Essays Right arrow
Society
The robot race
What does automation mean for the future of jobs?
History
Tablet or toilet?
How transformative has the computer age really been?
Law and order
Police, don’t move!
Former police officer Timothy Baker goes on trial for murder
The Nation Reviewed Right arrow
Federal politics
A travesty of process
The same-sex marriage survey sets a dangerous precedent
Media
Spheres of influence
Social media is blurring the line between opinion and advertising
Science and technology
Deep space mined
Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex keeps an eye on the stars
Environment
The Great Southern Reef
What is killing off the kelp forests along Australia’s coast?
Vox Right arrow
Notes from the studio
Robyn Davidson’s ‘Tracks’ vs Harvey Weinstein
Arts & Letters Right arrow
Ghosts in the machine
Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Blade Runner 2049’ is maddeningly close to a classic
Books
The shape of a generous mind
Oliver Sacks’ brilliant ideas echo on through ‘The River of Consciousness’
Don’t believe the hype
Adam Greenfield’s ‘Radical Technologies’ is an essential guide to the tech revolution
Music
Drakeworld
The exhausting omnipotence of Drake
Noted Right arrow
‘The Sparsholt Affair’ by Alan Hollinghurst
Picador; $32.99
‘The Deuce’ (HBO / Foxtel)
David Simon’s new series shines amid the sleaze of the New York porn industry
November 2017
Issue
Essays
Society The robot race By Andrew Charlton and Jim Chalmers
Society Tablet or toilet? By James Boyce
Society Police, don’t move! By Catherine Ford
The Nation Reviewed
Politics A travesty of process By Judith Brett
Society Spheres of influence By Helen Sullivan
Society Deep space mined By Andrew P Street
Society The Great Southern Reef By James Bradley
The Medicine
Society A bad case of the flu By Karen Hitchcock
Vox
Culture Notes from the studio By Robert Drewe
Arts & Letters
Culture Ghosts in the machine By Shane Danielsen
Culture The shape of a generous mind By Kate Cole-Adams
Culture Don’t believe the hype By Scott Ludlam
Culture Drakeworld By Anwen Crawford
Noted
Culture ‘The Sparsholt Affair’ by Alan Hollinghurst By Stephanie Bishop
Culture ‘The Deuce’ (HBO / Foxtel) By Harry Windsor
Cartoon
Cartoon In light of recent events By Oslo Davis
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