Congratulations to John Hinkson, Paul James, Alison Caddick, Simon Cooper, Melinda Hinkson and Dan Tout who have edited Cold War to Hot Planet: Fifty Years of Arena, a collection that reflects on Arena’s contribution to Australian cultural and political life over the past five decades. The volume presents exploratory essays on international and domestic issues and on key theoretical debates by the Arena editors and invited scholars, including Justin Clemens, Raewyn Connell, Ned Curthoys, Melinda Hinkson, Paul James, Nic Maclellan, Julie Stephens, John Wiseman and others.