From the archive
24 April 2020
The Gallipoli campaign wasn’t the pointless disaster of Anzac mythology
From the archive
13 April 2020
If the High Court is right about the evidence on timing, what went wrong during the prosecution and hearings?
From the archive
24 January 2020
The decades-long expansion of public funding to private schools has done the opposite of what its proponents claim
From the archive
6 November 2019
Melbourne’s Olympic year sums up why the fifties weren’t as dull as you might think
From the archive
24 October 2019
Despite disappearing from public view for decades, Olive Cotton was still gripped by photography’s artistic potential
From the archive
18 October 2019
The popular Labor senator was fortunate in her biographer
From the archive
16 August 2019
The Russell Square twins, Fabberdum and Fabberdee, Fabber & Fabber — whatever the nickname, the story of the famed London publisher reveals a lot about how creative…
From the archive
4 July 2019
Why do we end up with so many inept leaders?
From the archive
3 April 2019
Having grown up sheltered from the winds of modernism, painter Nora Heysen took a fresh turn in 1930s London
From the archive
10 January 2019
Judy Bailey’s long and distinguished career helped fuel an explosion in Australian jazz talent
From the archive
6 December 2018
HBO’s carefully paced adaptation of My Brilliant Friend brings a corner of Naples to life
From the archive
28 November 2018
A third win for Labor under Bob Hawke broke the postwar pattern forever
From the archive
16 November 2018
Peter Jackson’s vivid account of the Great War is also a tribute to the art of the cinema
From the archive
22 October 2018
University-educated Barnaby Joyce takes on the urban elite
From the archive
12 October 2018
Like Martin Luther King, philosopher Martha Nussbaum wants to take the anger out of democracy
From the archive
8 October 2018
What explains the curious persistence of the Myers–Briggs personality test?
From the archive
18 September 2018
Peter purchased, Carolyn rented, and then the market (and bad policies) took over
From the archive
2 July 2018
Two compelling works of hybrid non-fiction explore how the past lives on in the present
From the archive
23 April 2018
A single image can open up an unexplored part of a subject’s life, writes the biographer of writer and activist Aileen Palmer
From the archive
18 April 2018
It’s still happening, says the Yorta Yorta composer of Pecan Summer
From the archive
9 April 2018
Van Morrison has it, Gladys Knight has it, and so does Aretha Franklin. Somehow Nick Coleman captures it on the page
From the archive
4 February 2018
Despite the sceptics, Melbourne’s Australian Open has become the biggest and best on the Grand Slam circuit
From the archive
27 December 2017
Despite her international fame, the Tasmanian-born pianist’s career was cut short by a conservative musical establishment
From the archive
17 December 2017
A chance encounter anticipated the shocking disappearance of a prime minister on 17 December 1967
From the archive
3 November 2017
Extract | A puzzling gift sends one of Australia’s leading biographers on a journey into her family’s past
From the archive
13 April 2017
Despite “the worst opening night of any show I can remember,” This Day Tonight transformed Australian TV current affairs
From the archive
3 March 2017
A Scottish island with links to Australia is a key to the modern world
From the archive
11 November 2016
How one of Britain’s greatest directors transferred John O’Grady’s sharply observed comic novel to the screen
From the archive
13 October 2016
A critic-turned-employee of the Australian recalls the highs and lows of dealing with Chris Mitchell, editor-in-chief
Books & arts
9 August 2016
Music | After a run of ho-hum albums, it’s good news for fans, says Andrew Ford