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Australian Book Retailer of the Year 2021
Micheline Lee
What ails the NDIS?
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Megan Davis
Why a First Nations Voice to Parliament is a ‘constitutional moment’ that offers a new vision of Australia
Saul Griffith
A compelling vision of green energy at a local level
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Katharine Murphy
A portrait of a leader in the making, and a nation on the move
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Waleed Aly,Scott Stephens
Why is public debate increasingly polarised - and what can we do about it?
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Hugh White
Is the US-Australia alliance now based on a fantasy?
Sarah Krasnostein
How can we mend Australia’s broken mental health system?
Jess Hill
Tracing the impact of Australia’s #MeToo moment
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Lech Blaine
What makes a top bloke? Does the myth of the larrikin still hold sway? And whatever happened to class in Australia?
George Megalogenis
In the wake of the pandemic, will we see a new politics of social security and concern for the future?
Alan Finkel
An essential guide to how Australia can tackle the climate crisis
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Laura Tingle
In a tumultuous year, Australia and New Zealand have never been closer, as we move towards a shared travel zone. But why, despite being so close, do we seem to…
An urgent, grounded essay about Scott Morrison and conservatism today by one of Australia’s leading commentators and analysts.
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Judith Brett
In this nuanced and insightful essay, Judith Brett looks at the consequences of Australia’s coal addiction, from stalled climate-change policy to tensions between farmers and miners. She assesses where to…
Margaret Simons
The Murray-Darling Basin is the food bowl of Australia, and it’s in trouble. What does this mean for the future - for water and food, and for the people and…
Peter Hartcher
China has become a key nation for Australia’s future - for our security, economy and identity. But what are China’s intentions and strategy when it comes to Australia?
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Annabel Crabb
In this Quarterly Essay, Annabel Crabb deploys political observation, workplace research and her characteristic humour and intelligence to argue that gender equity cannot be achieved until men are as…
Erik Jensen
A dazzling and insightful look at the federal election, built from pen portraits and reports from the campaign trail.
Rebecca Huntley
In this vivid, grounded essay, Rebecca Huntley looks at the state of the nation and asks: what does social-democratic Australia want, and why?
Sebastian Smee
We live in an age of constant distraction. Is there a price to pay for this?
In this superb essay, renowned critic Sebastian Smee explores the fate of the inner…
What has gone wrong with political leadership in Australia? And are things likely to change with a change of leader or government?
In this crisp and timely essay, Laura Tingle…
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Richard Denniss
How did the big banks get away with so much for so long? Why are so many aged-care residents malnourished? And when did arms manufacturers start sponsoring the Australian War…
Mark McKenna
Australia is on the brink of momentous change, but only if its citizens and politicians can come to new terms with the past. Indigenous recognition and a new push for…
America is fading, and China will soon be the dominant power in our region. What does this mean for Australia’s future?
Benjamin Law
Are Australian schools safe? And if they’re not, what happens when kids are caught in a bleak collision between ill-equipped school staff and a confected media scandal?
Anna Krien
The Great Barrier Reef is dying. Extreme weather is becoming all too familiar. And the Coalition government is divided and paralysed.
David Marr
Most Australians despise what Pauline Hanson stands for, yet politics in this country is now orbiting around One Nation.
Stan Grant
In a landmark essay, Stan Grant writes Indigenous people back into the economic and multicultural history of Australia. This is the fascinating story of how fringe dwellers fought not just…
Don Watson
In Enemy Within, Don Watson takes a memorable journey into the heart of the United States in the year 2016 - and the strangest election campaign that country has seen.
James Brown
Going to war may be the gravest decision a nation and its leaders make. At the moment, Australia is at war with ISIS. We also live in a region that…
Australia is in transition. Saying it is easy. The panic kicks in when we are compelled to describe what the future might look like. There is no complacent middle to…
In this crisp, profound and witty essay, Laura Tingle seeks answers to these questions. She ranges from ancient Rome to the demoralised state of the once-great Australian public service, from…
The top job is within Bill Shorten’s grasp. But who is he? How did he rise to become Labor leader? And does he have what it takes to beat Malcolm…
David Kilcullen
Last year was a ‘blood year’ in the Middle East - massacres and beheadings, fallen cities, collapsed and collapsing states, the unravelling of a decade of Western strategy. We saw…
Guy Rundle
In Clivosaurus, Guy Rundle observes Palmer close up, examining his rise to prominence, his beliefs, his deals and his politics - not to mention his poetry. Rundle shows that neither…
Noel Pearson
Over the next two years, Australians will decide if and how Aboriginal people will be recognised in the Constitution. Professor Greg Craven writes: ‘We have a committed Prime Minister, and…
Andrew Charlton
In this timely Quarterly Essay, Andrew Charlton demolishes some myths about Australia’s long boom. Around 2000 Australia’s economy became tied to the supercharged rise of China. We had the good…
Paul Toohey
In Quarterly Essay 53, Paul Toohey looks at one of Tony Abbott’s signature promises: to stop the boats. Has his government succeeded? If so, at what cost?
Linda Jaivin
Whether we’re aware of it or not, we spend much of our time in this globalised world in the act of translation. Language is a big part of it, of…
In Quarterly Essay 51, David Marr investigates the character and actions of Cardinal George Pell: how does he wield his authority? How did he rise to prominence? How has he…
Anna Goldsworthy
In the fiftieth Quarterly Essay, Anna Goldsworthy examines life for women after the gains made by feminism. From Facebook to 50 Shades of Grey, from Girls to gonzo…
Rather than relaxed and comfortable, Australians are disenchanted with politics and politicians. In this brilliant short book - an expanded and updated version of her acclaimed Quarterly Essay - Laura…
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Mark Latham
‘During the term of the Rudd and Gillard governments, criticism of the Labor Party became a national pastime.’ So writes Mark Latham, a one-time leader of the party and still…
Respected journalist Laura Tingle writes on politics, affluence and an angry nation.
In this dazzling piece of reportage, Anna Krien investigates the contemporary animal kingdom and our place in it. From pets to food, from wildness to science experiments, Krien also reveals…
Across the globe, economists and environmentalists vie over who has the right response to climate change, population or food security issues. In this groundbreaking essay Charlton argues that our descendants…
Robert Manne
In the third Quarterly Essay for 2011, Robert Manne investigates the forces that shape public debate in Australia. When it comes to key issues for the nation, who sets the…
What have the Howard years meant for Australia? In this third election issue of Quarterly Essay, Guy Rundle answers this question and looks ahead to the type of government that…
