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From the archive Robin Jeffrey 27 September 2021 How two sons of empire became leading public intellectuals
Books & Arts Brett Evans 27 September 2021 The first full biography of Scott Morrison tracks a sometimes rocky ride to the prime ministership Books & Arts Drusilla Modjeska 25 September 2021 A new biography captures the enigmatic Australian writer Books & Arts Jane Goodall 20 September 2021 Have the addictive qualities of Elena Ferrante’s novels distracted readers from their literariness? Books & Arts Linda Jaivin 16 September 2021 How Xu Shangzhen’s suicide gripped a city
Books & Arts Zora Simic 14 September 2021 Amia Srinivasan follows up her breakthrough London Review of Books essay with a rewarding but sometimes frustrating essay collection
Essays & Reportage Eric Rauchway 13 September 2021 In ways that still resonate, the program to drag the economy out of the Great Depression changed Americans’ relationships with politics, economics and each other Books & Arts Graeme Smith 5 September 2021 Are China’s wolf warrior diplomats for real? Books & Arts Nick Haslam 3 September 2021 An American take on the benefits of talking to strangers has a message for Australians Books & Arts Margaret Simons 31 August 2021 There’s plenty wrong with how the Murray–Darling is being managed, but Wall Street isn’t the culprit to target
Books & Arts Jock Given 23 August 2021 “We should be civil with those we don’t know, and aim to know them well enough that we can be uncivil,” argues a new book
Books & Arts Paul ’t Hart 16 August 2021 A pragmatist’s vision for better government Books & Arts Dennis Altman 16 August 2021 Could constitutional monarchies be the best of a bad lot? From the archive Sara Dowse 13 August 2021 Does the West see what it wants to see in Afghanistan? Books & Arts Amanda Walsh 10 August 2021 Has business changed the culture of childcare?
Books & Arts Andrew Ford 10 August 2021 Gerald Finzi’s letters illuminate a time, a place and a composer’s mind
Books & Arts Frank Bongiorno 7 August 2021 How a distinguished educator fell victim to church politics and personal enmities Essays & Reportage Nick Richardson 6 August 2021 Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya’s bid for asylum in Tokyo is a reminder of how the 1956 Melbourne Games were riven by politics Books & Arts Peter Sutton and Keryn Walshe 6 August 2021 The authors of Farmers or Hunter-gatherers? The Dark Emu Debate respond to Bill Gammage’s “The Great Divide” Books & Arts Zora Simic 6 August 2021 Amani Haydar illuminates kinship, migration and shattering loss
Books & Arts Ellen Broad 5 August 2021 A computer scientist takes on artificial-intelligence boosters. But does he dig deep enough?
From the archive Nick Haslam 30 July 2021 We might not be able to change who we are, but we can certainly change what we do Books & Arts Brenda Niall 30 July 2021 A survey of women’s portraiture suggests there are as many answers as artists Books & Arts Janna Thompson 28 July 2021 “I dine, I play a game of backgammon, I converse, and am merry with my friends,” observed philosopher David Hume, before dragging himself back to his desk Books & Arts Alexis Bergantz 25 July 2021 Why did French culture matter not only to French migrants but also to colonial Australians?
Essays & Reportage Bill Gammage 20 July 2021 The debate about Dark Emu is trapped in a centuries-old European worldview, says the author of The Biggest Estate on Earth
Essays & Reportage Tim Burrowes 16 July 2021 Based in a nondescript office in inner Sydney in 2016–17, a secret team set about saving the publisher’s newspapers   Books & Arts Alison Bashford 16 July 2021 Anthropologist Nicholas Thomas is a skilled and knowledgeable guide to Pacific voyaging National Affairs Margaret Simons 16 July 2021 No longer “crazy universities,” newsrooms are slowly adapting to a more challenging environment Books & Arts Jock Given 13 July 2021 Rules or no rules? The Tech Giants have made some of their own.