Inside Story

Books & arts Alone like a finger Nick Haslam 13 June 2025 It was writing that “separated me from everything,” says German writer Judith Hermann in a captivating collection of biographical essays Books & arts Democracy in an age of emergencies Stephen Mills 12 June 2025 Can democracy respond effectively when the future is breathing down our necks? Books & arts Essential services Paddy Gourley 12 June 2025 Celebrated American author Michael Lewis brings together an emblematic group of public servants Books & arts Okay, you’re hired Patrick Mullins 5 June 2025 A biographer’s apologia raises as many questions as it answers

Books & arts Empire’s end Ken Haley 23 May 2025 Old ties were broken forever by the time the second world war drew to a close Essays & reportage The ecological revolution Tom Griffiths 20 May 2025 How a new moral consciousness began to stir in Australia Books & arts Not in the mood Andrew Ford 16 May 2025 What is Spotify doing to music? Books & arts War by other means Pete Millwood 13 May 2025 Could diplomacy have changed the course of postwar Chinese history?

Books & arts The improvisers John Edwards 8 April 2025 As Australia faces a crisis of orientation, an expatriate argues that being adaptable is better than being visionary Books & arts Inner worlds Catherine Kevin 8 April 2025 What should we learn from the failings of the national domestic violence prevention strategy? Essays & reportage The fall of the myth of Singapore Mark Baker 4 April 2025 A new book revives the debate about the behaviour of Australian troops in 1942 Books & arts Imagine Sisyphus happy Peter Mares 31 March 2025 Is hopeful pessimism the best response to climate change?