Literature
Power and Consent: An urgent call to end sexual harassment

Rachel Doyle’s Power and Consent is an important book, writes Amanda McLeod.  
For democracy to triumph, economic and social well-being must coexist

Jim Kable reviews a new book by Rory Ellison, which thoroughly examines our national systems and ...  
Another Australia: Exploring cultural diversity

Elizabeth Spiegel shares her thoughts on a new book in which 12 diverse writers reveal another ...  
A world without black and white

Bazza and Old Mate explore the mysteries: memory, colour and a world without black and white.  
Giorgia Meloni should return Italy to Middle-earth

The future of Italy will soon be in the hands of a woman inspired by the hobbits of J.R.R. Tolk ...  
Lockdown: Rethinking Australia's pandemic performance

Tony Adams and Romaine Rutnam unpack Chip Le Grand's new book, 'Lockdown', which advocates that ...  
BOOK REVIEW: Don't Look Away — A memoir of identity and acceptance

The story of Dani Laidley is an uncompromising tale of inspiration, as told in her new autobiog ...  
Portraits of the Soul — A lifetime of images with Bill McAuley

A new book by former award-winning photojournalist Bill McAuley delivers engaging stories and ...  
Rushdie flayed by fellow novelists  — assassins still out there

Rather than vilification, the honourable response from fellow novelists to the 1989 fatwa conde ...  
IA Book Club: The Shipwreck by Larry Writer

For anyone living in Sydney immediately after 20 August 1857, the main topic of conversation was ...  
IA BOOK CLUB: The Ballad of Abdul Wade

Ryan Butta's moving story of "Harry" – the first camel to enter Australia – and the hidden hi ...  
Why the poor suffer poor health: A capitalist legacy

'Inflamed: Deep Medicine And The Anatomy Of Injustice' reveals a critical observation — that ...  
'Sadvertising' — Stories from the margins of creativity

Joe Lenzo and Candy Van Dam review 'Sadvertising', a sharp and insightful collection of stories ...  
IA Book Club: Sir Joseph Banks and the Question of Hemp

Paul Sargeant reviews a historical non-fiction novel written by IA contributor, Dr John Jiggens ...  
IA BOOK CLUB: ‘Arnie — Pearls And Luggers In The Torres Strait’

Jim Kable reviews a book by Arnie and Lee Duffield, filled with yarns about the Torres Strait, its ...  
FitzSimons' 'Gallipoli' puts us right alongside the ill-fated Anzacs

It is eight years since Peter FitzSimons first published 'Gallipoli'. On the cusp of Anzac Day ...  
IA Book Club: Firestorm by Greg Mullins

Revelly Robinson reviews Firestorm, a book by Greg Mullins detailing the Government's inaction on ...  
IA Book Club: GIRT — The Unauthorised History of Australia

Peter Baker reviews David Hunt's 'GIRT: The Unauthorised History of Australia', a compelling book ...  

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