The Monthly Essays

Peter Dutton doesn’t just have a talent problem on his hands

The task ahead for Anthony Albanese in restoring the idea that governments should seek to make the country better

An elegy for music, learning and impoverished culture

The seismic shift that saw voters around the country turn on the Coalition and deliver a Labor victory

As prime minister, Scott Morrison has offered neither competence nor vision

On the shooting in Yuendumu and the trial of Northern Territory policeman Zachary Rolfe

To undo the worst of neoliberalism we need to target need, rather than race or identity

Is there hope that public misconceptions of the importance of coal and gas can be overcome?

How creating sculpture for animals is transforming wildlife conservation and the art world

The reporter who uncovered the truth about Kim Philby, the 20th century’s most infamous spy, and his warnings for democratic society

There can be no republic without constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians

How the government is failing on the environment by hiding critical science