The Irish author returns to the setting of his acclaimed novel ‘This Is Happiness’, for an exalted mystery of a baby abandoned at Christmas Here is the opening line of Niall Williams’ new novel: “This ...

Netflix’s Italian period drama is glorious with intense performances and visual detail, but the latest season of Binge’s hit satire of privilege and psychopaths falls flat You might feel that our ...

Mike Leigh’s latest domestic drama is brutal and caustically funny, while two films about cats offer insights into how we live We’ve all met a Pansy. Constantly embattled, she’s the kind of person who ...

There was a time when the leaders of Australia’s Labor and Liberal parties refused to entertain the question of minority government, and no one seemed to mind. It was just about the final taboo in our ...

The Nigerian American’s latest novel includes a Strauss-Kahn–type assault, in a story that risks being more worthy than insightful I wonder what they might think of Dream Count, (4th Estate) the ...

0 ENTRIES is the chief political correspondent at the Australia Institute.

Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton on why Australian research needs a new backer – and what the government should be doing about it. In recent weeks, Australian researchers began ...

Reacquainting with Perth after years away, the author embarks on a search for literal signs of change ...

With a minority government more than likely, why are the major parties abandoning the issues that voters care about?

The author turns to reading to fill the suspended time bunkered down in Brisbane waiting for Cyclone Alfred ...

Very recent, as it turned out. The next day’s Age newspaper reported on alleged horrific events at the school. They included ...