The Monthly Essays

By Shannon Burns
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The co-founder of GetUp! might be the most influential Australian in the world
By Malcolm Knox
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The risk posed by the global weapons complex is much worse than you know
By Scott Ludlam
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Our corrective services struggle to cope with the mental health requirements of inmates
By Bronwyn Adcock
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Reflections on a life lived in the shadow of mortality
By Robert Manne
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Five short pieces about one of tennis’s most misunderstood players
By Richard Cooke
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An insider’s guide to government
By Scott Ludlam
C’mon, kids. It’ll be fun …
By Anna Goldsworthy
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The unexpected history of a radical technology
By Margaret Wertheim
The Sudanese community leader and sports star’s improbable rise
By Richard Cooke
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The minister, Pezzullo and the demise of Immigration
By James Button
An unexpected stop prompts the question: Just what is the deal with the Dog on the Tuckerbox?
By Robert Skinner
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Gillian Triggs’ culture shock
By Margaret Simons
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Ready or not, China is here
By Linda Jaivin
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Conservatives pine for the days of unapologetic cultural supremacism. Do they really know what they’re getting themselves into?
By Richard Cooke
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The Turnbull government has burned the bridge of bipartisanship
By Noel Pearson
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Robyn Davidson’s ‘Tracks’ vs Harvey Weinstein
By Robert Drewe
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Former police officer Timothy Baker goes on trial for murder
By Catherine Ford

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