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John Hewson
A question for the United Nations
“There are wars, and rumours of more wars, but almost total neglect of what should be the most significant global battle: keeping the planet habitable. It is now a most urgent challenge, with the coincident effect of multiple and converging risks that pose existential threats to humanity this century.”
Letters, Cartoon & Editorial
Culture
Profile
British electronic band Hot Chip
After 25 years of making music, acclaimed British electronic pop band Hot Chip are still moving to their own beat.
Visual Art
Lisa Reihana’s Voyager exhibition
Voyager, an exhibition of works by acclaimed Māori artist Lisa Reihana, distorts and reimagines time, space and myth.
Fiction
The universal joint
“It was the first anniversary of her father’s death and Angela was drifting in a world between magic realism and romantic fiction. She shut the massive front door of the elegant mansion behind her as she set out for the office, descending the steps to the pristine gravel drive that was lined with urns of flowers and writhing marble statues.”
Books
Life
Puzzles
Quotes
Shootings
“He was a very, very good friend of mine and he was a tremendous person.”
Right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, a friend and political ally of Trump, was shot dead while taking questions from students at a Utah university. The subject was gun violence, which proves that Americans do understand irony.
Politics
“He has been withdrawn as ambassador with immediate effect.”
The British government announces that Peter Mandelson has been recalled from his posting in Washington, DC, following the release of his emails to the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Strange, the connection gave him at least one thing in common with the United States president.
Defence
“We’re going to be coy in terms of how we answer specific questions about what this can do, given the nature of what it does.”
The defence minister comments on a $1.7 billion contract to acquire a fleet of lethal underwater drones known as Ghost Sharks, led by a US defence company. We assume they are the Baby Sharks to the AUKUS deal.
Education
“I feel very emotional.”
The Australian National University chancellor announces in a press conference the resignation of vice-chancellor Genevieve Bell. Relief is an emotion too.
Investments
“[He] has kept them because of the poor economic policies of the Albanese government.”
The office of the shadow minister for small business comments on Wilson’s long-term loss-making investment betting against Australian stocks. It’s that old joke: how does a minister make a small business? They start with a big one.
First Peoples
“Treaty offers us a chance to reshape the story of this country.”
The co-chair of the First Peoples’ Assembly describes the introduction on Tuesday of a treaty to the Victorian Parliament, the first state or territory in Australia to do so, as a hopeful beginning.
