King Charles drops cancelled word ‘walkabout’ from Australian tour
The King will drop the term “walkabout” from his October tour as Buckingham Palace seeks to avoid offending Indigenous communities.
- by Michelle Griffin
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Opinion
Political leadership
The most popular politicians in Australia are all outspoken women. Come again?
Last year was one of the most divisive in memory. But three senators from very different walks of life managed to cut through and speak to voters.
- by Michelle Griffin
Opinion
My First Job
‘Is there anything else I can do for you, sir?’ My astonishing summer as a hotel maid
Of all the jobs, it is most astonishing that anyone let me be a professional cleaner.
- by Michelle Griffin
Opinion
Vale
We needed you, Sinead, the crazy-brave anti-Barbie
You were unfiltered, unapologetic. The news of your death this morning had me weeping in bed.
- by Michelle Griffin
China’s wolf warrior diplomat, who goaded Morrison, moved to obscure post
Zhao Lijian made his name abusing the US and Australia on Twitter but now he has been moved on from his high-profile post as a foreign affairs spokesman.
- by Michelle Griffin
Opinion
Population
After the great delay, Australia’s sliding doors moment has arrived
The decisions everyone makes as we emerge from the pandemic will determine the shape of the nation. It’s up to the government to provide the handrails we need.
- by Michelle Griffin
Shadow treasurer slams federal $2.2 billion spend on suburban loop
“Projects like that don’t make sense,” Angus Taylor told ABC’s Insiders as he defended the Morrison government’s own funding regime.
- by Michelle Griffin
Wong urges China to use its influence to rein in Putin
The foreign minister encouraged Beijing to intervene to help stop Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as she met her Chinese counterpart to discuss issues including their countries’ long-running trade dispute.
- by Michelle Griffin
‘The second Elizabethan age is over’: Parliament returns for a day of tributes
The entire day in both houses will be given over to individual condolence motions for Queen Elizabeth II.
- by Michelle Griffin
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Literature
It’s about time. Jennifer Egan returns to the world of the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan’s new novel mines the shifting online connections that have fed off the collective consciousness for 20 years.
- by Michelle Griffin
Thirty years of Big Day Out: the memories we’ll never forget
It wasn’t the first major music festival in Australia but for much of its 22 years Big Day Out was the most important.
- by David King, Michelle Griffin, Martin Boulton, Nick Miller, Daniella Miletic, Robert Moran, Karl Quinn and Sophia Phan