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Books & arts Ghosts of dictatorships past Andrew Bonnell 4 July 2025 Dictators don’t govern alone, which helps explain what happens once they’ve gone Essays & reportage A political world we still inhabit Frank Bongiorno 2 July 2025 Historian John Hirst founded a career on a distinctive view of colonial Australian politics Books & arts Reeled in by the Reich Philippa Hawker 1 July 2025 A sharp, grim, exhilarating novel engages with the real-life story of a filmmaker’s return to Nazi Germany Books & arts Imperialism’s stamping ground Jim Davidson 30 June 2025 A new book explores the culture of philately

Essays & reportage Quincentenary of a revolution Klaus Neumann 17 June 2025 Commemorating the German Peasants’ War and an early charter of human rights Books & arts Alone like a finger Nick Haslam 13 June 2025 It was writing that “separated me from everything,” says German writer Judith Hermann in a captivating collection of biographical essays Books & arts Democracy in an age of emergencies Stephen Mills 12 June 2025 Can democracy respond effectively when the future is breathing down our necks? Books & arts Essential services Paddy Gourley 12 June 2025 Celebrated American author Michael Lewis brings together an emblematic group of public servants

Books & arts Ben Chifley versus the banks Stephen Mills 26 May 2025 The former Labor PM’s battle with the banks still matters — for both sides of politics Books & arts Empire’s end Ken Haley 23 May 2025 Old ties were broken forever by the time the second world war drew to a close Essays & reportage The ecological revolution Tom Griffiths 20 May 2025 How a new moral consciousness began to stir in Australia Books & arts Not in the mood Andrew Ford 16 May 2025 What is Spotify doing to music?