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In revisiting Richard Adams’s classic novel, Melanie Cheng recalls not only her first encounter with a beloved story, but the thrill for every reader of discovering their own. Read more: satpa.pe/2mg93de
November 9, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Mavis Staples’ vibrant Sad and Beautiful World – her first solo album in six years – shows the octogenarian singer has lost none of her passion for justice. Read more: satpa.pe/eWY9SKk
November 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
James Sweeney’s second film, Twinless, is a joy – its unexpected twists revealing a dazzlingly assured filmmaker. Read more: satpa.pe/MSMRRgc
November 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
In the Melbourne exhibition Revisions, more than 60 Warlpiri artists remake photographs and archival records to question colonial histories. Read more: satpa.pe/CW4Wq6Q
November 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Acclaimed actor and novelist Tasma Walton discovered her inner funny girl in the new television series Reckless. Read more: satpa.pe/iW5uzWu
November 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Read the full comment by Rebecca Huntley: satpa.pe/anx1fFi
November 8, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Read the full comment by Tony Windsor: satpa.pe/kNkwv6d
November 8, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Labor’s plan to tax electric vehicles has stalled on the conflicting goals of budget repair and emissions reduction. Read more: satpa.pe/anGUyWD
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
More than 40 per cent of children in single-parent households live in poverty in Australia. Enforcing child support payments would go a long way towards fixing the problem. Read more: satpa.pe/isLbMem
November 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
EXCLUSIVE: The APY Art Centre Collective is suing Nationwide News for $4.4 million over its ‘white hands on black art’ stories. Read more: satpa.pe/lDIur8P
November 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Almost 40 politicians lost their seats or retired at the last election. Some have since become lobbyists, been elected to state parliaments, returned to the bar or become publicans. Read more: satpa.pe/j83qLi4
November 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
As the Nationals announce they will no longer support net zero, some moderate Liberals are pushing to dissolve the Coalition agreement. Read more: satpa.pe/TE08eo6
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Today's front page: "Inside the Coalition split: ‘Like washing a bear without getting its fur wet’”. satpa.pe/Fx6pM4K
November 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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November 7, 2025 at 4:03 AM
While sporting competitions are held up as great and virtuous unifiers, the reality – from as far back as the ancient Greeks – is that corruption and politicisation are always lurking nearby. Read more: satpa.pe/qP6hGfG
November 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Tony Abbott’s history of Australia is a version that sanitises the worst effects of colonialism and immigration policy, and leans into the destructive doctrine of Trump. Read more: satpa.pe/w8gMMs3
November 2, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Highlights of this year’s New York Film Festival include the powerful blood-and-brocade high seas saga Magellan and the heist drama The Mastermind. Read more: satpa.pe/QiZAwmV
November 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Yorgos Lanthimos’s latest film, Bugonia, remakes a South Korean B-grade comedy into a war of words on contemporary delusions. Read more: satpa.pe/tmFyZf9
November 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The Last Invention is a sober investigation of the possibility that artificial intelligence will destroy humanity. Read more: satpa.pe/E9frE7x
November 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Over a long and storied career, Sally Wainwright has created some of the most iconic television series of this century, from Happy Valley to Gentleman Jack. Read more: satpa.pe/znMREBF
November 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Read the full comment by John Hewson: satpa.pe/cI68oFL
November 1, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Read the full comment by Leo Faber: satpa.pe/q0m0G81
November 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The multibillion-dollar critical minerals deal between the US and Australia aims to circumvent China’s supply chain monopoly, but who will gain from this mining boom? Read more: satpa.pe/la5HwGM
November 1, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Community health centres are a cherished innovation from the Whitlam era – yet they are at risk of collapse unless today’s Labor governments throw a lifeline. Read more: satpa.pe/Zie2C0m
November 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Environment Minister Murray Watt tells The Saturday Paper he is convinced his reforms will pass before the end of the year, although the Greens and the Coalition are both wary of supporting them in their current form. Read more: satpa.pe/0ksuj0l
November 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM