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The Culture: Courtney Barnett on life, love, and The Sopranos
13 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Grammy-nominated musician Courtney Barnett is one the most successful Australian artists performing right now. She’s just released her much-anticipa...
COP26: Have we missed our moment?
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After two weeks, COP26, the international climate summit in Glasgow is wrapping up. The summit has been called the world’s best last chance. So has ...
The fight for a minimum wage in 2021
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a landmark decision, the Fair Work Commission has ruled that every farm worker in Australia must be guaranteed the minimum wage.The decision comes ...
Inside Australia’s postal service crisis
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past few months, Australians ordering goods online have been waiting longer than ever for their packages to arrive. In Victoria, parcels sen...
How Crown Casino became too big to fail
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this year, a blistering Royal Commission report found that Crown Casino in Melbourne had links to organised crime, enabled money laundering an...
Joe Biden’s honeymoon is over
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Just one year on from winning the US election, President Joe Biden is in the middle of a political crisis. Divisions within his own party have left B...
The Weekend Read: Richard Denniss on the worst policy failure in Australian history
06 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Richard Denniss, chief economist at The Australia Institute, will be reading his cover story from the latest edition of The Monthly.It's called...
The Culture: The best movies of the summer
06 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lockdown is over and cinemas are back! Luckily, Australia’s reopening happens to coincide with a bunch of exciting new releases coming out between n...
The Prime Minister, the President and the leaked texts
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has just returned from two international summits, but Australia’s diplomatic standing is worse than ever.His handling ...
Nobel prize winner Peter Doherty on the end of the pandemic
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With international travel resuming and our biggest states re-opening, life in Australia is finally returning to normal. So, is this really the beginn...
How the government silences charities
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Australia the not-for-profit sector employs over a million people, and it’s growing.Much of this growth is driven by charities accepting governme...
The Gladys Berejiklian phone taps
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Last week former NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian fronted the Independent Commission Against Corruption and was asked candid questions about the nature ...
The Culture: What the Dave Chappelle controversy tells us about the point of comedy
30 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Chappelle is one of the most successful comedians in the world, and his latest Netflix special, ‘The Closer’, reportedly made him $20 million...
A climate change election?
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After spending weeks locked in secret negotiations with the Nationals on climate policy, Prime Minister Scott Morrison is finally heading to the UN su...
How Australia could wreck the Glasgow climate summit
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Right now world leaders are gearing up for COP26: a major international climate summit starting in just a few days.The summit has been billed as human...
The High Court judgement that could change the internet
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A landmark judgement by the High Court of Australia has reignited debate over whether or not our legal system is fit for purpose in the age of social ...
A war over Taiwan
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In recent weeks the world’s two superpowers, China and the United States, have been steadily building up their military presence in the Taiwan Strai...
The billionaire and the conspiracy theorist
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At the last federal election, mining billionaire Clive Palmer spent more than $80 million trying to influence the makeup of Australia’s parliament.N...
The Weekend Read: Helen Garner’s lockdown diaries, 2021
23 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Helen Garner, one of Australia’s most acclaimed authors, will be reading her piece from the latest issue of The Monthly. It features entries...
The Culture: Why Real Housewives is reality TV’s most interesting phenomenon
23 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When the Real Housewives first aired 16 years ago it was written off as “trashy”. Feminist icon Gloria Steinem even called it "a minstrel show for...
Barnaby Joyce is holding Australia hostage
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has finally confirmed that he will be attending the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow in November.Morrison is...
The corruption inquiry exposing Labor's culture
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past week, Victoria’s anti-corruption commission has heard damning evidence about the political culture at the heart of the state’s Labor...
The new Cold War over the origins of Covid-19
20 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From the moment the pandemic began, uncovering the origins of Covid-19 has been a fraught pursuit.Many different theories - some more viable than othe...
Closing the vaccination gap
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As vaccination rates across Australia continue to surge, the country is preparing for life after lockdown.But focusing on the headline, national vacci...
A temporary stay in a ‘land of fairytales’
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Afghanistan fell back under Taliban control earlier this year, the Australian government announced it would evacuate more than 4000 people. Most...
The Culture: ‘Succession’ is back and it’s better than ever
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After a two year break HBO’s ‘Succession’ is finally back for season three. The first two seasons of ‘Succession’ were critically acclaimed,...
