Australian
Tom Ryan
Australian films deserve top billing
Tom Ryan Australian film awards unashamedly hang on to American coat-tails.
Heckler
Limiting my contact with Australian bugbears
Heckler AFTER moving to the US six weeks ago, the list of things I miss about Australia would fill this entire newspaper. Far easier then, to talk about the things I don't miss.
The Loaded Dog
Which musical icons best represent Australian politicians?
If Wayne Swan's inspiration is the Boss, Bruce Springsteen, which music icons best represent Julia Gillard, Tony Abbott or any other Australian politician, and why?
Melissa Phillips
All-white Australian television fails the reality test
Melissa Phillips Recent comments by actors Jay Laga'aia and Firass Dirani about their experiences of racism when working in the mainstream media have been called offensive by commercial television representatives.
Philip Freier
Fair distribution of wealth will enrich Australian society
Philip Freier The common good must motivate our nation at every possible level.
Andrew Leigh
The return of the Australian magnate
Andrew Leigh Imagine a ladder, in which each rung represents a million dollars of wealth. On this ladder, the typical Australian household is halfway to the first rung.
Ken Gelder
Why Australian literature is alive and well and living in our universities
Ken Gelder In the Sunday Age and elsewhere over the past few months, universities have been accused of failing to teach enough Australian literature.
Michael Heyward
How to rekindle interest in the great Australian stories
Michael Heyward We are in the thick of a debate about how we value our literary heritage. So many writers who matter are out of print. Australian studies are on the margin at many of our universities.
Matthew Ricketson
Why I fear for the future of Australian journalism
Matthew Ricketson Journalism, amid stories of cats up trees, football scores and celebrity gossip, is about speaking truth to power.
Danny Katz
Meanwhile, back at the raunch, here is the dirty great Australian novel
Danny Katz No publishers have shown any interest in my latest book ideas: there's been no takers for my adorably violent children's book, Axel, the Axe-Murdering Axolotl.
Tom Zubrycki
Australian documentaries will founder without courage and funds
Tom Zubrycki Documentary making is demanding work, seldom well paid, negotiating the subject matter is often very challenging personally, ethically and technically, and involves dealing with micro-managing...
Jonathan Horn
Break out the bubbly, it's time for another taste of Caviar
Jonathan Horn Turf's dazzling queen outshines a world of sporting dopes.
Peter FitzSimons
Too many nutters spoil political broth
Peter FitzSimons But who is to take the mantle now that One Nation has imploded?
Michael McNamara
Passion and pride are the missing ingredients
Michael McNamara Who might you think was judged to be Australia's most successful exhibitor at the highly prestigious Sydney Royal Cheese and Dairy Show, announced on Friday?
David Robert Howell
Encounters of the kind we should be monitoring
David Robert Howell Two staggering events have just occurred. The largest meteor to survive entry through the Earth's atmosphere in more than a century made impact.
Why the Brits are better than us at business in India
Stephen Manallack Australians should look at how the UK manages the subcontinent's culture and values.
Zygier spy case gets ever curiouser
Ben Saul You can't have it both ways. A Jewish person can't faithfully be Australian and Israeli.
Lisa Forrest
Tough talk is tonic to create a team of serious swimmers
Lisa Forrest A few days before the start of the 1980 Moscow Games, the head coach of the swimming team, Bill Sweetenham, called us together for one of his rousing pep talks.
Satyajit Das
Philanthropy not always selflessness
Satyajit Das Donations can set policy and ultimately may be harmful to democracy.
Labouring under old ideas as the 'great divide' disappears
Matt Wade And Deborah Snow THE language of class lives on in Australia's political debate thanks to cliches such as ''class warfare'' and ''middle-class welfare''.
