Inside Story

Books & arts A stitch in crime Jeremy Gans 9 July 2025 A prosecutor turned judge turned corruption czar looks back Books & arts Grave misgivings Philippa Hawker 8 July 2025 In The Shrouds, David Cronenberg meditates on grief, death, technology and the erotic allure of conspiracy Books & arts Ghosts of dictatorships past Andrew Bonnell 4 July 2025 Dictators don’t govern alone, which helps explain what happens once they’ve gone Books & arts The reformer Emily Millane 4 July 2025 As Labor signals greater boldness, a seasoned policymaker and former MP describes how it’s done

Books & arts Dropping out, burning out, tuning out Andrew Dean 27 June 2025 Nobody’s happy about the state of Australian universities, but a seasoned academic has some remedies Books & arts Seize the day! Caitlin Mahar 26 June 2025 Classicist Robert Garland leads a tour of ancient attitudes to death and the afterlife Books & arts Something else Sara Dowse 26 June 2025 Francis Picabia had never come across a woman like Gabriële Buffet Books & arts Are we getting in our own way? John Edwards 24 June 2025 The American bestseller Abundance is making waves in Australia, but its key argument has less force on this side of the Pacific

Books & arts Okay, you’re hired Patrick Mullins 5 June 2025 A biographer’s apologia raises as many questions as it answers Books & arts What are we talking about when we talk about AI? Campbell Wilson 5 June 2025 Applying the term to everything from dishwashers to medical breakthroughs masks both its benefits and its harms Books & arts The price of pleasure Zora Simic 5 June 2025 A journalist explores the “sexual wellness industry” Books & arts Roads not travelled Jane Goodall 4 June 2025 Two American drama series tip-toe around the country’s plight