Books & arts
18 September 2017
Brian Burke’s doorstopper of a memoir is a valuable but partial account of a career propelled by an old grievance
Books & arts
24 August 2017
Books | An outstanding new biography traces the life of the man who dominated early federal politics
Books & arts
31 July 2017
Three writers explore the mixed inheritances that helped fuel their work
Books & arts
25 July 2017
Books | Jack Bowers reveals a remarkable wealth of Australian autobiography
Essays & reportage
18 July 2017
Extract | How Geoffrey Bolton’s environmental history made a difference
Books & arts
3 July 2017
Popular music can be hard to separate from our recollections
Books & arts
14 June 2017
A rediscovered memoir and a multi-season French drama point to new ways of thinking about the second world war
Books & arts
30 May 2017
Books | In the titanic battle over Greece’s economic sovereignty, the local audience was the big casualty
National affairs
12 May 2017
And he was no slouch on the TV either. Farewell to a great broadcaster and a great friend – as @Colvinius – of Inside Story
Essays & reportage
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…
Books & arts
29 March 2017
Books | A former journalist and diplomat offers a double-jointed view of Australia’s international role
Books & arts
21 March 2017
Books | Coinciding with the centenary of the Russian revolution, a compelling biography of the communist revolutionary plays down politics in favour of the personal
Books & arts
14 March 2017
The Australian Dictionary of Biography is looking for help in filling the gaps where notable women should be
Essays & reportage
19 January 2017
My unexpected lunch with James Fairfax, once heir to the media empire
International
28 December 2016
Old-fashioned reporting finally undid the unattractive creator of Fox News
Essays & reportage
12 December 2016
Among the speakers at last month’s conference at Monash University on the work of historian Ken Inglis was Seumas Spark, who is working with Ken and the American…
Essays & reportage
8 December 2016
Two men, two legs, two stories…
Books & arts
11 November 2016
Books | A new biography explores the ambivalent legacy of being “born of the conquerors”
Books & arts
19 October 2016
On the Greek island, a conference reappraises the lives and work of Charmian Clift and George Johnston
Essays & reportage
17 September 2016
Howard on Menzies makes for compelling viewing. But its flaws echo the shortcomings of Australia’s longest-serving prime minister
Books & arts
9 September 2016
Books | The story of a shrewd strategist tells us important things about the state of Australian politics
Books & arts
9 September 2016
Books | Energy and ambition fuelled the rise and fall of a remarkable but flawed Labor leader, writes Paul Rodan
Books & arts
18 August 2016
Books | Gwen Harwood’s letters reveal an exuberant wit and sense of the ridiculous, writes Susan Lever
Books & arts
16 August 2016
Books | Was Kate Leigh a bad woman, the worst in Sydney?
Books & arts
22 July 2016
Books | This collaborative account shows how films, almost miraculously, get to the screen, writes Brian McFarlane
Books & arts
1 July 2016
Books | A new biography of Sydney lawyer and sometime politician Tom Hughes details a remarkable career, writes Tony Blackshield
From the archive
27 June 2016
How the legendary dispatch failed its first test
Books & arts
24 June 2016
Books | Thornton McCamish’s unconventional biography of writer Alan Moorehead succeeds beautifully, writes Evan Williams
Books & arts
7 June 2016
Books | A new collection of cartoons reveals a struggle to find the comic essence of Malcolm Turnbull, writes Robert Phiddian
Books & arts
17 March 2016
Adam Sisman’s biography of the prolific writer highlights the fine line between stories and lies, writes Peter Love