From a lump of coal to net-zero: Morrison’s climate makeover
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Four years ago Prime Minister Scott Morrison wielded a lump of coal in the Australian Parliament, demonstrating his commitment to fossil fuels.Now he’...
‘I just want to look at you’: The sisters reunited after lockdown
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, after more than 100 days in lockdown, NSW residents were officially allowed back into restaurants, bars, shops and gyms. But for many, the...
The management consultants that ate Canberra
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Since coming to power the federal Coalition has chipped away at the public service, increasingly outsourcing key functions of government to private co...
Why Scott Morrison is scared of an anti-corruption commission
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The resignation of NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian, following the announcement of an investigation by the state’s ICAC, has renewed calls for a feder...
‘I'll be on the frontline and I might die’
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Since the beginning of the pandemic, healthcare workers have faced wave after wave of outbreaks, working around the clock in tough conditions.Eighteen...
The Culture: It’s Lil Nas X’s world, we’re just living in it
09 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Can you believe it’s been almost three years since Lil Nas X dropped ‘Old Town Road’?With that one track, produced for less than $100, the rappe...
The real 'Succession': Who will replace Rupert Murdoch?
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This year Rupert Murdoch turned 90, and that milestone has focused discussion on who will take over the world’s largest media empire.Now, Murdoch’...
Inside the Coalition’s climate war
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Prime Minister Scott Morrison has so far refused growing international pressure to commit to net zero emissions by 2050.Now he’s facing a concer...
Everything you need to know about NSW's new Premier
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On Tuesday, Dominic Perrottet won the support of his Liberal Party colleagues to become the party’s leader, and the 46th Premier of NSW. He’s tak...
The people most at risk when lockdown ends
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Australia’s two largest states are getting ready to end their long lockdowns and reopen when 80 percent of eligible residents are fully vaccinated. ...
Why Gladys Berejiklian resigned
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On Friday, after serving for a decade on the front line of New South Wales politics, nearly half of that as Premier, Gladys Berejiklian suddenly resig...
The Weekend Read: Hugh White on the folly of the War on Terror
02 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Hugh White, emeritus professor of strategic studies at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, reads his cove...
The Culture: Making a movie about the Port Arthur massacre
02 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When NITRAM, a newly released film about the perpetrator of the Port Arthur massacre, was announced there was swift backlash from politicians and film...
How Scott Morrison turned Australia into a climate pariah
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Prime Minister Scott Morrison has returned from his trip to Washington, and is spending the next couple of weeks in quarantine at The Lodge in Can...
The battle inside the Catholic Church
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Catholic Church has historically been one of the most powerful institutions in Australia, influencing both sides of politics.But now the Church is...
Australia’s next top Covid model
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The country's two largest states, NSW and Victoria, now have clear roadmaps out of the pandemic and towards a future where we live with COVID-19.Those...
Inside the Covid-19 outbreak in our prisons
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Throughout the pandemic health experts and human rights advocates have been warning about the risk of a Covid-19 outbreak in the prison system. Now it...
Who polices the police?
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In October last year Simon Rice found himself in an unusual situation. As a law professor at the University of Sydney, he’d gone to observe a rally...
The Culture: ‘Alone’ is the real life Hunger Games we can’t stop watching
26 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered how long you would last if you were dropped into the wilderness with just a hunting knife, a shovel, and a sleeping bag? A day?...
Everybody Knows, episode five: What will it take?
25 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode of Everybody Knows, Ruby Jones unpacks what she’s learnt about the rise and fall of MeToo in Australia, and why holding perpetr...
Morrison's French kiss off
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Morrison has hailed Australia’s military alliance and new submarine deal with the United Kingdom and United States as a landmark achievement.B...
Can Australia actually reach its vaccination goal?
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Australia is now steadily marching towards the magic number of 80 percent of the population aged 16 and above being fully vaccinated: the number that ...
Why Labor is sending Keneally to Cabramatta
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past few weeks an internal brawl over who will represent the Labor party in the western Sydney seat of Fowler at the next federal election ha...
Everything wrong with Australia's nuclear submarine deal
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Australia has entered into a new trilateral military alliance with the United Kingdom and the United States, called AUKUS.The partnership was sealed w...
