Justice and Hope: Essays, Lectures and Other Writings by Raimond Gaita
Category: Essays
The collected writings of Raimond Gaita 'From where will we draw the moral energy to stay true to justice?' For more than three decades the incomparable voice of Raimond Gaita has been summoning us to new conversations that deepen our understanding of what matters most to human life and awaken the sen ...Show more
Australia on the Brink: Avoiding Environmental Ruin by Ian Lowe
Category: Essays | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
In 1996, the first independent national report on the state of Australia’s environment found that we faced serious problems. With increasing urgency, five subsequent reports declared those problems were all getting worse, each calling for immediate action to protect our future. The 2021 report determine ...Show more
21st-Century Virtues: How They Are Failing Our Democracy by Lucinda Holdforth
Category: Essays | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
Authenticity. Vulnerability. Humility. Transparency. These are some of the 21st-century virtues proselytised by mindset gurus, paraded (if not practised) by big corporations, and lauded by professionals on LinkedIn. The quest for authenticity, for example, is central to progressive campaigns for greater ...Show more
Gladys: A Leader's Undoing by Paul Farrell
Category: Essays | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
Gladys Berejiklian was one of Australia's most popular premiers. Forging a path for New South Wales through the difficult early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, she seemed unstoppable. But it all came crashing down. In one of the most staggering falls from grace in Australian political history, Berejiklia ...Show more
Courting Power: Law, Democracy & the Public Interest in Australia by Isabelle Reinecke
Category: Essays | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
Courts aren’t just there to settle divorces, sentence law-breakers and resolve corporate disputes. A healthy legal system, one that ensures access, transparency and accountability, is fundamental to democracy. When the system works, the courts act as a check on government power, holding our politicians ...Show more
Good Arguments: What the art of debating can teach us about listening better and disagreeing well by Bo Seo
Category: Essays
At a time when every disagreement turns toxic, world champion debater Bo Seo reveals the timeless secrets of effective communication and persuasion.
Quarterly Essay 89: The Wires That Bind: Electrification and Community Renewal by Saul Griffith
Category: Essays
A compelling vision of green energy at a local level. In this inspiring essay, inventor, engineer and visionary Saul Griffith looks at the wires that bind us. He reveals the world that awaits if we make the most of Australia's energy future. Griffith paints an inspiring yet practical picture of empower ...Show more
Notes on Grief by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Category: Essays
A devastating essay on loss and the people we love from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the bestselling author of Americanah and Half of a Yellow Sun. 'Grief is a cruel kind of education. You learn how ungentle mourning can be, how full of anger. You learn how glib condolences can feel. You learn how much gri ...Show more
We Are Here: Stories of Home, Place & Belonging by Meg Mundell (Editor)
Category: Essays
How can you feel anchored when you have no place to call your own? Australia has a large shadow population of people who experience homelessness - whether couch-surfing, staying in a refuge, boarding house or caravan park, or sleeping rough. Too often they are dismissed or blamed. They are spoken fo ...Show more
Are We Asian yet?: History vs Geography - Australian Foreign Affairs Issue 5 by Jonathan Pearlman
Category: Essays
The latest issue of Australian Foreign Affairs examines Australia?s struggle to define its place in Asia as it balances its historic ties to the West with its geography. Are We Asian Yet? explores Australia?s changing population, outlook and identity as it adjusts to the Asian Century. David Walker- 'Gr ...Show more
Griffith Review 68: Getting On by Ashley Hay
Category: Essays | Series: Griffith Review Ser.
In a world where seventy is the new fifty, old age isn't what it used to be.By 2060, the ratio of Australians aged over sixty-five will have passed one in four. This unprecedented demographic transformation marks a quiet revolution with far-reaching consequences for both individuals and wider society.As ...Show more
Granta 146 - The Politics of Feeling by Dveroah Baum 9ed.); Josh Appignanesi (ed.)
Category: Essays | Series: The\Magazine of New Writing Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Granta 146 is guest-edited by Devorah Baum and Josh Appignanesi. We're living through hysterical times. Rage, resentment, shame, guilt and paranoia are everywhere surfacing, as is the intemperate adoration or hatred of popular but divisive public figures. Political discourse suffers when people seem to ...Show more