Don’s Party at 50: an achingly real portrayal of the hapless Australian middle-class voter Culture Don’s Party is a slice-of-life satire, set at an Australian barbecue hosted by 30-something couple Don and Kath on election night 1969.
Premium Columnists Mere advice doesn’t cut it when it comes to vaccines Tuesday August 10, 2021 By Stephen Bartos Editors' Picks There is no such thing as mere advice when it affects life and death. The issue raises questions about how expert advisory bodies should operate. …
Premium Columnists Matters of transparency: freedom of information and the national cabinet Tuesday August 10, 2021 By Binoy Kampmark Editors' Picks Binoy Kampmark fleshes out the themes of Australian Administrative Appeals Tribunal Justice Richard White's decision on national cabinet documents.
The importance of teaching boys about brilliant women Monday August 9, 2021 By Dana McKay Communications & Technology By normalising brilliant women to our sons, we make room for those women. If we don’t, it becomes a real problem when those boys become…
Nowhere to hide: the significance of national cabinet not being a cabinet Monday August 9, 2021 By Anne Twomey Editors' Picks When is a cabinet not a cabinet? When it is really an intergovernmental body that is pretending to be a cabinet so it can avoid…
Lebanon: one year after Beirut explosion, failing state struggles amid poverty and sectarianism Friday August 6, 2021 By John Nagle Editors' Picks For many Lebanese, there is no merit in going back to a failed system unable to provide basic services, jobs and human rights. The status…
Narcissists: there’s more than one type – and our research reveals what makes each tick Friday August 6, 2021 By Nikhila Mahadevan Editors' Picks Chances are you’ve met a narcissist. Someone who thinks they’re better than everyone else, dominates the conversation and loves the limelight.
Premium Expert briefings Semiconductors and the US-China innovation race Friday August 6, 2021 By Foreign Policy Communications & Technology Taiwan is one part of the semiconductor industry’s complex ecosystem, and shows the increasing difficulty of companies and countries staying out of geopolitics.
Should the unvaccinated be left behind — if their stupidity isn’t their fault? Thursday August 5, 2021 By Bernard Keane Editors' Picks If those refusing a COVID vaccine do so because they've embraced a world view created by economic uncertainty, does society owe them anything beyond their…
The impact of air pollution on life expectancy Thursday August 5, 2021 By Nilakshi Waidyatillake, Mark Stevenson and Shyamali Dharmage Editors' Picks Air pollution is already having devastating effects on human health, now a new study shows how particulate matter in the air is associated with premature…
The Doherty plan underscores why COVID-19 is a ‘reality that won’t go away’ Thursday August 5, 2021 By Amber Schultz Editors' Picks We're going to have to live with masks, social distancing, limited venue capacity and snap lockdowns for a while.
Empathy, impact, wellbeing: 10 insights from polling public servants Thursday August 5, 2021 By Apolitical Editors' Picks How much do you have in common with other public servants?…
Premium Columnists The Afghan repatriation crisis grows Thursday August 5, 2021 By Binoy Kampmark Defence Unlike certain bureaucrats mulling over visa applications with customary suspicion, the Taliban is proving far more decisive in their endeavours.
Skill-driven recommendations for job transition pathways Wednesday August 4, 2021 By Nik Dawson, Marian-Andrei Rizoiu and Mary-Anne Williams Career Advice Moving from one job to another is unfeasible when the skills gap is too large. How do we efficiently transition workers at scale to secure high-quality…
I’m training to become Australia’s first woman astronaut. Here’s what it takes Wednesday August 4, 2021 By Kim Ellis Hayes Editors' Picks I expect to fly my first suborbital mission sometime in 2023 as a payload specialist on a commercial mission.
