These emblems of country Australia are disappearing
Where are the windmills? It struck me on a recent drive on the disappearing back roads heading into a town too far away. This ...
Splits, fusions and evolutions: how Australia’s political parties took hold
In an extract from The Conversation’s new book on democracy, we chart the origins of the parties that dominate politics today ...
A new public statue of Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter shows a bright future for Australian monuments
The statue stands at street level, embodying an ongoing presence. They are casual, approachable and engaged, as if in ...
Settler-colonial ethos is our least worthy export
Despite a great efflorescence of literature and especially film about the mafia, it’s a truism to say that it isn’t very good for Sicily. It also hasn’t been very good when exported to other countries ...