The healing power of MDMA
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A major new study has found that the therapeutic use of the illicit drug MDMA, more commonly known as ecstasy, could cure people suffering from Post T...
The Culture: Why do millennials love Sally Rooney?
19 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sally Rooney’s third novel, ‘Beautiful World, Where Are You’, was one of the most hotly anticipated releases of the year. Now that it’s out, i...
Everybody Knows, episode four: The complaints
18 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In episode four of Everybody Knows Ruby Jones speaks to three women who have worked at Sony Music Australia, who all have something in common: they al...
Does anyone trust Scott Morrison?
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After a slow and delayed start, vaccination rates across Australia are finally gaining momentum, with NSW and Victoria hitting 80 percent and 70 perce...
What happens after we're vaccinated?
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From this week residents in NSW, who have been locked down for nearly three months, will finally be able to leave their homes.But the new freedoms are...
What have we learned from the War on Terror?
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The anniversary of 9/11 this week, along with the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, has seen politicians, military leaders and the public re...
How bad is Australia's mental health crisis?
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
State and federal governments have promised billions in new spending to fix Australia’s mental health crisis, a crisis exacerbated by the pandemic.B...
How to cure homesickness
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The pandemic has kept many people separated from their homes and their loved ones for over 18 months. Lockdowns and border closures have led to a spe...
The Culture: Why Kanye West can't be cancelled
12 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It was one of the most chaotic and controversial album rollouts in recent history but Kanye West’s 10th studio album, Donda, is finally here. It’...
Generation 9/11: A soldier, a refugee and a Muslim Australian
11 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Twenty years ago the terrorist group Al-Qaeda hijacked four planes, flying them into New York City’s World Trade Center and the Pentagon, killing ne...
Everybody Knows, episode three: A broken system
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ruby Jones speaks to some of the best known lawyers on either side of the Me Too movement in order to help her investigation.Ruby loo...
Why your next car will be electric
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Governments and car manufacturers all over the world are preparing for a future where most vehicles will be powered by electricity - a future that is ...
Just how stretched are our hospitals?
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As Australia grapples with its biggest outbreak yet of Covid-19, an outbreak that shows few signs of slowing, the focus is shifting to hospitalisation...
What we can learn from the world’s reopening
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As our political leaders fight over the proposed national plan to re-open the country, health experts are imploring state and federal governments to l...
The charity feeding Sydney during lockdown
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ongoing lockdowns have put many Australians under extreme financial pressure.Without adequate government support the responsibility is falling on comm...
The Culture: The dark side of the games industry
05 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The video games industry is worth over $180 billion a year, more than the US film and sports industries combined. For decades though, it’s been plag...
Everybody Knows, episode two: Five days in November
04 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In episode two of Everybody Knows, Ruby Jones goes back to the beginning of MeToo in Australia in 2017. Why did the movement seem to run out of moment...
Are we heading towards a pandemic election?
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The country might still be in the grip of a pandemic and ongoing lockdowns, but our major parties are already planning for a looming federal election....
What went wrong with Australia’s withdrawal from Afghanistan
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past few weeks the world has witnessed scenes of chaos and desperation in Afghanistan as people scrambled to evacuate the country as it fell ...
Everybody Knows, episode one: The company
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Follow journalist Ruby Jones as she investigates an open secret in the Australian music industry -- stories of harassment, abuse and assault spanning ...
Can our hospitals cope with Covid-19?
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As hospitals in NSW and Victoria prepare to deal with an influx of Covid-19 patients, there are fresh concerns that our healthcare system might not be...
How Australia is holding back vaccine supply
29 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As wealthy countries like Australia race to vaccinate their population, many other nations in our region are falling behind due to the high cost of va...
The Culture: Why is Lorde’s new album so divisive?
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lorde released her first full-length album, Pure Heroine, back in 2013 and it struck a chord around the world, selling 5 million copies, picking up tw...
Scott Morrison’s coming out of his cave, and he’s doing just fine
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It was just a couple of weeks ago that the Prime Minister, along with state and territory leaders, signed off a plan to end lockdowns and border closu...
Angus Taylor's fossil fuel handouts
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As scientists, and the United Nations, continue to warn about the likely impacts of climate change, the federal government is spending big to help pro...
Introducing 'Everybody Knows': A new investigative series from 7am
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In November 2020, an Instagram account began to publish anonymous stories of harassment, abuse and assault in the Australian music industry. These wer...
