01 June 2005
In a life liberally studded with trips in cabs, I have found cabbies to be in general an amiable lot.
Poem by Kate Llewellyn
The life and writings of J.M. Barrie gave rise to great creations, controversies and connections
Poem by Emily Ballou
Tom Butler (1915–2005): lawyer, editor of the Catholic Worker newspaper
Luke Fraser reviews Frontier Justice: A History of the Gulf Country to 1900, by Tony Roberts.
Sara Dowse finds much to admire in two new novels by Jan Borrie, Unbroken Blue and Nigel Featherstone, Remnants.
Kiera Lindsey reviews The Best Australian Stories 2004, edited by Frank Moorhouse, and The Best Australian Essays 2004, edited by Robert Dessaix.
Peter Pierce salutes Joy Damousi, author of Freud in the Antipodes: A cultural history of psychoanalysis in Australia.
Robert Hefner recalls a special woman and a special place in Food for Thought at Manning Clark House, edited by Sandy Forbes and Janet Reeves.
Kate Stowell talks with Eric Campbell about his new book Absurdistan.
John Mateer’s Semar’s Cave: An Indonesian Journal is best appreciated for its lyrical reflection and vivid detail, writes Madeleine Byrne.
Michael Magnusson reviews David Freeman’s new production for Opera Australia of Verdi’s Nabucco.
Reviews of the films Land Mines, A Love Story; The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy; 9 Songs and Downfall.
Many Thai women come to Australia on the promise of a work visa and a well-paid job, but end up in brothels.
Travelling in order to see how different people live is essential to the formation of a genuine tolerance of other cultures.
The question initially asked about Cornelia Rau was why an Australian citizen should be treated so badly. This question was morally adrift. We should ask why any human being could be treated in this way.
Known as the Queen of Radio and the Baroness of Broadcasting, Australia’s audacious first woman talkback presenter preferred to be known simply as Andrea
The journey towards understanding our depression can be the most worthwhile, and the most taxing, that we ever make
The healing begins
Enduring bullfighting season
The largesse in the Budget shouldn’t have proven a surprise, even if conventional wisdom is that budgets following elections are the ones in which governments make tough decisions.
For many years a pariah, the nation run by Colonel Mu’ammar Gaddafi has suddenly become the darling of the West
Who’s the real father? Men’s rights, women’s quandaries and the truth about misattributed biological paternity.
To understand theology, you need to attend not only to the tune, but to the key it is played in.
The challenge for Pope Benedict
If Pope Benedict XVI can continue the work of both his immediate predecessor and his namesake, there will be cause for thanks
How do people decide when to stop clapping after a performance? The progress of fads and fashions—in thought, opinion or consumer behaviour—can be described by one of the laws of magnetism.
Letters from Jenny Close, Marianne Cannon, Beth Flenley and Gavan Breen.
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