Inside Story

Essays & reportage It’s fun. It’s an adventure. It gets the adrenalin going Laurie Oakes 21 September 2017 The veteran press gallery reporter survived a contempt of parliament charge to report on federal politics for half a century. This is an edited version of his farewell speech to… Essays & reportage Lionel Murphy and the presumption of guilt Tony Blackshield 21 September 2017 Some of the most serious allegations against the reforming attorney-general turned High Court judge centre on his relationships — real or imagined — with three notorious… Essays & reportage Red pen on academic freedom? John Fitzgerald 21 September 2017 Australian universities need to guard against the possibility that collaborations with their Chinese peers could undermine free enquiry Essays & reportage Dance of the elephants Matthew Ricketson 18 September 2017 Despite Nick Xenophon’s efforts, less powerful players were squeezed out of the media reform deal

Essays & reportage Crossing lines in multiracial Singapore David Fettling 7 August 2017 After Singapore’s early years of turmoil, how are its residents living in an era of peace and prosperity? Essays & reportage Can cities and towns make us healthier? Melissa Sweet 3 August 2017 With state and federal governments overwhelmingly focused on big-ticket medical spending, can local initiatives fill the gaps? Essays & reportage A generous man caught in the system Andrew Dodd 2 August 2017 Living in limbo, his options narrowing, Aziz survives on his wits in the Indonesian capital Essays & reportage Making a different kind of history Peter Mares 28 July 2017 Lunch with the controversial custodian of Australia’s borders, Mike Pezzullo, likely head of the new federal home affairs department

Essays & reportage In the name of the people Rodney Tiffen 27 April 2017 Populists across the globe are united by their claim to speak on behalf of “the people.” It’s rarely enough for lasting electoral success Essays & reportage Menzies in clubland Sybil Nolan 21 April 2017 When Robert Menzies’s pursuit of political ambitions annoyed key figures in the Melbourne establishment, they made their displeasure known through the city’s most exclusive… Essays & reportage John Clarke and the power of satire Matthew Ricketson 11 April 2017 The satirist inverted conventional journalistic formats to probe politics and power Essays & reportage Australia’s Armenian story Vicken Babkenian and Judith Crispin 6 April 2017 Extract | The wartime events of 24 April 1915 initiated more than a century of interaction reaching across the globe