Silence took Martin Scorsese nearly 30 years to make – and it shows
The period drama set in feudal Japan is an epic of divine proportion, tackling grand questions of faith and colonisation with remarkable fervour Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email…
How to pick the best figs? Inspect their bottoms: Alice Zaslavsky’s figs on herby labneh with pomegranate dressing – recipe
While fig season is at its fullest, Alice Zaslavsky seeks out the sweetest specimens to squish over a layer of labneh Check out more Alice Zaslavsky recipes There are few…
After 15 years, I’m leaving Trump’s America and coming home to Australia. It feels like an escape | Simon Adams
I no longer wish to live in a country where performative cruelty has become the guiding principle of government When not firing off social media posts threatening potential war crimes…
Murdoch’s The Australian finally identifies at The Israelian
Is it the dawn of a new age of truth in mainstream media? Rupert Murdoch’s The Australian has identified itself as The Israelian. What’s the scam? “I think most thinking…
Australia, China phone call focuses on energy security
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he has discussed regional energy security with his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang by phone as China’s fuel export ban exacerbates energy disruptions linked to…
“Genocide Grants.” Government awards millions to F-35 suppliers
The Federal Government has awarded $78 million in grants to Australian companies that make parts for F-35 fighter jets used by the IDF in the Gaza genocide. Stephanie Tran investigates.…
Nationals leader’s vision for ‘Australia on steroids’
Nationals leader Matt Canavan will outline his economic vision for a revolutionised “hyper Australia,” urging the nation to abandon net zero targets, curb migration and embrace industry protection. “We need…
Roberts-Smith to front court after night spent in cell
After a night in prison, former SAS soldier and Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith is set to face court for the first time as an alleged murderer. Australia’s most decorated…
Roberts-Smith set for war crime charges over killings
Former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith could face life in prison for alleged war crimes involving the murder of unarmed Afghan civilians. Australia’s most decorated living soldier was arrested at Sydney…
Ignoring genocide. The bill for Australia’s silence has arrived
There is a bitter truth that must be spoken before we can talk honestly about what is happening to us now. Andrew Brown on Australia’s quiet complicity in the illegal…