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How a 'hippie set-up' became a coveted slice of suburbia

One of Canberra's first co-operative housing communities was also one of the last.

The Canberra Times · Jul 4

A Zara dress, the Jim Reaper and a communist state: how Australia’s media interpreted the budget

The Murdoch papers sharpened their sickles and hammered Jim Chalmers’ budget for ‘the most radical redistribution of wealth since the Whitlam era’

The Guardian - AU · May 13

Sir Anthony Mason, a jurist who shaped Australia, dies at 100

Sir Anthony Mason, the former Chief Justice of Australia and one of Australia’s greatest and most influential jurists, has died just shy of his 101st birthday. He was a man of sharp mind, strong principles, and a wicked sense of humour. His jurisprudence shaped Australia, from the recognition of native…

The Conversation · Mar 18

Grattan on Friday: Mike Burgess, the spycatcher who gives ASIO a very public face

If the intelligence community had its Logies, ASIO chief Mike Burgess would be chasing gold this week.

The Conversation · Aug 28, 2025

A Sidney Nolan above the sofa? Inside Artbank, the collection that lets you rent a masterpiece

This public collection supports living artists while bringing their work into the homes and workplaces of Australians

The Guardian - AU · Jul 29, 2025

What makes a song ‘Australian’? Triple J’s Hottest 100 reignites a bigger question of national identity

On July 26, Triple J will broadcast the Hottest 100 Australian Songs, as voted by the public. While predictions for winners and even preemptive complaining about the shortlist are taking up column space and social media posts, there is an underlying question: what we mean when we talk about “Australian…

The Conversation · Jul 25, 2025

Writing Australia: can the new national literature body make a real difference for authors?

Supporting writers is nation-building work, and expectations are high for the new body with its re-inaugurated poet laureate

The Guardian - AU · Jun 30, 2025

Libs channel Labor's unfriendly ghost, Jim Scullin

A first-term government has not been kicked out of office for almost a century but Peter Dutton is hoping comparisons with the 1931 election will resonate.

AAP · Apr 26, 2025

This anniversary wasn’t meant to be easy: Malcolm Fraser and the modern Liberal Party

Fifty years ago, Liberal MPs chose Malcolm Fraser as their leader. Eight months later, he led them into power in extraordinary – some might say reprehensible – circumstances. He governed for seven and a half years, and remains our fourth-longest serving prime minister.

The Conversation · Mar 20, 2025

Surfers, sheep and sexual revolution: the film-makers who sold Australia to the world

In the 1970s the government recruited a team of film-makers to make short films that would advertise the nation overseas – but then they began capturing reality

The Guardian - AU · Mar 4, 2025