Inside Story

National affairs Labor’s shrinking core Paul Rodan 18 November 2011 Party reform won’t solve Labor’s broader problem, writes Paul Rodan National affairs Political integrity: Victoria goes part of the way Joo-Cheong Tham 9 November 2011 More reforms are needed to ensure the integrity of party fundraising and regulate lobbyists in Victoria, writes Joo-Cheong Tham National affairs Qantas: a ten-point plan Tony Webber 2 November 2011 Former Qantas chief economist Tony Webber looks at the real problems behind the Qantas shutdown National affairs Profits and prices Ian Rogers 27 October 2011 Banks’ returns are almost back to the levels of the late boom years, writes Ian Rogers. But it’s the costs for customers, not profits, that we should be focusing on

National affairs Defending defence equity 28 September 2011 Despite the views of the Australia Defence Association, cabinet’s decision on women in combat roles is an overdue step forward, writes Geoffrey Barker. National affairs Are the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer? Peter Whiteford 28 September 2011 Wealth seems to be more equally distributed than income in Australia, writes Peter Whiteford, but interpreting the data can be complex National affairs Reforming the World Health Organization Stephen Leeder 26 September 2011 How should the World Health Organization adapt to a challenging international environment, asks Stephen Leeder National affairs Amid the panic, a sense of purpose Frank Bongiorno 20 September 2011 Sixty years ago, H.V. Evatt successfully resisted strong public support for draconian anti-communist legislation, writes Frank Bongiorno. Is there a lesson for Labor in 2011?

National affairs Failure in Washington Geoffrey Barker 8 August 2011 Talk of an honourable compromise cannot hide an abject failure of economic, social and political vision, writes Geoffrey Barker National affairs Sixty years in the Gallery Alan Ramsey 27 July 2011 Rob Chalmers, editor, journal and occasional Inside Story contributor, died this week after an extraordinary period in the Canberra Press Gallery. Alan Ramsey pays tribute National affairs School chaplains: time to look at the evidence David MacKenzie and Monica Thielking 21 July 2011 The debate about the federal government’s school chaplaincy program has suffered from a lack of hard evidence, argue Monica Thielking and David MacKenzie National affairs Windows of opportunity Norman Abjorensen 21 July 2011 A week might be a long time in politics, but two years mightn’t be long enough, writes Norman Abjorensen