Books & arts
1 September 2023
Frank Moorhouse’s first biographer captures a life in motion
Books & arts
1 September 2023
A fascinating examination of the Chinese economy leaves one big question unanswered
Books & arts
30 August 2023
“My Country” shadowed the career of poet Dorothea Mackellar
Books & arts
30 August 2023
Are governments creating efficient online systems that don’t make us feel stupid?
Books & arts
29 August 2023
Politics wasn’t far away when Blood, Sweat & Tears brought the house down in Romania
Books & arts
28 August 2023
Sydney’s best-known bohemian lived entirely by her own rules
Books & arts
26 August 2023
A seasoned analyst outlines the strategy Australia should have debated before the latest bout of defence spending
Books & arts
25 August 2023
A new biography reveals Tim Fischer to have been a more complex figure than he might have seemed
Books & arts
24 August 2023
In its attempt to be light-hearted, Kitchen Cabinet has steered into dangerous waters
Books & arts
23 August 2023
Hlynur Pálmason’s Godland invites the viewer to pay close attention
Books & arts
23 August 2023
A distinguished historian of France scrutinises the trial of Vichy leader Marshal Pétain and its aftermath
Books & arts
18 August 2023
Historian Simon Schama spent the pandemic researching smallpox, cholera and plague
Books & arts
15 August 2023
Two new books reveal the intriguing origins of Rupert Murdoch’s global empire
Books & arts
10 August 2023
Two years after their return to power, the Taliban aren’t living up to many of their promises — and the West’s disengagement isn’t helping
Books & arts
10 August 2023
The Nunatsiavut assembly sits at the intersection of Inuit and European political traditions
Books & arts
9 August 2023
Resentment can be a potent — and not always destructive — motivator in political life
Books & arts
9 August 2023
Two talented Liberal senators paved the way for future female ministers
Books & arts
9 August 2023
The Hungarian composer György Ligeti remained endlessly inquisitive
Books & arts
8 August 2023
A new survey of heritage protection highlights Australia’s uneven record as it prepares to host next month’s International Council on Monuments and Sites assembly
Books & arts
4 August 2023
A compelling biography captures the trajectory of the man who named the lucky country
Books & arts
3 August 2023
How a restless party found a new way of thinking about socialism
Books & arts
2 August 2023
Driving Madeleine reviewed
Books & arts
2 August 2023
How much of an author’s experience of an abortion do we have a right to read about?
Books & arts
31 July 2023
Renowned sociologist Raewyn Connell takes stock
Books & arts
28 July 2023
David Graeber’s latest book isn’t his best, but still we love it
Books & arts
28 July 2023
The philosopher presciently identified an age awash in “bullshit”
Books & arts
27 July 2023
The physicist’s own words provide a commentary on conflicting depictions
Books & arts
26 July 2023
A fascinating account of nineteenth-century phrenologists illuminates how ideas spread
Books & arts
26 July 2023
A philosopher considers the case for abolishing prisons
Books & arts
25 July 2023
How best to deal with dark moods?