Indigenous rights
The year the Voice broke
How John Howard’s shadow over Australian politics is evident in the referendum, reconciliation and the rest
November 2023
November 2023 eBook
This little theory went to market
Using the scientific method to debunk the persistent claim that Covid-19 originated in Wuhan as a lab leak
The trial of former school principal Malka Leifer for sexual abuse highlighted how shame and trauma are treated in the justice system, and why some institutions and communities are resistant to scrutiny
Native timber harvesting is ending, but as we begin to understand that ‘untouched wilderness’ is a myth, how best should forests be managed in future?
What the outcome of the Voice referendum suggests about the future of reconciliation, and what it says about the national character
Early dry-season burning by Indigenous rangers in the Northern Territory is reducing the risk and severity of wildfires
An environmental lawyer turned activist is installing street furniture in inner-suburban Sydney that discreetly turns food waste into compost
A visit to a master tailor in Albury was like a step back in time, and decades later the resulting suit is still good for all occasions
Finding solace and surprise around a family Scrabble board with a grandmother in decline
A house provided: Preserving public housing
The architectural practice proving that refurbishing public housing can be less expensive and disruptive than demolition for new projects
Into the streaming void: ‘The Killer’ and ‘They Cloned Tyrone’
David Fincher’s stylish pulp and Juel Taylor’s SF-adjacent satire are the latest riches to be taken for granted in the ever-ready, abundant world of Netflix
The candles flicker and dim: ‘Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party’
Ian White’s documentary captures the incendiary trajectory of the seminal Melbourne band at the expense of the inertia that fuelled it
M. John Harrison’s ‘Wish I Was Here’
The uncategorisable English author delivers an ‘anti-memoir’ meditating on the profound relationships between memory, imagination and fiction
Christos Tsiolkas’s ‘The In-Between’
The latest from the acclaimed Australian author throws scorn at those who claim virtue and the complete control of their desires
The author of ‘Lola in the Mirror’ on how an amended ‘Reservoir Dogs’ quote has served as his personal mantra when faced with a challenge
