Jack Callil News Today

Queensland criticised over lack of schooling for child detainees; plus, thousands in taxpayer money used to cover opposition leader’s staff travel

Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

Just in time for your Christmas shopping: Guardian Australia’s critics and staff pick out the best of the best

In a new weekly column, the team behind pop culture newsletter Saved for Later recommend their latest and/or forthcoming obsessions

Sophie Black returns to Crikey as our new editor-in-chief

<strong>Friday</strong>: Chinese and Russian leaders meet for first time since invasion of Ukraine. Plus: the seven female stereotypes in advertising

<strong>Friday:</strong> Timor-Leste president José Ramos-Horta may look to Beijing to secure a gas pipeline. Plus: where to holiday to escape a third La Niña

Experimental elegies, portraits of resilience, and political manifestos: 25 of the best reads of the year, as picked by Guardian Australia critics and staff