Chasm between liberal values and action exposed again

3 Apr 2025 | Creative artists who platform against genocide should be applauded, not vilified, writes Rosemary ...  

'Careless People' and Meta's unprincipled corporate dominance

25 Mar 2025 | Attempts by Meta to shut down a new tell-all book savaging the organisation have had the oppo ...  

Lotus May Thompson and the Acid Girl legacy

7 Mar 2025 | A century ago, on 1 February 1925, Australian silent film star Lotus May Thompson made headlines ...  

Näku Dhäruk: The Bark Petitions tells an important piece of Indigenous history

21 Feb 2025 | A new book by acclaimed author Clare Wright examines how the people of Yirrkala changed the course ...  

BOOK REVIEW: 'Truth Abandoned' misses the mark on trans issues

24 Jan 2025 | A new book proclaiming to be a feminist approach to democracy suffers from its misguided view of ...  

Book packaging: Influencers driving fiction genre publishing trend

16 Jan 2025 | Social media influencers are driving a book packaging publishing trend in fiction books.  

The life and crimes of Australia's most daring fugitive

10 Jan 2025 | A new book detailing the life of one of Australia's most charismatic criminals also serves as a ...  

‘The Tetralogy of Jono’ is now complete

10 Jan 2025 | The publication of Brisbane writer Harry Colfer’s Show Cause completes ‘The Tetralogy of ...  

BOOK REVIEW: The Leaves

15 Dec 2024 | A harrowing tale of systemic failure, Jacqueline Rule's 'The Leaves' unveils the injustices faced ...  

Helen Garner's ode to masculinity: 'The Season' captures misogyny perfectly

13 Dec 2024 | 'Honest' is the word critics often use to describe Helen Garner's writing. Her latest book, 'The ...  

AUKUS proves Australia and U.S. to be an Odd Couple

13 Nov 2024 | A new book by Allan Behm examines Australia's partnership with the USA and the broader implicat ...  

BOOK REVIEW: Always Was, Always Will Be

27 Sep 2024 | Thomas Mayo's 'Always Was, Always Will Be' inspires hope after the failure of the Yes campaign ...  

New book affirms need to save humanity from climate crisis

25 Sep 2024 | One of the most powerful and important books on the global environmental crises humanity faces has ...  

Book Review: The Bravest Scout at Gallipoli

7 Sep 2024 | Ryan Butta's 'The Bravest Scout at Gallipoli' explores the incredible story of Harry Freame, the ...  

Palestinian plight humanised in Shakespearean story

4 Sep 2024 | What does the Palestinian conflict have in common with the works of William Shakespeare? One book ...