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Does cosmetics giant MECCA’s collection of female artists’ work break the norm for corporate patronage and feminist branding? Read the full article: http://mnth.ly/nqhmIdj

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Indie auteur Kelly Reichardt’s understated character portrait of a melancholic art thief continues the sentiment of naturalism that carries through all her work.
Read the full review by Kate Jinx: http://mnth.ly/Wb6BLNV

“Here’s the rub: the Albanese government is now seeking to legislate retrospectively to declare those 14 years of inadve...
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“Here’s the rub: the Albanese government is now seeking to legislate retrospectively to declare those 14 years of inadvertently illegal collection lawful, so it doesn’t have to give the money back.”

Labor’s furtive attempt to fix up years of unlawful tax collection can only diminish public trust. So why is the opposition making more fuss about a post-punk T-shirt?

“Compared with the snafu over criticising Anthony Albanese for wearing a Joy Division T-shirt … the legislative debacle ...
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“Compared with the snafu over criticising Anthony Albanese for wearing a Joy Division T-shirt … the legislative debacle is of much greater consequence.”

Labor’s furtive attempt to fix up years of unlawful tax collection can only diminish public trust. So why is the opposition making more fuss about a post-punk T-shirt?

“Politicians, like legislative drafters, make mistakes.”Labor’s furtive attempt to fix up years of unlawful tax collecti...
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“Politicians, like legislative drafters, make mistakes.”

Labor’s furtive attempt to fix up years of unlawful tax collection can only diminish public trust, writes Karen Middleton.

Labor’s furtive attempt to fix up years of unlawful tax collection can only diminish public trust. So why is the opposition making more fuss about a post-punk T-shirt?

Labor’s furtive attempt to fix up years of unlawful tax collection can only diminish public trust, writes Karen Middleto...
30/10/2025

Labor’s furtive attempt to fix up years of unlawful tax collection can only diminish public trust, writes Karen Middleton. So why is the opposition making more fuss about a post-punk T-shirt?

Labor’s furtive attempt to fix up years of unlawful tax collection can only diminish public trust. So why is the opposition making more fuss about a post-punk T-shirt?

“In politics, as in life, people make mistakes. Some faux pas are more consequential than others…”
30/10/2025

“In politics, as in life, people make mistakes. Some faux pas are more consequential than others…”

Labor’s furtive attempt to fix up years of unlawful tax collection can only diminish public trust. So why is the opposition making more fuss about a post-punk T-shirt?

“Overblowing the significance of a prime minister’s T-shirt choice could raise questions of judgement for the complainer...
30/10/2025

“Overblowing the significance of a prime minister’s T-shirt choice could raise questions of judgement for the complainer more than the wearer,” writes Karen Middleton. “Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has learnt that the hard way this week.”

Labor’s furtive attempt to fix up years of unlawful tax collection can only diminish public trust. So why is the opposition making more fuss about a post-punk T-shirt?

There’s a disconnect between our cultural organisations’ desire to be challenging, engaged and reflective of their artis...
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There’s a disconnect between our cultural organisations’ desire to be challenging, engaged and reflective of their artists and their audiences on the one hand, and their fears about discomfort and disagreement on the other.

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Michael Robinson chose the route of sycophancy to elevate himself – a more conscientious poet might, on occasion, feel t...
29/10/2025

Michael Robinson chose the route of sycophancy to elevate himself – a more conscientious poet might, on occasion, feel the need to speak truth to power and tell our leaders things they don’t want to hear.

Remembering Australia’s first poet laureate, a convict transported for a poetic blackmail who ingratiated himself with the colony’s governors

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