Books & arts
27 May 2026
Writer Martin McKenzie-Murray probes beneath the highly trained professionalism of first responders
National affairs
22 May 2026
It depends on how many, and where
Books & arts
6 March 2026
Psychoanalyst Adam Phillips circles around the question of what attracts us, and why
Books & arts
3 November 2025
Done properly, psychoanalysis doesn’t provide ready answers, says practitioner Stephen Grosz
Books & arts
30 October 2025
Political dejection creates disengaged citizens, says a new synthesis of psychology, sociology and political science
Essays & reportage
15 October 2025
A visit to Australia helps unlock a mystery
Books & arts
8 September 2025
A Nordic writer foregrounds the social and political causes of loneliness
Books & arts
30 July 2025
A firsthand account of the emergence and deepening of a gender-fixated worldview
Books & arts
28 March 2025
Can “tribal impulses” really be harnessed for the greater good?
Books & arts
11 March 2025
Is not knowing sometimes more rational than knowing?
Books & arts
4 October 2024
A new account of Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial focuses on the victims of an unfathomed perpetrator
Books & arts
13 September 2024
The rise and fall of an experiment in self-directed learning
Books & arts
28 August 2024
A compelling exploration of mental distress moves beyond psychiatric categories
Essays & reportage
8 August 2024
The military hierarchy took a dim view of aircrew traumatised by their experiences over Nazi Germany
Books & arts
5 June 2024
What can the psychology of this powerful emotion reveal about political life?
Books & arts
18 March 2024
Jonathan Haidt probes the causes of young people’s mental distress with refreshing humility
Books & arts
13 March 2024
Writer Adele Dumont charts trichotillomania — compulsive hair-pulling — from the inside out
Books & arts
18 January 2024
A German writer’s candid account of the shifting boundary between solitude and loneliness
Books & arts
19 October 2023
A writer and activist explores the changing seasons of grief
Books & arts
11 September 2023
When does a type become a disorder?
Books & arts
25 July 2023
How best to deal with dark moods?
Books & arts
15 June 2023
Do positive expectations and a sense of personal control add up to a unique predictor of wellbeing?
From the archive
16 May 2023
What happened when a diplomat teamed up with Sigmund Freud to analyse the president?
Books & arts
23 March 2023
A tight network of interpersonal connections is both a buffer and a blanket
National affairs
22 February 2023
In a remarkable turnaround, the TGA has eased restrictions on the therapeutic use of psilocybin and MDMA. But will the benefits be fairly spread?
Books & arts
16 February 2023
Is the workplace malaise bigger than two organisational psychologists believe?
Books & arts
6 February 2023
How best should we cope with our awareness of death — and a desire to control when it happens?
Books & arts
3 February 2023
What impact do biographies of living politicians have on their subjects?
Books & arts
16 September 2022
Is it any surprise that we cling to old rituals and invent new ones?
Books & arts
4 September 2022
A prince and a psychologist detect more of the Good Samaritan in humans than we might imagine