April 27 – May 3, 2024
News
Comment
Comment
Paul Bongiorno
Elon Musk versus Australia
“Ominously, Musk used X to whip up a barrage of anti-Australian sentiment … Musk posted that his concern was ‘that if ANY country is allowed to censor content for ALL countries … then what is to stop any country from controlling the entire internet?”
Comment
John Hewson
Why the housing market tax breaks have to go
“With the Greens now so clearly focused on garnering all the votes they can on the issue, and inequality threatening to put home ownership and even affordable rent out of reach for a generation of young people, it’s hard to justify preserving billions of dollars of tax incentives.”
Letters, Cartoon & Editorial
Culture
Profile
Filmmaker Tig Terera
Up-and-coming screenwriter and director Tig Terera, creator of the new SBS series Swift Street, redefines perceptions of Black masculinity through his intimate films.
The Influence
Benjamin Millepied on Sergei Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet
Sergei Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet was the first experience of intoxication for French dancer and choreographer Benjamin Millepied, who makes his Australian debut at the Sydney Opera House next month.
Fiction
Three poems
“A body suffering in sleep
or sleepless, dreams that do not wake you
but remain in daytime, steel feathers
stippling your skin, the prick of vinegar
or roses, a cloud that blurs the rooftops
and meets you with dread or the edge
of beauty or something less
definable, a future you can’t process
that is your own no matter”
Books
Life
Puzzles
Quotes
Architecture
“Tragically, calls for preservation fell on deaf ears.”
The architecture writer laments the decision by Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger to demolish their Craig Ellwood-designed Los Angeles home. They are replacing it with a house as bulky and crudely designed as Katherine’s father.
Police
“I think in this financial year you’ll see a 100 per cent increase on that zero.”
The commissioner of the Australian Federal Police explains why police have never used powers to bypass encryption software. Students of basic maths everywhere smiled at his honesty.
Climate
“Naturally we’re disappointed but we respect the vote.”
The chairman of Woodside Energy responds after shareholders voted against a transition strategy. It’s almost as if environmental decisions shouldn’t be made on a profit motive.
Poison
“There’s a powerful reason for a committal having to take place in Ms Patterson’s local community.”
The barrister for alleged mushroom killer Erin Patterson argues for her case to be heard in rural Victoria. It’s predicted the brief of evidence in the trial will be “voluminous”.
Tech
“Quite frankly, the bloke should be jailed.”
The senator criticises Elon Musk for refusing to remove videos of a church stabbing from his platform. In fairness, she thought she would be jailed for voting against Scott Morrison’s immigration laws.
Art
“Aboriginal kinship systems include all living things … the land itself can be a mentor or a parent to a child.”
The Kamilaroi and Bigambul artist wins the Golden Lion, the highest award at the Venice Biennale. He is the first Australian to win the prize.
ISRAEL–HAMAS WAR
