The new era
Ready or not, China is here
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The Monthly — December 2017 – January 2018
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AS Patrić’s ‘Atlantic Black’ and the challenges of historical fiction
This ambitious second novel doesn’t quite live up to its Miles Franklin–winning predecessor
John Alexander’s victory has instilled Malcolm Turnbull with some fighting spirit
Histories personal and national inform Helen Johnson’s large-scale canvases
The Monthly — December 2017 – January 2018
The Nation Reviewed
Australian politics is full of contradictions, double standards and gaping voids
Australia’s chief scientist talks energy alternatives and trying to elevate the narrative
Victoria Lee takes on the Victoria’s Secret runway
Ah Gong and Ah Mah move into a culturally diverse aged-care facility
How the Monthly changed its typeface
The Monthly — December 2017 – January 2018
The Monthly Essays
The Turnbull government has burned the bridge of bipartisanship
Conservatives pine for the days of unapologetic cultural supremacism. Do they really know what they’re getting themselves into?
Ready or not, China is here
When the politics got personal
Gillian Triggs’ culture shock
The Monthly — December 2017 – January 2018
VOX
An unexpected stop prompts the question: Just what is the deal with the Dog on the Tuckerbox?
The Medicine
The Monthly — December 2017 – January 2018
Arts & Letters
Unfinished business: A short story
Can a young wartime couple pick up where they left off?
A poem
Gerhard Richter’s GOMA exhibition finds beauty in banality, meaning in the arbitrary
The ringmaster steps into the spotlight
Michael Gracey makes his directorial debut with the Hugh Jackman–starring ‘The Greatest Showman’
Histories personal and national inform Helen Johnson’s large-scale canvases
Björk moves towards renewal on ‘Utopia’
Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Call Me By Your Name’ is a passionate, positive tale of first love
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