Books & arts
22 November 2022
Two new books disagree about the origins of Russia’s war against Ukraine
Books & arts
17 November 2022
Eighty years apart, a private diary from the Tatura internment camp and dispatches from the Manus detention centre recount the experiences of refugees held prisoner by Australia
Books & arts
15 November 2022
Steve Morton’s Australian Deserts — winner of the 2022 Whitley Medal for an outstanding publication on Australasian wildlife — highlights the rich diversity of…
Books & arts
15 November 2022
It depends, says historian Ian Kershaw
Books & arts
12 November 2022
Two new books show what Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam war left in its wake
Books & arts
10 November 2022
Australian historian Alison Bashford illuminates the Huxleys’ rich intellectual ecosystem
Books & arts
10 November 2022
The stories we tell ourselves about our mental distress can have unexpected effects
Books & arts
9 November 2022
Harmony and hostility exist side by side in the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network
Books & arts
8 November 2022
Despite her prejudices and shortcomings, something pulls us back to the bestselling crime writer of all
Books & arts
8 November 2022
Alan Atkinson wants to rescue John and Elizabeth Macarthur from the judgements of history
Books & arts
4 November 2022
Frank Bongiorno’s new political history of Australia is as much about the spectators as the players
Books & arts
4 November 2022
A fresh musical performance can reveal unrecognised qualities
Books & arts
2 November 2022
A new biography of Rupert Murdoch’s successor throws indirect light on why he is suing Crikey
Books & arts
1 November 2022
Hired young by Keith Murdoch, Michael Cannon made his name as a journalistic roustabout and gifted historian
Books & arts
25 October 2022
Kenneth Branagh portrays the former PM’s behaviour with startlingly accuracy. But what’s going on behind the eyes?
Books & arts
24 October 2022
Sumeyya Ilanbey has written a tough but fair-minded account of the high-handed premier
Books & arts
21 October 2022
Is technology endangering the doctor–patient relationship?
Books & arts
20 October 2022
Did Beijing set out to mislead the West about its intentions — and did it succeed?
Books & arts
13 October 2022
How does a firm labelled “the greatest legitimiser of mass layoffs… in modern history” continue to sail tranquilly above the fray?
Books & arts
13 October 2022
Two new books explore the territory between polyamory’s utopian history and its practice today
Books & arts
13 October 2022
Governments haven’t caught up with the fact that the economy has changed forever
Books & arts
11 October 2022
Kath Kenny’s intergenerational account of a key moment in Australian theatre
Books & arts
10 October 2022
Parents of the Sandy Hook victims took on conspiracy theorist Alex Jones with stunning results
Books & arts
4 October 2022
Joseph Roth’s restless journeying produced an idiosyncratic depiction of central Europe in the twenties and thirties
Books & arts
3 October 2022
Two daughters profile a controversial father and an enigmatic mother against the backdrop of the growing bush capital
Books & arts
30 September 2022
A biography of two very different editors illuminates literary life in postwar Australia
Books & arts
27 September 2022
Does sport have anything to teach Australian schools?
Books & arts
26 September 2022
In Black Lives, White Law, Russell Marks points towards a more hopeful future
Books & arts
21 September 2022
Music played the role only it could play at the Queen’s funeral
Books & arts
21 September 2022
The global financial crisis dramatically changed the role of central banks — and then the pandemic came along