Colonial Australia was a brutal place for convicts, but it was more political than previously thought.

A provocative debut, a revealing memoir of an open marriage and the latest novel from an Australian literary giant are among the six books shortlisted for the 2024 Stella Prize.

In the absence of decisive US leadership, it could fall to Middle Eastern leaders to push for a ceasefire in Gaza and create sustainable pathways to peace. A stable, post-American regional order is in the interests of most Middle Eastern powers, but does anyone have the political will to take the lead?

Bri Lee discusses the brutal series of events that began her life as a writer and how she's tackled injustice in our courts, the beauty industry and in schools.

In 1994, artist Matthew Cook curated the first LGBTQIA+ Blak art exhibition at Boomalli. Thirty years later, the annual Mardi Gras exhibition is still breaking ground. 

Finding it hard to stop scrolling? These experts recommend simple changes to the way you use your smartphone to cultivate a healthier relationship with it.

Have you ever looked at your pet and thought, what is going on inside your brain? These experts may just have the answer.

Hollywood star Dev Patel opens up about his directorial debut, Monkey Man, and director Pablo Berger discusses his Oscar-nominated animated tragicomedy, Robot Dreams.
 

Our favourite new reads include pacy crime fiction from one of Australia's top journalists, a timely reimagining of an American masterpiece and an examination of gender by a ground-breaking philosopher. 

Jesus has graced the big screen since the beginning of cinema — you can probably picture him: Robed and long-haired. But that's only one way to imagine him, and the conversation about the image of Christ goes back a whole lot further.

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