Australian politics, society & culture

The Nation Reviewed

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Child’s play
The Melbourne Museum’s new gallery takes small children seriously
By Zoë Morrison
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The unedited life
The State Library of Victoria has acquired one of Australia’s finest collections of literary papers
By Thornton McCamish
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Holy shark
Leonie the leopard shark’s switch to asexual reproduction is a world first
By Ashley Hay
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American berserk
Donald Trump’s presidency feels both unprecedented and oddly familiar
By Don Watson
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Not-church on time
The Weekly Service offers a different kind of communion
By Sylvia Rowley
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Back from the dead
One dedicated bird watcher devoted years to the elusive night parrot
By Anthony Ham
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The new opium wars
The links between Australia’s poppy industry and opioid addiction crisis
By Hamish McDonald
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A big dump
Why is the South Australian government so enthused about a nuclear waste dump?
By Richard Denniss
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Relying on Trump
Australia needs to rethink its approach to regional security
By Hugh White
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The hand of faith
In 1980 a giant gold nugget changed the Hillier family’s fortunes
By Lisa Clausen
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A moveable feast
What does it take to transform the National Gallery of Australia into the Palace of Versailles?
By Quentin Sprague
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Rhodes dollars
The Rhodes Scholarship is slowly embracing diversity
By Zoë Morrison
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Malcolm Turnbull: A brief lament
The climate-science champion of 2010 has morphed into the fossil-fuel supporter of 2016
By Robert Manne
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Australia divided
The electorate has fractured into three economic and cultural zones
By George Megalogenis
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Desirable elements
Simon Oxenham has designed some of the world’s greatest skateparks
By Jenan Taylor
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Masaaki’s sushi
Join the queue for Tasmania’s most sought-after Japanese
By Josephine Rowe
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Eyes wide open
What does One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts really believe?
By Sam Vincent
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A democratic moment
Hillary Clinton needs her new progressive agenda as much as America does
By Don Watson
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