“Tracey and I come from different cultural backgrounds, but it’s these differences that are the wellspring of love and support.”
Shiv was no feminist. In Succession’s dark gender politics, it wasn’t an option
June 4th, 2023The thorough pessimism with which the hit show treated its women was bleak, but felt right. In the world of Succession, no woman can hold power in her own right
Why Taylor Swift is a literary giant — by a Shakespeare professor
June 4th, 2023As a world authority on the Bard – and a long-time fanboy of the American singer, Jonathan Bate compares her (favourably) to the greats of poetry and prose.
The best books to cosy up with this winter
June 4th, 2023From a stylish thriller to an engrossing family saga, here are the latest page-turners for a literary feast.
Rich list season gives glimpse inside the world of the ultra-wealthy
June 4th, 2023According to the various stocktakes of wealth that have been published recently around the world, it’s been a tough 12 months at the pointy end.
Where the wild things are: Spot the wallabies along Birrarung Marr
June 3rd, 2023It’s not often you see marsupials in the heart of Melbourne, but now’s your chance, thanks to artist Matthew Clarke and the Rising Festival.
Where the wild things are: Spot the wallabies along Birrarung Marr
June 3rd, 2023It’s not often you see marsupials in the heart of Melbourne, but now’s your chance, thanks to artist Matthew Clarke and the Rising Festival.
Our spy secrets revealed: How the Garage Girls helped shorten World War II
June 3rd, 2023A new ABC documentary shines a light on a group of women code breakers who worked in a Brisbane shed.
The show portraying the decline of western civilisation, in mud
June 3rd, 2023THIS is an absurdist work staged in a sea of mud in a former power station that skewers the cosy relationship between politics, real estate and big business.
Body Type: How the Sydney band created a new Australian classic
June 3rd, 2023Their debut was a post-punk salvo tackling industry chauvinists and sexual power. Their new follow-up is even better.
