Blogs
Australia is on the brink of momentous change, but only if we can face up to the past – a Quarterly Essay extract
Craig Sherborne’s satire could be an ingenious portrait of deluded conceit
Laurent Cantet’s new film explores the lure of political extremism for the young and bored
The sacking of Roman Quaedvlieg is only a minor impediment to Dutton’s plan
Ruben Östlund’s hilarious film is an uneasy mix of silliness and brow-furrowing
The Perth Festival event encourages reflection on a precious resource
What next if Malcolm Turnbull loses 30 successive polls?
Jennifer Lawrence reunites with her ‘Hunger Games’ director in this dated thriller
The author of ‘The Sparsholt Affair’ on the role of the not-always biological family in his work
Slate Plus’s podcast on Watergate urges patience on its audience
Brett Dean and Neil Armfield reimagine the Shakespearean tragedy at the Adelaide Festival
A lacklustre line-up concealed the beautiful and the beguiling
Ged Kearney might be the right candidate in the wrong battle
A cultural, scientific and historical account of shit: a Midas Dekkers book extract
Walter Isaacson’s new biography is a study of crippling perfection and obsessive observation
‘A Long Way from Home’ takes on new relevance following debate about Australia Day