Australian culture
‘A champion for Indigenous artists’: Pioneer Rhoda Roberts leaves a huge mark
She brought us a key part of the Olympics opening ceremony and the Welcome to Country. Journalist, actor, theatre maker and activist Rhoda Roberts made a mark.
- Karl Quinn
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- Opinion
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Margot Robbie and I started out with ‘bogan’ accents. I’ve still got mine
I’ve been taunted about my ocker twang ever since Pauline Hanson emerged, but I’m getting the last laugh.
- Amy Fallon
- Opinion
- Australia Day
An experience at a Paris airport showed me what it really means to be Australian
A strong sense of patriotism doesn’t come naturally to many of us, but there’s nothing like being in a foreign country to realise how you have been shaped by your own.
- Zoya Patel
‘Ferocious and relentless’ Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst was band’s power and passion
The late rock legend penned some of Midnight Oil’s most successful songs from Power and the Passion to Beds are Burning and Dead Heart.
- Glenn A. Baker
- Opinion
- Opinion
What does ‘Australian’ look like? Our identity crisis is hiding in plain sight
What truly defines “Australian”? Appearance or values?
- Jasmine Batra
‘A great humanist’: One of Australia’s greatest poets dead at 80
Friend of 56 years and fellow poet Geoffrey Lehmann pays tribute to Robert Gray’s unrivalled talent.
- Geoffrey Lehmann
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‘You’re turning me into a liar’: art dealer Anna Schwartz unveils major life change
The gallerist is one of the biggest names in Australian contemporary art. And now she’s reinventing herself.
- Stephen Brook
- Opinion
- Literature
Hardly anyone reads Meanjin any more. So why does its end even matter?
The axing of the 85-year-old literary journal “on purely financial grounds” is symptomatic of a broader malaise in Australia.
- Karl Quinn
Elton, Jagger, Sinatra: raconteur’s luxury shop was the destination for the stars
One of the first to stock designer European labels, Tony Yeldham’s Double Bay menswear store became the sartorial and social hot spot for the “it” crowd.
- Andrew Hornery
‘Primal memories’: How radio plays are making an unlikely comeback
Shows without visuals might seem old-fashioned, but they’ve never been more timely. Here’s how audio drama is being reinvented.
- Daniel Lo Surdo