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It’s fascinating what travel does for food prejudices. Tripe, abhorrent back in Australia, off-white spongy mounds in parents’ horror stories of post-Depression childhood, was trippa con spinaci on Taverna Guila’s menu.
Karen Kissane’s book on the murder of Julie Ramage by her husband makes us ask ourselves whether the private attitudes that allowed men to claim provocation as a defence for killing their partners have really changed. Do they also need to be overhauled?
Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri's resignation has occurred, but the country's future hinges on addressing the needs of young people. Offering a new spirit of hope through vocational training and other intiatives, is a key priority in the nation's rebuilding.
Remembering the life and talents of Richard Victor Hall, 1937–2003
Recent statements by government leaders accusing their own schools of ‘values neutral’ education demonstrate clearly how out of touch they are with teaching and learning in the nation’s classrooms.
Guy Rundle reflects on the lives of James McAuley and Harold Stewart.
Television’s engagement with the arts.
The following essays by Morag Fraser and John Schumann are edited addresses from the Jesuit Lenten Seminar Series held in February–March 2005.
Jessica Gadd interviews Dr Nouria Salehi about the rights of Afghan women.
Printed books still possess the power to captivate, thrill and inspire. Alison Aprhys confesses her addiction.
Philip Harvey reviews Fresh Words and Deeds: The McCaughey Papers, edited by Peter Matheson and Christiaan Mostert.
Judith Wright was not just a much greater writer than most of the artist-activists who had preceded her, but also a much greater activist.