Yeezus’
Time and transition in Sophie Hyde’s ‘52 Tuesdays’
A new Australian film poses intriguing questions
Italy and Spain’s artistic exchange
‘Italian Masterpieces from Spain’s Royal Court’ at the National Gallery of Victoria
Noted
Lorrie Moore’s ‘Bark’ Faber; $29.99
Ceridwen Dovey’s ‘Only the Animals’ Penguin; $29.99
