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Illustration by Jeff Fisher

Society

‘That is inappropriate’

The author is challenged on the privilege of the progressive, egalitarian ideals of her ‘multicultural’ generation

Illustration by Jeff Fisher

Society

An open swimmer

How a lockdown whim turned into a discovery of the purifying power of sea swimming

Ash Barty with winners trophy, Wimbledon, 2021

Sport

Ash’s to Ash’s

From stepping away from tennis as a youth before returning to dominate Wimbledon and the Australian Open, to retiring as world No. 1 at the age of 25, Ash Barty has always owned her career path

Members of the Kanakanvu tribe perform at a Saraya harvest festival, Donghua Village, Taiwan.

Race and ethnicity

Who is Taiwanese?

Taiwan’s minority indigenous peoples are being used to refute mainland China’s claims on the island – but what does that mean for their recognition, land rights and identity?

Kakadu National Park

Park of the covenant

With the Ranger Uranium Mine now closed, Kakadu’s traditional owners want the government to make good on the original promise of a national park in their care

Photo of Animal Justice Party MP Georgie Purcell outside Parlament House with rescued greyhound Graham

Dog day afternoon

Animal welfare concerns have long plagued the greyhound racing industry, but in Victoria a campaign from covert investigators now has a parliamentarian leading the fight

Illustration by Jeff Fisher

Mars attracts

Reviving the Viking mission’s experiments may yet find life as we know it on Mars, but the best outcome would be something truly alien

Illustration by Jeff Fisher

‘They don’t know shit. You’re not gonna get hurt. You’re fuckin’ Beretta. They believe every fuckin’ word, ’cause you’re super cool’

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

Illustration by Jeff Fisher

There are no words

Finding solace and surprise around a family Scrabble board with a grandmother in decline

Toolangi State Forest, Victoria

Wood for the trees

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?