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How a dogged researcher tracked down the original Sentimental Bloke – and found a different man to C.J. Dennis’s loveable larrikin

Thumbnail for Michelle de Kretser wins the Stella Prize with a genre-bending questioning of art and expectation

Michelle de Kretser wins the Stella Prize with a genre-bending questioning of art and expectation

Thumbnail for Truth-telling, originality and shame: your guide to the 2025 Stella shortlist

Truth-telling, originality and shame: your guide to the 2025 Stella shortlist

Thumbnail for The resurgence of the ‘oner’

The resurgence of the ‘oner’

Thumbnail for Trainwrecks and triumphs: the 10 best books about the political campaign trail, chosen by experts

Trainwrecks and triumphs: the 10 best books about the political campaign trail, chosen by experts

Thumbnail for Wit, charm and heart: novelist Kerry Greenwood, creator of Phryne Fisher, was a true original

Wit, charm and heart: novelist Kerry Greenwood, creator of Phryne Fisher, was a true original

Thumbnail for New research lays bare the harsh realities facing artists and arts workers

New research lays bare the harsh realities facing artists and arts workers

Thumbnail for Blue Poles and its $1.4m price-tag shocked the nation, but did it change us?

Blue Poles and its $1.4m price-tag shocked the nation, but did it change us?

Thumbnail for The Lost Tiger: first animated film by an Indigenous woman explores heritage and identity through a thylacine

The Lost Tiger: first animated film by an Indigenous woman explores heritage and identity through a thylacine

Thumbnail for Book review: Love Unedited

Book review: Love Unedited

Thumbnail for Almost half of Australians wish they read more books. Here are 10 ways to break a reading rut.

Almost half of Australians wish they read more books. Here are 10 ways to break a reading rut.

Thumbnail for This year, make a commitment to understanding your world better: practise the art of slow looking

This year, make a commitment to understanding your world better: practise the art of slow looking

Thumbnail for Seize the day – Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway at 100

Seize the day – Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway at 100

Thumbnail for Is it important to read the explanatory labels next to artworks? We asked five experts

Is it important to read the explanatory labels next to artworks? We asked five experts

Thumbnail for Greed: Why this 100-year-old movie is still so important

Greed: Why this 100-year-old movie is still so important

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Welcome to Babel

Thumbnail for Streaming picks: Naked tennis, outback feuds and a chimp named Tonka

Streaming picks: Naked tennis, outback feuds and a chimp named Tonka

Thumbnail for Are market giants endangering Australia’s live music scene?

Are market giants endangering Australia’s live music scene?

Thumbnail for Streaming picks: Flashy fashion, queer Marvel and K-pop

Streaming picks: Flashy fashion, queer Marvel and K-pop

Thumbnail for Streaming picks: From Occupied City to Hearts of Darkness

Streaming picks: From Occupied City to Hearts of Darkness

Thumbnail for Streaming picks: Carriage romps, comedy and crime

Streaming picks: Carriage romps, comedy and crime

Thumbnail for Australian artists earn only $23,200 a year from their art

Australian artists earn only $23,200 a year from their art

Thumbnail for Streaming picks: psychological drama, wilderness reality and everyone’s favourite dog

Streaming picks: psychological drama, wilderness reality and everyone’s favourite dog

Thumbnail for Streaming picks: searing glory holes, a shapeshifting cat and towns with secrets

Streaming picks: searing glory holes, a shapeshifting cat and towns with secrets