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Recovered Lives Alexandra McKinnon 8 March 2019 Nell Malone (1881–1963), hospital orderly and governess
Recovered Lives Emily Gallagher 8 March 2019 Ella McFadyen (1887–1976), writer and editor Recovered Lives Alexandra McKinnon 8 March 2019 Kathleen Ussher (1891–1983), illustrator, writer, public servant Recovered Lives Anne Rees 8 March 2019 Sylvia Breamer (1897–1943) Recovered Lives Shannon Lovelady 8 March 2019 Roma Craze (1915–95), intelligence analyst
Recovered Lives Kathryn Wells 8 March 2019 Katipelvild Margaret (Pinkie) Mack (1858–1954), Yaraldi-speaking Piltindjeri clanswoman
Recovered Lives Elizabeth Kwan 7 March 2019 Lim Lee See (Granny Lum Loy) (c. 1887–1980) Recovered Lives Ross Carpenter 7 March 2019 Sadie Cambridge (1899–1968), ice-skating champion and coach Recovered Lives R.D. Lappan 7 March 2019 Jessie (“Chubbie”) Miller (1901–72) Recovered Lives Michal Bosworth and Charlie Fox 7 March 2019 Roma Catherine Gilchrist (1909–83), socialist, feminist and peace activist
Recovered Lives Anne Rees 7 March 2019 A cache of letters reveals a fierce ambition and a fiery struggle
Books & arts Sara Dowse 19 February 2019 Books | Stoked by cigarettes and whiskey, Kenneth Cook kept writing until the end Books & arts Brian McFarlane 6 February 2019 Cinema | Two remarkable women receive two great portrayals in Mary Queen of Scots  Essays & reportage David Hayes 20 January 2019 Thirty years on, the riveting story of consuming devotion — and its buried chronicle — still haunts this reader Books & arts Jock Given 14 January 2019 Books | “Visionary” Sydney-born engineer Cyril Elwell played a pioneering role in what became Silicon Valley
Books & arts Sara Dowse 20 December 2018 Books | Michelle Obama’s memoir also reveals much about the state of the nation
Essays & reportage Michael Cannon 17 December 2018 A social justice pioneer’s secret life is unveiled in a new book Books & arts Susan Lever 7 December 2018 Elizabeth Kleinhenz explores the contradictions of Australia’s most famous feminist Books & arts Norman Abjorensen 3 December 2018 Books | A new biography paints a nuanced picture of the man widely seen as Australia’s greatest prime minister Essays & reportage Laurie Oakes 21 November 2018 Despite his warning to young journalists, Alan Reid was both observer and player in Parliament House. His work has been recognised this month by the Australian Media Hall of Fame
Essays & reportage Margaret Simons 21 November 2018 The writer who remade the women’s column has been recognised by the Australian Media Hall of Fame
Books & arts Graeme Dobell 19 November 2018 Books | Two political memoirs reveal the exhilaration of power Books & arts David Solomon 31 October 2018 Biography | Tiberius meets his Tacitus in this lively biography of a less-than-glorious prime minister From the archive Frank Bongiorno 22 October 2018 University-educated Barnaby Joyce takes on the urban elite Books & arts Jane Goodall 18 October 2018 Books | Journalist Gabrielle Chan captures a new mood in country Australia
Essays & reportage Graeme Davison 11 October 2018 Why should we read Hugh Stretton in the twenty-first century?
From the archive Nick Haslam 8 October 2018 What explains the curious persistence of the Myers–Briggs personality test? Essays & reportage David Hayes 14 July 2018 On the centenary of his death, it’s time for a supreme world-crossing entertainer to take his place in history Books & arts Susan Lever 13 July 2018 Books | Nadia Wheatley discovers her mother’s two great loves Books & arts Sara Dowse 9 July 2018 Books | Two writers grapple with the demands of motherhood, real and imagined