Stranger,in this short life of yours,choose kindness
Opinion
Racism

Stranger,in this short life of yours,choose kindness

In lockdown you have plenty of time to think things through and realise what is most important in our brief journey on this planet.

  • byRebecca Lim

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Women can’t solve all the problems of men
Letters
Letters

Women can’t solve all the problems of men

Age readers on the Liberal Party push for female MP quotas,Scott Morrison’s response to accusations of sexual misconduct in Parliament House,restrictions on electric vehicles in Australia and Dark Mofo’s decision to cancel a controversial piece of art.

You're using the term Orwellian wrong. Here's what George Orwell was actually writing about

You're using the term Orwellian wrong. Here's what George Orwell was actually writing about

1984 has reached No.1 spot on Amazon's top-selling book list over the weekend. Too bad few people citing the book's dystopian horrors in earnest seem to understand the usage.

  • byBarbara VanDenburgh
Animals talking sense about politics

Animals talking sense about politics

The revolutionary heart of Sydney’s New Theatre beats loud in this new adaptation of a George Orwell classic.

  • byCassie Tongue
Why George Orwell still has plenty to say

Why George Orwell still has plenty to say

Two new books on the author of Nineteen Eighty-Four take differing approaches.

  • byDennis Glover
How does the dictionary define racism? It's evolving
Opinion
Racism

How does the dictionary define racism? It's evolving

We don't want our dictionaries telling us what to think. Their credibility depends on them remaining a neutral,objective arbiter of meaning.

  • byNicholas Goldberg
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We fear phone tracking but it could be the help we need

We fear phone tracking but it could be the help we need

The world's population is currently under routine surveillance in a manner that would have made George Orwell blanch. We could be using that to our favour.

  • byDavid Fickling
Lack of reading needs to be brought to book

Lack of reading needs to be brought to book

A whole world of experience is in danger of being lost as libraries are dumped for shallow gadgets.

  • byCharles Purcell
CCTV surveillance is rocketing around the world. What are the implications?

CCTV surveillance is rocketing around the world. What are the implications?

Smart CCTV cameras can now identify people simply by their walk and mannerisms.

  • byGreg Callaghan
The clocks strike 13:Seventy years after his death,what would Orwell think of the world today?
Opinion
Perth

The clocks strike 13:Seventy years after his death,what would Orwell think of the world today?

Seventy years after the death of George Orwell,2+2 still equals 4,but only just.

  • byGlynn Greensmith
From the Archives,1950:George Orwell dies aged 46

From the Archives,1950:George Orwell dies aged 46

The English novelist George Orwell,best known for his harrowing dystopias and opposition to totalitarianism,died 70 years ago today. We revisit his obituary.

  • byH.F. Forst