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November 2018
Magazine
The Monthly Essays
The rise, duck and weave of Australia’s no-fault prime minister
I left the immigration department to speak out
An insider breaks ranks on offshore detention
After billions spent for little benefit, it’s time to look at the disease in a different way
The Nation Reviewed
Free speech has never been ‘free’
The idea that all opinions should be ventilated is misguided
Shipped-in Maseratis and single-use venues are a world away from real life in Port Moresby
Meet those who speak for the dead to protect the living
What happens when a Northern Territory town reaches its mandated expiry date?
VOX
The Courts
Arts & Letters
Eddie Perfect goes to Broadway
The Australian composer has two musicals – ‘Beetlejuice’ and ‘King Kong’ – opening in New York
A bigger, shinier cage: Julia Holter’s ‘Aviary’
A classically schooled composer seeks shelter from the cacophony of modern life
‘The Old Man and the Gun’ and the outlaw Robert Redford
David Lowery’s new film pays too much tribute to the Sundance Kid
Noted
‘Killing Commendatore’ by Haruki Murakami Art, music and mystery abound in the Japanese author’s latest novel
‘American Masters’ at the National Gallery of Australia The best of the US, drawn from Canberra’s own collection
