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National Affairs Murray Goot 9 June 2023 Support for the Voice may not have dropped as much as the latest Newspoll suggests
International Barbara Keys 9 June 2023 How does the former secretary of state feel about being called a war criminal? Books & Arts William McInnes 9 June 2023 A lifelong birdwatcher reviews Libby Robin’s What Birdo Is That? National Affairs Peter Browne 7 June 2023 What was Greg Sheridan doing in Budapest?
Books & Arts Zora Simic 7 June 2023 A writer considers the “state of the sexual nation” Correspondents Michael Jacobs 5 June 2023 The latest UN climate conference is under way in Bonn. But the real action might be elsewhere

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National Affairs

National Affairs Hamish McDonald 2 June 2023 The judgement against Ben Roberts-Smith throws the spotlight onto the special war crimes investigator
National Affairs Mark Baker 2 June 2023 Ben Roberts-Smith might be the author of his own fall, but the implications extend to the highest levels of military decision-making National Affairs John Phillimore 1 June 2023 A premier chooses when to depart, with potential federal implications National Affairs Peter Mares 22 May 2023 How hard should the Greens push on housing? National Affairs Tim Rowse 19 May 2023 If the parliamentary committee is any guide, representation and risk have become the sharpest dividing lines in the Voice debate

Essays & Reportage

Essays & Reportage Bain Attwood 29 May 2023 How William Cooper became “the man who stood up to Hitler”
Essays & Reportage Robert Milliken 24 May 2023 Inside Story editor Peter Browne introduces a memoir of Australia’s fifties by contributor Robert Milliken, who died last Sunday Essays & Reportage Margaret Simons 18 May 2023 Crikey emerges from its dispute with Lachlan Murdoch with a familiar figure at the helm Essays & Reportage Murray Goot 15 May 2023 There are signs of a shift in strategy by the Yes forces, but are the polls keeping up? Essays & Reportage Graeme Orr 8 May 2023 Eight months a king, Charles finally took the coronation oath. Did the wait matter?

Books & Arts

Books & Arts Graeme Dobell 5 June 2023 The authorised history of Australia’s role in East Timor’s 1999–2000 crisis reveals as much about Canberra as it does about Dili
Books & Arts Tom Greenwell 2 June 2023 An enterprising school principal mistakes mastering the system for fixing it Books & Arts Richard Johnstone 2 June 2023 What’s different about photos generated with AI? Books & Arts Jane Goodall 30 May 2023 Succession’s conclusion highlights a paradox Books & Arts Ryan Cropp 25 May 2023 Inspired by Hong Kong’s rise, countries all over the world created free-market enclaves. But who has really benefited?

International

International Susannah Patton 23 May 2023 Will the political establishment finally recognise that voter sentiment has shifted decisively?
International Robin Jeffrey 15 May 2023 Narendra Modi’s well-oiled machine ran into trouble in the southern state of Karnataka International Michael Leach 20 April 2023 The 21 May election campaign kicks off with demographic change as its wildcard International Lesley Russell 20 April 2023 Regardless of his legal problems, the former president’s self-obsession is increasingly alienating middle-of-the-road voters International Robin Jeffrey 31 March 2023 Let’s start with the good news about Australia–India relations

Correspondents

Correspondents Michael Leach 23 May 2023 It’s victory in Timor-Leste for the veteran leader’s CNRT
Correspondents Nic Maclellan 8 May 2023 The closing of New Caledonia’s only daily comes at a delicate point in the debate over the French territory’s future Correspondents Peter Kellner 6 May 2023 Local election defeats across England make it a better day to be a monarch than a prime minister Correspondents Andrew Dodd 21 April 2023 A hundred million here, a hundred million there: is it just the cost of doing business for News Corp? Correspondents Michael Jacobs 18 April 2023 The new World Bank president wants change, but will he get the backing he needs?