Published 17 September 2025 How robust is Australian democracy? Fifty years ago, an elected government was abruptly dismissed by a governor-general whose reasons, methods and secret correspondences have never been made clear to the Australian public. This season we turn to the cultural and political impacts of 11 November 1975 that continue to shape contemporary Australia. Tom McIlroy speaks to the remaining living journalists who covered the event. Njamal man and Indigenous jurisprudence ...| Meanjin
My sister’s first book has been released, an expression that makes a book sound like wildlife.| Meanjin
Everything is lost, we say, when all hope is gone.| Meanjin
A new poem by Alison J Barton.| Meanjin
A new poem by Micaela Sahhar.| Meanjin
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My letter said what I knew it would say.| Meanjin
In a biography, there’s an entire life to tell, and the Dismissal was a relatively small part, albeit probably the most important part politically in Whitlam’s life.| Meanjin
Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) announced today that Meanjin will cease publication after its final issue in December 2025. This is a matter of deep regret for all at MUP, as Meanjin has reac…| Meanjin
On the first day after the cows disappear, I swing both feet onto the earth and set the Trojan against Naffy’s stump.| Meanjin
David Stavanger’s The Drop Off makes light of an unfortunate and consuming life situation taking place in a degrading world dominated by climate change and capitalism.| Meanjin
To write about a year in dance would be impossible without talking about that dance.| Meanjin
