Iraqi-Australian artist Hedar Abbas Abadi once worked as a portraitist for Saddam Hussein. These days he's more comfortable painting aquatic-inspired nudes.
The child abuse royal commission's recommendation to change the legal status of the confessional could lead to a confrontation between church and state, writes Noel Debien.
Under one proposal to shake up the justice system, offenders could be fitted with a device that delivers a shock if an algorithm detects they're about to commit a crime. Antony Funnell explores the future of prisons.
John Howard's gun laws are collapsing, gun control advocates say, as they compile a stocktake on states and territories' compliance with the national agreement. Paddy Manning reports.
Makarrata is much more than just a synonym for treaty. It is a complex Yolngu word describing a process of conflict resolution, peacemaking and justice.
German filmmaker Valeska Grisebach's playfully titled Western is a fresh and original take on the genre it takes its name from. Read Blythe Worthy's review.
Many migrant children find themselves translating for their parents from a very young age. Now research is examining what effect it has on their life, writes Cathy Pryor.
From multinational conglomerates to independent, family-run funeral homes, is the industry really recession-proof? Richard Aedy and Tiger Webb investigate.
When Kim Beveridge received a $191,000 phone bill from TeleChoice, he thought there'd been a mistake. Then they pursued him for the charges for over two years.
The man behind the aptly named National Register of Big Trees is seeking public help to identify the giants of the botanical world. Tim Entwisle looks at the science behind growing tall.
After fleeing Baghdad aged 17, filmmaker Mohamed Al-Daradji is forging a path for Iraqi cinema, despite the life-threatening danger. He tells his story to Siobhan Hegarty.
An action thriller of hyper-stylised visuals and a catchy 80s soundtrack, Atomic Blonde raises your heartbeat to fight-or-flight levels, writes Jason Di Rosso.
Humans are essentially violent animals. But we're also necessarily moral animals. We need a moral framework to allow us to live, accept and understand one another — and combat sports can provide that, writes Jarrod Boyle.
In late 2016, New Zealand prime minister John Key stunned the world by announcing his early retirement from politics. No international political figure in recent memory has ended their career on such a high.
At Sydney Theatre Company, 23-year-old Disapol Savetsila's debut production is playing alongside two productions written long before he was born. Jennifer Wong reports.
