Inside Story

Books & arts A miner meets its match Andrew Dodd 12 October 2021 How Fortescue Metals Group was bested by a tenacious campaign in the Pilbara Books & arts Don’t ask, don’t tell Hamish McDonald 12 October 2021 A rollercoaster account of life during China’s era of excess throws indirect light on Xi Jinping’s presidency Books & arts Feeding the machine Susan Lever 11 October 2021 In what ways did the typewriter affect how — and how much — writers wrote? Books & arts Churchill on — and sometimes behind — the screen Brian McFarlane 8 October 2021 Lockdown has been a chance to compare on-screen treatments of the former British PM, and a documentary about his friendship with director Alexander Korda

Books & arts Death in Shanghai Linda Jaivin 16 September 2021 How Xu Shangzhen’s suicide gripped a city Books & arts The lives of others Sara Dowse 15 September 2021 Leïla Slimani vividly reimagines her grandmother’s life as a young French woman in Morocco Books & arts Back to the future Zora Simic 14 September 2021 Amia Srinivasan follows up her breakthrough London Review of Books essay with a rewarding but sometimes frustrating essay collection Books & arts Putin’s nemesis? Graeme Gill 9 September 2021 The Russian president’s party might be in trouble — but so is the opposition

Books & arts The art of disagreeing Jock Given 23 August 2021 “We should be civil with those we don’t know, and aim to know them well enough that we can be uncivil,” argues a new book Books & arts Yes they can (and should) Paul ’t Hart 16 August 2021 A pragmatist’s vision for better government Books & arts Monarchs on my mind Dennis Altman 16 August 2021 Could constitutional monarchies be the best of a bad lot? Books & arts Early childhood economics Amanda Walsh 10 August 2021 Has business changed the culture of childcare?