“This is a wake-up call”: The pandemic hits regional Australia
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most concerning outbreaks of Covid-19 in the country right now is taking place in western NSW.Towns like Wilcannia and Walgett have high Ab...
The document predicting Covid-19 hospitalisations
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As Covid-19 case numbers continue to reach record highs in NSW, so too do hospitalisations and intensive care admissions.Now, a leaked document from t...
What’s next for Afghanistan
22 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After twenty years of war, invasion and occupation, US-led forces in Afghanistan, including Australian defence personnel have finally withdrawn, endin...
The Culture: Tony Armstrong on the wholesome reprieve of Ted Lasso
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tony Armstrong, former AFL player and sports presenter on ABC News Breakfast, joins The Culture to talk about a show one of the most heartwarming TV s...
Scott Morrison is late to the rescue
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week the federal government was caught out without a clear plan on two of the biggest crises facing the world right now: the ongoing Covid-19 pan...
Curfews, police, more fines: Is there another way to fight lockdown fatigue?
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Outbreaks of Covid-19 are continuing to spread across the country, hitting largely unvaccinated and unprepared populations.Eighteen months into the pa...
Kevin Rudd on Murdoch’s plan for Sky News
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From its origins as a little watched cable news broadcaster, Sky News has grown into a media powerhouse reaching millions of people, primarily on YouT...
NSW abandons Covid Zero
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
NSW is currently experiencing its worst outbreak of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic. With case numbers continuing to rise, the government has...
A climate scientist offers us hope
15 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Australian scientist Joëlle Gergis was one of the lead authors on a landmark climate report by the IPCC, a United Nations body responsible for assess...
The Culture: The story behind The Kid LAROI's phenomenal rise
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Culture, we’re talking about the young Kamilaroi kid from Waterloo, New South Wales, who this week topped the US Billboard charts. ...
The anti-lockdown movement reaches Parliament
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Australia’s anti-lockdown movement reached federal parliament this week, when a rogue Coalition MP took to the floor to blast public health measures...
The rise of Afterpay
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 2014 two friends from Sydney created a company that transformed the way we buy and sell things online. That company, Afterpay, has become a bedrock...
The tax cuts that could bankrupt Australia
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
No matter which major party wins the next federal election, the top 5 percent of income earners in Australia will receive tax cuts worth 180 dollars a...
Does Australia have a pandemic ‘Freedom Day’?
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Eighteen months into the pandemic Scott Morrison has announced a plan for the way out, underpinned by modelling from one of our most respected scienti...
'Magic mushrooms treated my depression'
08 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For thousands of years naturally occurring psychedelics have been used medicinally. But for the past few decades, research into their potential has be...
The Culture: Is Billie Eilish the radical saviour pop needs?
07 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 2018 singer Billie Eilish released her debut album ‘When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?’With it the teenager pretty much immediately chang...
Weekend Read: Scott Ludlam on Julian Assange
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Scott Ludlam, ICAN ambassador and former Australian Greens Senator, reads his cover essay from the latest issue of The Monthly.It’s called ‘...
Scott Morrison’s in the race of his political life
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After riding high in the opinion polls for the past 12 months, Prime Minister Scott Morrison is now facing the consequences of a slow and messy vaccin...
The frontline of Australia's strictest lockdown
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sydney has been in lockdown for six weeks now, but the number of Covid-19 infections is still continuing to rise.While most residents are able to stay...
The millions of Australians let down by our health system
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
More than three million Australians face a health crisis that can severely impact their quality of life: chronic pain.But many people experiencing chr...
Is hosting the Olympics worth it?
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hosting the Olympics is an honour that cities have competed for over a century. It’s seen as recognition of a nation’s economic superiority, and a...
War games and an espionage arms race
01 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Every two years the Australian and US defence forces engage in a massive military exercise called Talisman Sabre.It's about strategising for potential...
The Culture: Does the world really need a “woke” Gossip Girl reboot?
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The original Gossip Girl debuted 14 years ago and quickly became a cultural phenomenon.Now the show is back with a brand new cast and brand new storyl...
Labor’s great surrender
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
While many Australians were focused on watching the Olympics this week, the federal Labor Opposition quietly made some significant policy changes.The ...