Inside Story

National affairs The twentieth century still has us in its grip John Quiggin 5 October 2021 A male-dominated political culture runs deep National affairs An intersection society no more? Carol Johnson 4 October 2021 Australia’s retreat to the Anglosphere has implications beyond defence and trade National affairs State of exception Norman Abjorensen 3 October 2021 The distinctive political culture of New South Wales could reach its apogee — with national effects — when Dominic Perrottet takes the top job National affairs Time out for a rural moderate Brett Evans 1 October 2021 What drives Darren Chester, the Nationals MP who has boycotted his own party room?

National affairs The ghost of governments past Peter Brent 15 September 2021 Is Kristina Keneally’s arrival in Fowler a symptom of Labor’s fear of the electorate? National affairs A last chance for easy reform Adam Triggs 14 September 2021 The post-Delta economic boom will be shorter and smaller, but it might be the government’s last chance to implement reform during good times National affairs 9/12 Jim Middleton 12 September 2021 John Howard’s response to a single question twenty years ago still reverberates National affairs The elephants in the courtroom Jeremy Gans 10 September 2021 The justice system’s dealings with the police officer accused of killing Kumanjayi Walker are shadowed by cases past

National affairs Good ideas going nowhere Peter Mares 27 August 2021 Timid governments need shaking up — but the pressure won’t come from the top National affairs Covid’s message for carbon reduction John Quiggin 26 August 2021 The road to reduced emissions is clear National affairs Up close and personal Peter Brent 24 August 2021 With the next federal election no more than nine months away, which seats should we be watching? National affairs Lock down smarter, not harder Daniel Reeders 24 August 2021 Deepening lockdowns don’t reflect what we know about how the virus spreads