Welcome to the April 400th issue! Highlights include:
- Beejay Silcox on Australian magazine culture
- Lucas Grainger-Brown’s Calibre Prize-winning essay
- Neal Blewett’s review of Kevin Rudd’s memoir
- David Brophy on Silent Invasion by Clive Hamilton
- Poetry by John Kinsella, Gig Ryan, and Judith Beveridge
- Sarah Sentilles is our Open Page guest
April 2018, no. 400
Editorial on ABR's 400th issue by Peter Rose
A cynic once remarked that an editor needs two things: good grammar and a long memory. But we all know there’s a bit more to it than that. As we prepare to send the April issue to press More
2018 Calibre Essay Prize (Winner): 'We Three Hundred'
I signed away ten years of my life at high school. Three hundred or so teenagers did likewise around the country; from Sydney and Melbourne to the wind-rustle quiet of burnt umber township More
'Defying the moment' by Beejay Silcox
Moments began as medieval measures, the time it took for a sundial’s blade of shadow to shift – ninety seconds or so, depending on the season. A slice of sunlight. A moment now carries More
David Brophy reviews 'Silent Invasion: China’s Influence in Australia' by Clive Hamilton
Lawyers, media organisations, human rights NGOs, and unions have been lining up recently to warn us of a serious threat facing civil liberties in Australia. It comes in the form of Malcolm More
