A new issue of Australian Studies is out. A new issue of Marxist Left Review is out. Ghassan Hage (Melbourne): What Should “Championing Multiculturalism” Mean Today? Jennifer Hill (Sydney): Why Did Australia Fare So Well in the Global Financial Crisis? There was no golden age for newspapers — which means we shouldn’t be too pessimistic about the future. Topographies of an Australian soul? Neil Maizels on Peter Sculthorpe’s music and the myth of the myth of Australian “identity”. A review of The Australian Moment: How We Were Made for These Times by George Megalogenis. Is Gen Y blase towards elected government because democracy has prevailed over its ideological adversaries? Sydneysiders and Melbournians debate which city can call itself the cultural capital of Australia. Is sex a human right? A campaign to change the law to allow people living with disabilities better access to sex workers has provoked plenty of discomfort. The loneliest shop in the world: Down at the Mulka Store, in the furthermost reaches of South Australia, George and Mabel Aiston used to think themselves lucky if they pulled in a customer a week.
