Tasmania presents something of a political conundrum. In May 2023 its Liberal government fell into minority with the defection of two members, John Tucker and Lara Alexander. Premier Jeremy Rockliff ...

Viewers who wanted those channels could watch the Sydney versions via the 10 Play app or website. The Seven, Nine, ABC and SBS over-the-air signals would still be available in the area. This was what ...

The idea that masculinity is in crisis is not new, but it has taken on a new urgency. Maleness itself, not just actual men, is increasingly identified as a source of outward toxicity and inward harm.

The world’s highest court has just given the Australian government a giant climate headache. For all the rhetorical, political and practical support Australia offers the small Pacific island ...

What happened when the satirical songwriter Tom Lehrer, who died on Saturday at ninety-seven, came to puritanical Adelaide in 1960?

Last week, kicking off a 15 per cent reduction in the US state department’s workforce, more than 1300 officials received termination notices. Those considered surplus included officials with expertise ...

Books & arts Alone like a finger Nick Haslam 13 June 2025 It was writing that “separated me from everything,” says German writer Judith Hermann in a captivating collection of biographical essays ...

Essays & reportage Beyond words Iain Topliss 18 December 2024 Whether comical or conceptual, political or geographic, Saul Steinberg’s drawings extend the viewer’s horizons ...

Books & arts The art of disagreeing Jock Given 23 August 2021 “We should be civil with those we don’t know, and aim to know them well enough that we can be uncivil,” argues a new book From the archive ...

National affairs Labor’s Trump card goes missing Peter Brent 27 May 2025 A key factor in Labor’s election win was forgotten once the postmortems began ...

Celebrated by previous vice-chancellors, the Australian Dictionary of Biography and its fellow national project, the Australian National Dictionary, are threatened by university cuts ...

China’s banks are under pressure to boost consumer spending by lending more freely, despite the fact that consumers are clearly not motivated. Surveys show consistently that consumers are prioritising ...