The Pick: What to read, watch and listen to in October

The Middle East is often viewed from the outside as a region constantly beset by conflict, but it was also the source of the world's earliest recorded peace treaty. 

How did China grow, in just over four decades, from an impoverished country to the second-largest economy in the world? And how did the miracle come to an end?

Scientists' worst fears were confirmed this week, after the Great Barrier Reef Authority announced widespread bleaching across the reef system.

Who will win, who won't and why does the Academy have an aversion to blockbuster films?

Negotiations over a cease-fire in Gaza have ended in Cairo with no deal.

It was hoped that mediators could broker a truce before the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

The first shelter in Australia for women and children escaping violent partners opened in Sydney in 1974.

Ten leaders from across South East Asia including Timor-Leste will be Melbourne next week for a summit to mark 50 years of partnership between Australia and ASEAN.

Journalist Bianca Bosker went 'undercover' in the contemporary fine world for five years to understand why art matters and how we can engage with it more deeply. 

Super Tuesday is a key day in the presidential nomination contest.

If passed, the government will remove the Irish constitution’s reference to so-called women’s duties in the home and expand the concept of family beyond marriage.