Inside Story

Books & arts Being human Martha Macintyre 4 November 2023 An anthropologist sees a radically distinctive humanity among Taiwan’s Indigenous peoples Books & arts Can generational analysis be saved? John Quiggin 30 October 2023 A sociologist offers a more sophisticated take on generational differences, but problems remain Books & arts The old codger project Brett Evans 27 October 2023 Writer John McPhee reveals his secret of longevity Books & arts University challenge Ruth Barcan 26 October 2023 A consummate account of Australian universities stops short of exploring the working lives of academics

Essays & reportage The voice of Alexis Wright Tony Hughes-d’Aeth 11 October 2023 Her novels paradoxically activate readers’ critical faculties while compelling us to trust the narrative voice Books & arts Lost in the market Mike Steketee 3 October 2023 The NDIS has been life-changing but also disempowering, according to Micheline Lee Books & arts Machine questions Julian Thomas 3 October 2023 What does history tell us about automation’s impact on jobs and inequality? Books & arts The art of a memoir Sara Dowse 3 October 2023 How best to capture real lives on the page?

Books & arts Other people’s objects Martha Macintyre 6 September 2023 Adam Kuper’s survey of museums culminates in a plea for “cosmopolitan” institutions Books & arts Anti-globalism’s cauldron Ruth Balint 5 September 2023 The Great War brought the drive for international trade and cooperation to a disastrous end Books & arts Yes, it is funny Robert Phiddian 5 September 2023 How the comic genius of John Clarke found its anchor Books & arts The master in the desert Andrew Ford 4 September 2023 The many lives of Noël Coward, playwright, composer, director, actor and singer