Writers’ festivals present themselves as arenas of ideas, yet the range of disagreement on offer can be surprisingly narrow.

After the Bondi massacre, Parliament briefly found moral clarity, then lost it in haste and distrust. Rushed antisemitism laws exposed constitutional risk and procedural decay. Can a Royal Commission ...

In cricket-mad Australia, when did watching the Test become a civic duty? From the MCG to writers’ festivals, shared ...

Australia Day is meant to unite the nation, yet increasingly exposes its fractures and injustices. After the Bondi murders, we must consider what binds Australians together, and what must change if ...