White Horses - Issue 22 by Aqualuna

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Island Magazine #154 by Vern Field (Editor)

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Quarterly Essay 73: Australia Fair: Listening to the Nation by Rebecca Huntley

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For some time, a majority of Australians have been saying they want change - on climate and energy, on housing and inequality, on corporate donations and their corrupting effect on democracy, to name just a few.Recent attention has focused on the angry, reactionary minority. But is there a progressive c entre? How does it see Australia?s future? And what is to be learned from the failures of previous governments? Was marriage reform just the beginning, or will the shock-jocks and their paymasters hold their ground?In this vivid, grounded essay, Rebecca Huntley looks at the state of the nation and asks- what does social-democratic Australia want, and why? ...Show more

Freeman's - Power by John Freeman

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From the voices of protestors to the encroachment of a new fascism, everywhere we look power is revealed. This thought-provoking issue of the acclaimed literary annual Freeman'sexplores who gets to say what matters in a time of social upheaval. Margaret Atwood posits it's time to update the gender of w erewolf narratives. Aminatta Forna shatters the silences which supposedly ensured her safety as a woman of colour walking in public space. The narrator of Lan Samantha Chang's short story assumes control of her family's finances to buy a house. Meanwhile the hero of Tahmima Anam's story achieves freedom by selling bull semen. Josephine Rowe recalls a gallery attendee trying to take what was not on offer when she worked as a life-drawing model. Booker Prize winner Ben Okri watches power stripped from the residents of Grenfell Tower by ferocious neglect. Featuring the work of new writers Nicole Im, Jaime Cortez and Nimmi Gowrinathan, as well as some of the world's best storytellers, including Tracy K. Smith, Aleksandar Hemon and Elif Sharak,Freeman's- Powerescapes from the headlines of today by going to the heart of the issue. ...Show more

Junkies

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Australia and Indonesia: Can We Be Friends?: Australian Foreign Affairs - Issue 3 by Jonathan Pearlman

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Australia and Indonesia examines the turbulent relationship between these two neighbours and the missteps and missed opportunities on both sides that have prevented the forging of a genuine friendship. It examines Indonesia's rise, its sharp religious and political divisions, and the opportunities and c hallenges this presents for Australia. This issue is crucial reading for anyone wanting to understand the intricacies of arguably Australia's most important relationship. The risk for both nations is that, as Asia's power balance changes, a failure to deepen ties now will lead to a wider gulf in the future. Hugh White- 'Australia, Overshadowed- Can we keep the peace with our rising northern neighbour?' Jen Rayner- 'The View from Australia- Is Indonesia leaving us behind?' Endy Bayuni- 'The View from Indonesia- How to say odeputy sheriffo in Bahasa Indonesia' Tim Lindsey- 'One Country, 18,000 Islands- Islamists, separatists and the growing cracks in the republic' PLUS Ric Smith on Afghanistan; Julia Wallace on Myanmar; Tim Harcourt on global trade; Richard McGregor on China; and correspondence from Tim Costello, Jim Molan, Chengxin Pan and more. ...Show more

Defending Australia: Australian Foreign Affairs Issue 4 by Jonathan Pearlman

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The fourth issue of Australian Foreign Affairs examines the challenge of defending Australia at a time of regional uncertainty and fast-changing military technology. It explores the nation's main vulnerabilities and the capabilities needed to secure against them, including the consequences of a nuclear arms race in Asia. Michael Wesley examines where Australia's next war will occur, and how we can defend ourselves. John Birmingham analyses Australia's weapons capabilities and how they compare to those of our Asian allies. Patrick Walters probes into Australia's expanding intelligence agencies. Stephan Fr3hling considers if Australia should go nuclear, in the event of a looming Asian arms race. PLUS Tess Newton Cain, Visiting Fellow at the Development Policy Centre in the Australian National University, on Matthew G. Allen's Resource Extraction and Contentious States and mining in the Pacific region. Matthew Thompson, fellow at the Centre for the History of Violence at the University of Newcastle, on Jonathan Miller's Duterte Harry and the deeply problematic Duterte regime. ALSO Correspondence on AFA3- Australia and Indonesia, including responses from the feature essayists. ...Show more

Quarterly Essay 71: Follow the Leader: Democracy and the Rise of the Strongman by Laura Tingle

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In this crisp and timely essay, Laura Tingle examines political leadership in general - some profiles in courage, and cunning - as well as styles of leadership. She looks at Macron and Merkel, Keating and Obama. Tingle notes that leaders must command not only their country, but also their party. Where d oes this leave Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten? She observes that Turnbull came to power seeking to do the opposite of everything Tony Abbott did, but neither leader's approach has been seen as a success. Why? And what can Australia's next prime minister learn from this? ...Show more

