Inside Story

Books & arts The outsiders Antonia Finnane 11 February 2025 Has Guan Hu made a film about the feral dogs of Chixia — or about China itself? Books & arts “Give a woman a Kodak…” Richard Johnstone 10 February 2025 From the late nineteenth century, new lightweight cameras opened up the world in ways their manufacturers didn’t anticipate Books & arts Innovation and reaction Julian Disney 7 February 2025 A new history of Australia’s postwar welfare system provides plenty of lessons for a better future Books & arts Learning from Hefei Michael Gill 5 February 2025 Economic and political pressures are pulling in different directions in Xi Jinping’s China

Books & arts Blood quantum Martha Macintyre 28 January 2025 Who is entitled to be a Native American? Books & arts Sleuths, salvagers and revivalists Jim Davidson 27 January 2025 Language flows in unexpected ways Books & arts The writer and the dictator Peter Morgan 21 January 2025 Ismail Kadare’s final novel sums up a career shaped by tyranny Books & arts Love, Oliver Nick Haslam 16 January 2025 Nothing exposes the famed neurologist as much as his letters

Books & arts The good fight Gary Werskey 11 December 2024 How two political consultants pushed the Democratic Party towards their imagined middle ground Books & arts Does Xi’s ideology matter? John Fitzgerald 11 December 2024 Kevin Rudd sees a clear line between the Chinese president’s worldview and his country’s path. But is it as simple as that? Books & arts Things that want to be heard Andrew Ford 9 December 2024 Musicologist Lawrence Kramer wants his readers to think differently about the sound of music and the music of sound Books & arts History’s hinge Jon Richardson 9 December 2024 How will competition and cooperation between Russia and China in Central Asia affect the global balance of power?