Arts & Letters
Sydney Opera House (touring Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne)
Trans. Penny Hueston; Text Publishing; $24.99
Jen Cloher’s self-titled album is a unique take on the trials of a touring musician
David Lowery’s ‘A Ghost Story’ successfully combines sorrow, absurdity and the supernatural
‘Defying Empire: 3rd National Indigenous Art Triennial’ at Canberra’s National Gallery of Australia
With their two new other-worldly albums, Shabazz Palaces continue to evade categorisation
Laura Poitras’ ‘Risk’ sidesteps the biggest question about Julian Assange
Arundhati Roy’s ‘The Ministry of Utmost Happiness’ was worth the 20-year wait
Ben Young’s ‘Hounds of Love’ presents horror in all-too-familiar surrounds
