Новости за 08.05.2020

Shopping for food has always sparked more joy in me than any other domestic chore - now it's delivered straight to my door.

James Bradley is unapologetic in describing his new novel that imagines the recreation of a Neanderthal as unconsoling.

As the author is recognised for services to Australian publishing, Fenella Souter considers her contribution.

Helen Elliott's collection of essays by grandmothers – women who have paused to reflect – is bracing.

A new documentary focuses on Richard Leplastrier, one of Australia’s most preeminent architects, and his search for beauty.

The safety nets the government has recently introduced were missing for the unemployed in the 1930s.

A new biography-in-disguise reveals much about the complex artist's life and work.

Don Winslow is at his brilliant best in Broken.

Lucinda Williams' Good Souls Better Angels, Carl Orr's Somewhere Else, Brigadoon's Itch Factor and Teddy Thompson's Heartbreaker Please.

The director's realistic and intimate portrayals of family life are perfect for at-home viewing.

James Shapiro has written a fascinating account of Americans and Shakespeare.

How different is Jacinda Ardern from other modern politicians?

Pip Williams' brilliant novel bounces off the words excluded from the first Oxford English Dictionary.

A lovelorn showgirl, a group of eccentric dog-fanciers, Conan the Barbarian, and more.

The American novelist is only the fourth writer to win the Pulitzer for fiction on two occasions.

The New York-based actress joins Ewen Leslie and musician John Butler in a one-off live-streamed show.

A man who murdered a stranger over the noise of children splashing and playing in a dam has been jailed for more than two decades.

Face masks could be mandatory for passengers on all flights within Australia, but a reprieve from planes' dreaded "middle seat" could be short-lived as airlines prepare for interstate travel restrictions to ease.

More than two thirds of shareholders have voted against the pay packets of AMP's executives after the wealth manager handed down a $2.5 billion loss.

The federal government will delay implementing a suite of recommendations from the banking royal commission by six months.

The AFL will not force players to have a mandatory flu vaccination ahead of the resumption of the game, instead leaving the decision up to players and club doctors.

Rowan Marshall was 21 when he was drafted and learned to fend for himself while outside the football bubble.

The future of a world-leading solar research centre whose designs power $50 billion photovoltaic systems is at risk.

The Adelaide Crows will be cautioned by police for breaking South Australia’s coronavirus quarantine protocols.

Science reporter Liam Mannix joins national editor Tory Maguire to discuss the convoluted hunt for a COVID-19 vaccination.