Arts

Politics & Society
What kids need to know about democracy in 2025
Australian school students should be educated for democracy. But that means learning a lot more than civics

Discussion & Debate
Opinion
‘I am watching the US enthusiastically leap into an authoritarian regime’
Americans should look much closer to home to understand what authoritarian regimes look like – the modern models of dictatorship in Latin America

Politics & Society
We need more than a ban on Nazi salutes to fight racism
While addressing racist gestures is important, criminalisation is not the only answer. We must deal with the underlying social, political and cultural conditions that enable them

Politics & Society
Building digital resilience among older CALD Australians
How young people can help bridge the digital divide and improve how older generations interact with technology

Arts & Culture
The viral publishing sensation that may be BookTok’s last
As the US faces a potential ban on TikTok, the viral success of Rebecca Yarros’ Empyrean series shows just how influential the BookTok community has become

Politics & Society
Disinformation in 2024 was rife, and it’s likely to bring more risks in 2025
It's official. The world's top global risk is misinformation and disinformation, according to the World Economic Forum

Arts & Culture
What we watched, read and listened to in 2024: Part Two
Part Two of the books, podcasts, TV series, poems, footy matches and more that inspired us in 2024

Arts & Culture
What we watched, read and listened to in 2024: Part One
The books, podcasts, TV series, poems, footy matches and more that inspired us in 2024

Arts & Culture
Australian books you might have missed in 2024
Three prize winners, two predictions and one tribute – this book list has your summer reading sorted