For everyone Taking to the field: a history of Australian women in science The startling truth is that Taking to the Field is the first complete history of Australian women in science.
For everyone Queerstralia, ABC TV Comedian-turned-documentarian Zoë Coombs Marr hosts a rollicking three-part series offering a bracing sweep of the country’s oft-obscured LGBTQIA+ history.
For everyone Film review: Aftersun Charlotte Wells’ debut features powerful performances from its two leads in this devastatingly honest rendition of the aftershocks of a parent’s love.
For everyone A Question of Age, Jacinta Parsons – ABC Books Broadcaster Jacinta Parsons writes about ageing in a woman’s body as someone in her midlife, reflecting on youth and looking down the barrel of menopause.
For everyone Our summer reading guide More than ever, AEU members deserve a long and relaxing summer break accompanied by a stack of excellent books. Here are our recommendations for an enlightening and entertaining read.
For everyone Film review: Embrace Kids (Transmission Films) Embrace Kids is an energetic mix of animation, live action, interviews and music to help children develop a positive relationship with their bodies.
For everyone Film review: Of An Age (Head Gear Films) Emerging filmmaker Goran Stolevski’s riotously funny and heart-achingly tender second feature is a love letter to Melbourne and an instant classic.
For everyone Book review: Provocations, Jeff Sparrow (NewSouth Books) Jeff Sparrow has never been afraid to examine the underside, addressing the difficult components of a thorny moral conundrum, drawing on a deep well of understanding as to the way history and society inform each other.
For everyone Book review: Outback Teacher, Sally Gare with Freda Marnie (Allen and Unwin) Outback Teacher, told by Sally and former pupil Freda Marnie, documents what it was like teaching in the outback in the 1950s.
For everyone Book review: A Great Hope, Jessica Stanley (Picador) This riveting whodunnit is for anyone interested in the impact of politics on family, told through an unapologetically union lens.
For everyone Book review: The Idea of Australia, Julianne Schultz (Allen&Unwin) In her latest book, Julianne Schultz scrutinises whether we are really the nation that we think we are.
For everyone TV review: Heartstopper (Netflix) If you need a feel-good queer palette cleanser for the soul, look no further than truly gorgeous Netflix hit Heartstopper.
For everyone Movie review: Ablaze (Umbrella Entertainment) A heart-soaring doco writes William ‘Bill’ Onus’s mighty contribution to Country back into the record.
For everyone Book review: Facts* And Other Lies, Ed Coper (Allen & Unwin) Communications expert Ed Coper’s latest book is fascinating reading for anyone who finds themselves wondering what happened to good old-fashioned common sense.
For everyone TV review: Jagged (HBO) It will come as no surprise to anyone who has listened to Canadian singer Alanis Morissette’s ‘Jagged Little Pill’ that she is a candid and articulate speaker – with a lot to say.
For everyone Book review: A Dream Life, Claire Messud (Tablo Publishing) ★★★★ Award-winning American author Claire Messud turns her attention to Australia in her latest, a novella set in the 1970s.
For everyone Film review: Here Out West (Mind Blowing Films) Emotionally glowing anthology film ‘Here Out West’ addresses injustice and under-representation for those living in Sydney’s western suburbs at its very roots.
For everyone Our summer reading guide More than ever, AEU members deserve a long and relaxing summer break accompanied by a stack of excellent books. Here are our recommendations and a chance to win a selection!
For everyone Book review: Love and Virtue, Diana Reid (Ultimo) Diana Reid’s debut is a campus novel very much of our times.
For everyone Film review: A Boy Called Christmas (STUDIOCANAL) Clever and inventive, it’s that rare thing – a Christmas treat that won’t leave you with sugar shock.