A new study shows that workplace priorities for Australian historians make it harder for their work to reach Australian readers – despite strong public interest.
- Professor of History, President, Australian Historical Association, Macquarie University
With a bold reform agenda and occasional administrative chaos, Whitlam’s three-year government had, and continues to have, a profound effect on Australian life.
Last week in Sydney, we saw a melodrama acted out that could stand in for the state of Australian universities more generally.
Australian second-wave feminist Beatrice Faust was a lifelong advocate for abortion law reform. She resisted narratives of victimhood, despite a grim childhood.
Ten political observers nominate their favourite books about the hustings hustle.
Gender plays a role in elections. But it is important not to overstate gender differences at a time when generational differences seem more politically salient.
New series from Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand dominate this month’s suggestions for what you should stream next.
We’ve invited writers, from fields as diverse as wildlife ecology, politics and literature, to nominate their best books of 2024. And this year, the Books & Ideas team share their own picks, too.
Four talented performers tell the stories of a number of iconic women from history in Belvoir St Theatre’s latest production.
Documentaries both old and new shine in this month’s pickings from our experts.
Personal activism has achieved major legislative change, such as no-fault divorce and the decriminalisation of homosexuality and abortion. But it’s also used by groups who want to reverse that change.
This month’s pickings offer three home-grown productions with a stellar lineup of Australian actors.
Charming and irreverent as they were, The Beatles themselves were only part of the reason the tour was so memorable.
Alvin Purple is a bawdy sex comedy about an unprepossessing young man who was irresistible to women – probably not what politicians had in mind when they supported a local film industry.
The new Binge series Strife is a fictionalised adaptation of Mia Freedman’s 2017 memoir.
Fifty years ago today, after a prolonged and controversial period of construction, the Sydney Opera House was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II.
The weather might be turning, and the sun might be shining – but these picks will have you wanting to spend some more time on the couch.
This new comedic musical is not just a dramatisation of the events of 1975, it is also an attempt to understand our maddening political culture.
Our experts bring you the best new shows, films and seasons. From comedy to reality television to crime drama, we hope you’ll find your new streaming favourite here.
While it can’t hope to match the brilliance of the original, this reimagined Mother and Son offers a sympathetic, honest portrayal of ageing parents and their harried adult children
The memorial promotes a powerful national origin story. The story of frontier warfare is also a powerful foundation story that deserves to be told.
Years of cost-cutting measures have left Australia’s national galleries, libraries, archives and museums in dire straits.
The Whitlam government’s removal of the sales tax may seem small, but it increased access to the pill for many women and in doing so, changed their lives.
Based on Anne Deveson’s 1991 memoir about her son’s experience with schizophrenia, this play can be achingly sad. But it also offers hope.
There is not a single historian, publisher or archivist on the review panels whose feedback will help shape Australia’s new cultural policy
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