Salman Rushdie: ‘I am stupidly optimistic – it got me through those bad years’
The novelist on strong women, ‘moral censorship’ and the ‘great wound’ of his life
The novelist on strong women, ‘moral censorship’ and the ‘great wound’ of his life
Review: This tale of colonial abuse in 1880s Australia is no neat origin story for Ned Kelly
After his turn in 1917, the actor is tackling the role of iconic Australian outlaw Ned Kelly
The best biopics, documentaries, cartoons, features and award favourites of the year
Seven well known readers and writers share the books they'll be giving and getting this Christmas
Evaristo is first black woman to win prize; Handmaid’s Tale sequel is second win for Atwood
Donald Clarke runs the rule over the likely winners ahead of this week’s festival trifecta
National strategy for adapting to climate change published
The double Booker winner’s new work has its roots in Australia’s dark colonial past
Tens of thousands throughout Australia attend rallies in support of 267 asylum seekers
Review: Millenial angst and deadpan humour in a diverting debut collection of stories
To mark Australia Day, our Literary Correspondent celebrates her literary wizards of Oz
The Australian’s new novel, ‘Amnesia’, tackles hacking and activism – so why does he think ghostwriting Julian Assange’s memoir would be a bad idea?
Review: The United States is definitely not the good guy in Peter Carey’s latest novel, a satirical burlesque that seethes with benign rage
Australian novelist Tim Winton has produced a profound tale of a last stab at salvation in ‘Eyrie’
‘If there is a Hell being prepared for me, it will be a dinner party. But I’d like to be in a bar, late at night in New York, with Colm Toibin, Patti Smith, Dickens, St John of the Cross, Toni Morrison, Keats and Emily Bronte, with her brother Branwell leading the singsong while arm-wrestling’
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices