Inside Story

Books & arts The life and times of Australia’s longest-serving foreign minister Graeme Dobell 31 August 2026 Alexander Downer, born politician, born of the Liberal Party National affairs Another port in the storm Peter Brent 31 August 2026 What last weekend’s Secret Harbour by-election did and didn’t tell us National affairs Not so quiet on the western front Peter Brent 28 August 2026 Despite all the arguments against it, the GST deal Labor inherited will be hard to budge Essays & reportage The unmaking of the Australian party system Frank Bongiorno 27 August 2026 How should we deal with a fragmented political landscape? First we need to understand how we got here

Books & arts One theory to explain it all Dominic Kelly 12 August 2026 How did Cultural Marxism become the right’s all-purpose pejorative? National affairs Anthony Albanese’s lengthening innings Paul Strangio 7 August 2026 The prime minister is bucking the high-casualty trend among leaders Essays & reportage Orders from above Peter Mares 5 August 2026 Victoria’s new premier should abandon the state’s sledgehammer approach to Melbourne’s public housing towers National affairs Three-cornered contest Peter Brent 3 August 2026 One Nation’s support remains surprising high, but the implications for the next election are less clear

International Midterm manoeuvring Lesley Russell 14 July 2026 America’s politicised anniversary celebrations can’t mask the challenge Republicans face in November Essays & reportage Three portraits of a lady Anne-Marie Condé 13 July 2026 In the absence of textual evidence, what does the photographic record reveal about Mary Cook? National affairs Great big tax scares Peter Brent 1 July 2026 They’re a familiar feature of Australian politics — but the timing is (almost) everything National affairs Exit, far right Ramon Lobato 30 June 2026 Karl Stefanovic’s political shift might be less dramatic than his reading of the new media landscape