Meanjin Vol 77 No 2 by Jonathan Green

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Clementine Fordwonders whether the #MeToo movement represents a turning point for women, Anna Spargo-Ryan thinks not- 'In the wake of #MeToo, when women said 'this time it will be different', it wasn't.' Joumanah El Matrahpicks over the idea of religious freedom, Liz Conor recalls the section 18C case a gainst cartoonist Bill Leak, and an earlier race controversy over the work of Eric Jolliffe. Clare Payneargues that women are entering a new age of economic empowerment. Timmah Ballbrings an Indigenous perspective to the home ownership debate, Hugh Mackayoffers calm reflections on the madness of Year 12, Carmel Birdponders her many connections to Nobel Prize contender Gerald Murnane and Harry Saddlerlistens to the world with the ears of a dog. There's new fiction from Randa Abdel-Fattah, Beejay Silcox, Laura Elveryand Vogel Prize winner Emily O'Grady. The edition's poets include- Fiona Wright, John Kinsella, Kevin Brophy, Kate Middletonand Hazel Smith. ...Show more

Meanjin Vol 77 No 4 by Jonathan Green

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'Between 1970 and 2012, according to the World Wildlife Fund, the population of non-human vertebrate animals on earth dropped by 58%...? In her lead essay in the Spring edition of Meanjin, author Jane Rawsonwonders at the unfolding tragedy of our moment- we are living through a mass extinction. By 2020 we will have lost 70% of animal life on the planet. 'There is only the tiniest whisper of wildness left on the landmasses of this planet and that tiny whisper is on the brink of going silent... Everything-all of it-will soon be us.? Author of Dark Emu, Bruce Pascoe, explores the disconnection between colonialperception and Indigenous reality. 'If we are to make a nation rather than a mere economy we have to absorb the history.? Fatima Meashamexplores the testing mysteries of her Catholic faith, Katharine Murphyfinds reason to hope in the recent turnings of Australian politics, Jonno Revanchereflects on gender binaries and begs to differ, Gray Connollyplots a path to renewal for Australian conservatism, Robyn Williamsmakes the case for individual action in the face of global calamity and Sheila Ngoc Phamconsiders Australia in Three Books.There?s new fiction, including winners of the 2018 Peter Carey Award, Anne Caseyand Ben Walter, fine fresh poetry, and the first installment of a new National Accounts column from Shaun Micallef. ...Show more

Quarterly Essay 72: Net Loss: The Inner Life in the Digital Age by Sebastian Smee

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What is the inner life? And is it vanishing in the digital age? Throughout history, artists and philosophers have cultivated the deep self, and seen value in solitude and reflection. But today, through social media, wall-to-wall marketing, reality television and the agitation of modern life, everythin g feels illuminated, made transparent. We feel bereft without our phones and their cameras and the feeling of instant connectivity. It gets hard to pick up a book, harder still to stay with it. In this eloquent and profound essay, renowned critic Sebastian Smee brings to the surface the idea of inner life - the awareness one may feel in front of a great painting or while listening to extraordinary music by a window at dusk or in a forest at night. No nostalgic lament, this essay evokes what is valuable and worth cultivating - a connection to our true selves, and a feeling of agency in the mystery of our own lives. At the same time, such contemplation puts us in an intensely charged relationship with things, people or works of art that are outside us. If we lose this power, Smee asks, what do we lose of ourselves? ...Show more

Limelight March 2019 by Limelight

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How does classical music intersect legitimately with other musical genres? Where are the dividing lines, and what is it that defines collaborations between orchestras and ensembles with artists from jazz, pop and rock as classical, rather than crossover?Feature- The Bauhaus was the most influential mode rnist art school of the 20th century. On its cententary, we explore its profound impact not just on architecture and furniture, and also on music.Interview- American soprano Lise Lindstrom dazzled Australian audiences as Br nnhilde in the 2016 Melbourne Ring cycle. She talks life, art and opera roles as she returns to Opera Australia to play Salome and Turndot.Articles- The history of West Side Story as it takes to the Sydney Harbour stage and a separate theatre tour; John Bell in a new version of Moli re?s The Miser.Reviews- Sir Andrew Davis conducts the MSO 2019 Gala Opening with Lu Siqing playing Bruch?s Violin Concerto; Alessio Bax performs Mozart?s Piano Concerto No 27 for SSO; Diego Matheuz conducts Prokofiev?s Romeo and Juliet Suite for QSO.What?s on- live performance and radio highlights for March 2019. ...Show more