Essays Right arrow
Politics
Wicked problems
What are the real reasons behind the rise and stall of Malcolm Turnbull?
Law and order
Rape among the lamingtons
Tragic evidence of child sexual abuse in the Newcastle Anglican Church
Issues and policies
The fighter
Sally McManus is the new face of Australia’s union movement
The Nation Reviewed Right arrow
Federal politics
New tricks
Why do our political parties persist with economic rationalism?
Base power
The energy crisis is all about politics rather than supply
Environment
The tallest tree
Brett Mifsud is saving Australia’s tallest trees
Making tracks
The restoration of Mt Wellington’s Organ Pipes track requires painstaking work
Medicine
Sick day
Sickness can be debilitating but it also offers escape
Arts & Letters Right arrow
Art
The state of our art
What does ‘The National’ say about contemporary Australian art?
Books
Language woken up
Detained asylum seekers tell their own stories in ‘They Cannot Take the Sky’
Long time coming
‘Get Out’ is a sharp mix of horror, satire and racial commentary
Music
Feel the divine
A new compilation celebrates the devotional music of jazz legend Alice Coltrane
Noted Right arrow
‘The Idiot’ by Elif Batuman
Jonathan Cape; $32.99
‘Exit West’ by Mohsin Hamid
Hamish Hamilton; $32.99
May 2017
Issue
Essays
Politics Wicked problems By Laura Tingle
Society Rape among the lamingtons By Anne Manne
Politics The fighter By Alex McKinnon
The Nation Reviewed
Politics New tricks By Don Watson
Politics Base power By Richard Denniss
Society The tallest tree By Patrick Witton
Society Making tracks By Josephine Rowe
The Medicine
Society Sick day By Karen Hitchcock
Arts & Letters
Culture The state of our art By Julie Ewington
Culture Language woken up By Maria Tumarkin
Culture Long time coming By Shane Danielsen
Culture Feel the divine By Anwen Crawford
Noted
Culture ‘The Idiot’ by Elif Batuman By Stephanie Bishop
Culture ‘Exit West’ by Mohsin Hamid By Helen Elliott
Cartoon
Cartoon In light of recent events By Oslo Davis
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