From Sarajevo to an orgy of bloodshed
ONCE the British Empire went to war, Australia inevitably became embroiled.
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Christmas Island’s forgotten
LONG-TERM residents’ complaints about poor services fall on deaf ears.
Messenger becomes focus of suspicion
THE royal commission into union corruption shows it pays for a whistleblower to be squeaky clean.
Forgotten leader of forgotten people
ATTEMPTS to portray Menzies as an anglophile reactionary miss the mark.
For the love of it
NINETY-year-old artist Robert Dickerson, ahead of a major exhibition of his work, reveals the secret behind his longevity.
It’s all about me
MASS killer Anders Behring Breivik is an extreme case, but is the world full of narcissists?
Beyond the barricade
A REVIVAL of the musical and a new exhibition dedicated to Victor Hugo are proof of the enduring appeal of Les Miserables.
Is Man a Van?
IT’S a mystery that’s baffling the art world. Is the National Gallery of Victoria’s famous painting ‘Head of a Man’ a van Gogh, or not?
Rock stars
IN South Australia’s remote north, fossil sites mark the dawn of complex animal life.
Missing persons
AGAINST the backdrop of turmoil in modern Iraq, the work of Australian photojournalist Ashley Gilbertson takes on new poignance.
Read it and weep
AN important new book of poetry tells men it’s OK to take an emotional punch.
World-changing wonders in SA hills
OUR Wild Australia video series goes to fossil sites in the Flinders Ranges that mark the dawn of complex animal life, answering ‘Darwin’s dilemma’.
An injudicious revolt
THE campaign in Queensland against Tim Carmody has serious implications.
At last, a win for the red tops
REBEKAH Brooks is relieved to have been cleared, but her career has been destroyed.
Trapped in a Cairo cell
PETER Greste and his colleagues are innocent pawns in a political game.
Descent into darkness
BAGHDAD is ill-equipped to cope with its sectarian nightmare.
Acts of a man of honour
AFTER 31 years in the Senate, Ron Boswell is stepping out of the ring.
Family matters
PRODUCED with great empathy and acted with conviction, The Time of Our Lives is so involving that at times you want to weep.
Are supermarket giants simply too big?
THE ACCC is out to see if Woolies and Coles have crossed the line.
Ask what you can do for Australia
WE face not a military threat but a social one, and national civic service could be our means of defence.
Read it & weep
From rural outposts to urban citadels, Fairfax has felt the chill wind of change. Journalist Ben Hills charts his former employer’s downfall.
Eyes wide open
ON a visit to Nepal, Fred Hollows’ twin daughters rediscover his life’s mission – and his stubborn, big-hearted character.
Dry-ageing gracefully
A NORDIC-STYLE steakhouse in Adelaide has perfected a process for beef that turbocharges flavour.
Confused grief over the reef
THE Great Barrier Reef’s health is as much a political as environmental issue.
Home sweet hell
A FORMER prisoner of the Taliban warns American soldier Bowe Bergdahl: coming home is the hardest part.
Near enough is nowhere near good enough
WELFARE needs to be better targeted to help those who really need a hand.
God of mall things
ON Tuesday, David Walsh’s Museum of Old and New Art was transformed into a shopping centre. But ‘shoppers’ may get more than they bargained for.
Let’s stop chasing the dragon’s tail
THE situation may be painful but there are remedies.
Voice for audiences, not just artists
THE Arts Minister George Brandis wants to look after the many rather than the few.
Lesson of the direct approach
ABORIGINAL children are learning well under Cape York academy guidance.
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