Spectrum
Olivia Rodrigo is at her complicated best on her heartbreaking new album
The pop star chronicles the dawn and demise of her first “big girl relationship” with devastating insight (and Robert Smith).
- Annabel Ross
Latest
‘What if my writing is terrible?’: The six-week sprint to opening night
What does it take to turn Shakespeare’s Macbeth into a glitter-soaked tale of child stardom set in 2006?
- Yve Blake
Four star-frenzy: These new albums are so close to perfect
This week’s must-hear albums include a jazz master’s opus, a Danish delight and a Western Australian gem.
- John Shand, Annie Toller, Nick Buckley, Tom W Clarke and Robert Moran
- Opinion
- Recycling
I went looking for a needle in a haystack, and I found so much more
There’s joy and redemption to be found at the local tip.
- Richard Glover
Against my will, I’ve come to love the charisma black hole that is MrBeast
He’s YouTube’s biggest ever star – despite having no connections, charm, or any natural facility for it.
- Nicole Elphick
- Opinion
- WordPlay
Jump, pivot, circle back: Is this an office meeting or a basketball game?
Our daily jargon has become more physically active than we are.
- David Astle
Making the leap
Riley Lapham's ''fast-twitch'' workout for The Australian Ballet's Copland Dance Episodes.
These ballet dancers eat hundreds of bananas a day. Here’s why
Australian Ballet stars have never trained harder than they have for Copland Dance Episodes. Weirdly, peak fitness has also made them vulnerable.
- John Bailey
Your favourite journalists’ favourite books from the first half of 2026
You might know our journalists and editors through the stories they write, but what are they reading when they’re off the clock?
- Melanie Kembrey
How playing a Greek drag queen changed everything for this actor
Family, religion, a yearning for freedom and a standout film debut have shaped the life of this celebrated performer.
- Dee Jefferson