Inside Story

National affairs Rolling out the barrel Ian McAuley 16 July 2021 Electoral bribery is expensive, wasteful and probably ineffective. And why is Canberra funding car parks anyway? National affairs Cometh the hour Peter Brent 13 July 2021 We only find out what kind of PM a politician makes once they’re in office. But who’s most likely to get there? National affairs One failure too many John Quiggin 13 July 2021 Sydney’s outbreak highlights the need to make hard choices National affairs A little jab, now and then Frank Bongiorno 9 July 2021 The federal government’s handling of vaccinations shows how much damage has been done to the public sector

National affairs The place of reconciliation Amanda Nettelbeck 29 June 2021 Does our opening up to Indigenous history work best locally? National affairs Questions about cabinet Judith Ireland 25 June 2021 Barnaby Joyce is just one of a remarkable number of federal ministers dogged by reputational issues Books & arts The myth of merit Peter Mares 25 June 2021 Our faith in meritocracy is stopping us from thinking clearly about inequality National affairs Labor’s mistaken Mediscare Jennifer Doggett 18 June 2021 Despite the opposition’s resistance, the government’s changes to the Medicare schedule deserve to proceed

National affairs When bravado trumps reporting Margaret Simons 1 June 2021 The pandemic has brought out the best and the worst in journalism Essays & reportage A Taylor-made rebellion Brett Evans 28 May 2021 The high-profile federal energy minister faces a grassroots campaign in his electorate National affairs Come in spinner Judith Ireland 28 May 2021 Announcing five inquiries in response to Brittany Higgins’s allegations was the easy bit. Now the government is trying to manage their impact International A party on the edge Peter Kellner 24 May 2021 A strategy exists to revive UK Labour’s electoral fortunes, but would it work?