Inside Story

Essays & reportage News Corp and the hackers: a scandal in two parts Rodney Tiffen 15 September 2011 With the Leveson inquiry into the British press starting work in London, Rodney Tiffen looks at what the phone-hacking scandal has revealed so far about media, politics… Essays & reportage Nine-eleven-itis: crossing the borders of belonging Shakira Hussein 13 September 2011 Shakira Hussein travels to Pakistan in the aftermath of 11 September 2001 Essays & reportage On reading Mark McKenna’s biography of Manning Clark Nicholas Gruen 25 August 2011 Manning Clark went on a grand quest, writes Nicholas Gruen. But perhaps it was the journey rather than the arrival that mattered Essays & reportage In the blood Frank Bowden 3 August 2011 Bacterial infections might move more slowly than heart attacks, writes Frank Bowden, but they can be just as deadly

Essays & reportage Learning how to live Jasmina Kijevcanin 15 June 2011 Jasmina Kijevcanin recalls more than a year spent as a humanitarian worker in the North Caucasus Essays & reportage Has ANZUS passed its use-by date? Geoffrey Barker 13 June 2011 Would abandoning the treaty substantially affect Australia’s strategic circumstances, asks Geoffrey Barker Essays & reportage Reasons to be cheerful Brett Evans 6 June 2011 Hung parliaments don’t come along very often in Australian federal politics. Tony Windsor clearly wants to make the most of the chance, writes Brett Evans Essays & reportage Who should look after the cities? Margaret Simons 2 June 2011 The federal government is showing signs of getting back into the urban planning business, reports Margaret Simons

Essays & reportage Death by a thousand cuts James Panichi 25 March 2011 Despite the recommendations of an expert panel, changes to federal environmental legislation have stalled, writes James Panichi Essays & reportage Iraq 2003: what the leaders say, and what they leave out Hans Blix 23 March 2011 The former UN weapons inspector casts a critical eye over the political memoirs of Tony Blair, John Howard and George W. Bush Essays & reportage “Big problems” in Alice Springs Kieran Finnane 25 February 2011 Concern about crime in Alice Springs came to a head at a public meeting this week. Kieran Finnane reports on a debate that took some unexpected turns Essays & reportage The man who would be premier Brett Evans 16 February 2011 Barry O’Farrell reached the NSW Liberal leadership by an unconventional route, writes Brett Evans