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December 2017 – January 2018

The Nation Reviewed

Straight outta Narrandera

By Darryn King
Victoria Lee takes on the Victoria’s Secret runway

Darryn King

Darryn King is a freelance journalist based in New York.

@DarrynKing

December 2017 – January 2018

From the front page

Image of Quarterly Essay 69, “Moment of Truth” by Mark McKennaMoment of TruthAustralia is on the brink of momentous change, but only if we can face up to the past – a Quarterly Essay extractMark McKennaImage of Sally McManusA fair go electionACTU secretary Sally McManus is taking the fight to the CoalitionPaddy ManningImage of Craig Sherborne’s ‘Off the Record’Masculinity in crisis in ‘Off the Record’Craig Sherborne’s satire could be an ingenious portrait of deluded conceit Shannon BurnsImage from ‘The Workshop’‘The Workshop’: teen angst in a post-Charlie Hebdo FranceLaurent Cantet’s new film explores the lure of political extremism for the young and boredHarry Windsor

In this issue

IllustrationWe are all diminishedAustralian politics is full of contradictions, double standards and gaping voidsDon WatsonUnfinished business: A short storyCan a young wartime couple pick up where they left off?Anna GoldsworthyIllustrationThe unflappable FinkelAustralia’s chief scientist talks energy alternatives and trying to elevate the narrativeAnna KrienThe inland food bowlA poemLes Murray

More in The Nation Reviewed

Held to accountWhy is the cost of banking in remote communities so high?Russell MarksIllustrationPatient simulationSome actors intentionally suffer for their artPaul ConnollyAussie Rules 2018 in names onlyA fundamental analysis of this year’s player listsHugh RobertsonTake the cakeOne baker’s verdict on the marriage survey resultHelen Sullivan

Read on

Image of Quarterly Essay 69, “Moment of Truth” by Mark McKennaMoment of TruthAustralia is on the brink of momentous change, but only if we can face up to the past – a Quarterly Essay extractMark McKennaImage of Craig Sherborne’s ‘Off the Record’Masculinity in crisis in ‘Off the Record’Craig Sherborne’s satire could be an ingenious portrait of deluded conceit Shannon BurnsImage from ‘The Workshop’‘The Workshop’: teen angst in a post-Charlie Hebdo FranceLaurent Cantet’s new film explores the lure of political extremism for the young and boredHarry WindsorImage of Roman Quaedvlieg and Peter DuttonUnholy trinity suffers a setbackThe sacking of Roman Quaedvlieg is only a minor impediment to Dutton’s planMungo MacCallum

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