Inside Story

Essays & Reportage Was Bob Askin corrupt? Mike Steketee 9 April 2021 With a new book reopening the debate about the one-time NSW premier’s behaviour in office, our correspondent assesses the evidence Books & Arts Philosophers under siege Janna Thompson 7 April 2021 Books | Are reports of philosophy’s death premature? National Affairs Invisible arrivals Stuart Macintyre 1 April 2021 The national identities ascribed to Australia’s postwar migrants masked a striking diversity of backgrounds and attitudes Books & Arts How does one get used to it? Phillip Deery 1 April 2021 Books | Sheila Fitzpatrick’s new book tells a remarkable cold war migration story

Books & Arts Between the covers Phillipa McGuinness 12 February 2021 Books | Big personalities vie with an unforgiving marketplace in this insider’s view of publishing Books & Arts Foiled expectations Kerrie Davies 12 February 2021 Books | Despite the discouraging news reaching London, hundreds of women ventured from Britain to the colonies in search of work Books & Arts Reckless game Brian McFarlane 11 February 2021 Books | A lifetimes’s flirting with danger lay behind the fictions of Graham Greene Books & Arts When great friends are no help John Edwards 10 February 2021 Books | Australia’s decision to join the United States in competition with China has backfired damagingly

Books & Arts World in motion Madeline Gleeson 9 December 2020 Books | From butterflies to humans, migration is essential and unstoppable Books & Arts Tribal markers Janna Thompson 8 December 2020 Books | When ethical views come pre-packaged, it’s hard to have productive conversations Books & Arts Clipping his own ticket Michael Gill 8 December 2020 Books | How Lionel Barber rescued one of the world’s great newspapers Books & Arts Is it the end of the office as we know it? Pilita Clark 30 November 2020 Books | Or are reports of its demise premature?