Art of the Essay A vicious cycle of terrorism in Indonesia Amid political volatility, are extremists forging inroads in their goal for an Islamic state? Deborah Cassrels7 mins21 February 2023 10:45 (AEST)
Art of the Essay The disturbing spectacle of rising antisemitism How hate and bigotry have been weaponised by political extremism. Deborah Cassrels7 mins30 January 2023 11:02 (AEST)
Art of the Essay Humanity for refugees shrivels under a failed system Are asylum seekers held in limbo the victims of political dithering or mere ineptitude? Deborah Cassrels5 mins13 January 2023 11:29 (AEST)
Art of the Essay Behold the ambiguity of modern beauty pageants Can an old-fashioned concept, steeped in feminist protest, survive? Deborah Cassrels6 mins01 December 2022 11:02 (AEST)
Art of the Essay Journalism in the jaws of PR On the role of public relations in journalism’s continued struggle. Deborah Cassrels7 mins10 October 2022 11:48 (AEST)
Art of the Essay How to bag an arts grant: Professional creativity has become a privilege of the politicised ‘elite’ Literary largesse seems ever more contingent on ideologically-driven concepts such as race, gender and colonialism. Deborah Cassrels9 mins01 August 2022 14:27 (AEST)
Art of the Essay A Keystone Cops revival, but nobody’s laughing Domestic violence victims, at the mercy of police ineptitude and bureaucratic bungling, find themselves further subjugated. Deborah Cassrels7 mins21 June 2022 10:24 (AEST)
Art of the Essay Trouble in the stratasphere Mapping the insidious, self-serving underbelly of strata-title living. Deborah Cassrels8 mins30 May 2022 15:07 (AEST)
Art of the Essay The bizarre inequity of Australia’s refugee policies What New Zealand gains may be Australia’s loss. Deborah Cassrels8 mins31 March 2022 13:19 (AEST)
Art of the Essay Down and out in the eyes of Big Brother Of all the distractions faced by drivers, merely touching a mobile phone is the unforgivable sin. Deborah Cassrels6 mins07 March 2022 13:42 (AEST)