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National Affairs Gary Dickson & Margaret Simons 21 June 2019 Does the regional broadcaster’s decision to close more newsrooms breach its licence obligations?
Essays & Reportage Seumas Spark 25 May 2019 A Norwegian company says it can drill safely in the Great Australian Bight. Scientists disagree. National Affairs David Lewis & John Langford 8 May 2019 “Watergate” is the tip of a much bigger scandal in the Murray–Darling’s northern basin From the archive Kerry Ryan 13 March 2019 Andrew Wilkie rates her prospects highly, but independent candidate Helen Haines faces quite a challenge if she’s to follow Cathy McGowan into parliament National Affairs David Lewis & John Langford 22 February 2019 Good science is vital to rescuing the Basin, but the SA royal commission pushes the argument too far
National Affairs Robert Milliken 11 December 2018 An outback town’s gamble on cutting Indigenous crime is paying remarkable dividends
Books & Arts Frank Bongiorno 22 October 2018 Books | Is Barnaby Joyce on the rise again? On the evidence of his memoir, things could get ugly Books & Arts Jane Goodall 18 October 2018 Books | Journalist Gabrielle Chan captures a new mood in country Australia National Affairs Jennifer Doggett 25 September 2018 There’s a straightforward way of making sure more doctors work where they’re needed Essays & Reportage Robert Milliken 18 September 2018 An outback town finds a way to cut Indigenous crime and imprisonment where governments have failed
National Affairs Abul Rizvi 10 September 2018 Scott Morrison isn’t the first leader to promise that more migrants will settle outside the major cities
National Affairs Jane Goodall 5 September 2018 The ABC is experimenting with ways of deepening its coverage of regional Australia Books & Arts Jane Goodall 11 July 2018 Television | Behind the stereotypes, ABC TV’s Back Roads reveals a quiet rural revolution National Affairs Margaret Simons 14 November 2017 Where is the ABC heading? Michelle Guthrie’s latest announcement doesn’t make the future much clearer Essays & Reportage Tom Greenwell 28 September 2017 Could a new model of online learning break down the growing divide between Australian schools?
National Affairs Tim Colebatch 12 August 2017 Country Australia is losing out on full-time jobs, forcing its young to head for the cities
National Affairs Tim Colebatch 5 July 2017 Dig a little deeper, and the figures tell us unexpected things about more than one Australia Essays & Reportage Peter Mares 14 December 2016 Near the South Australia–Victoria border, a small community captures the highs and lows of the migration experience Podcasts Rick Shine & Terry Lane 22 October 2016 Can evolution be used to control the spread of cane toads? In this 2005 interview, biologist Rick Shine reports from the field Essays & Reportage Tom Griffiths 9 August 2016 For Eric Rolls, historical writing needed to serve the future, writes Tom Griffiths
National Affairs Peter Mares 5 July 2016 Peter Mares reports on a truncated parliamentary inquiry that revealed the problem of having two very different schemes dealing with rural labour shortages
National Affairs Peter Brent 11 March 2016 Tony Windsor’s online supporters couldn’t be more different from the people he needs to vote for him, writes Peter Brent Podcasts Peter Clarke 18 December 2015 In the wake of the Ian Macfarlane affair, Peter Clarke talks to Brian Costar about Barnaby Joyce, Malcolm Turnbull and the balancing act that keeps the Coalition afloat National Affairs Henry Sherrell 22 May 2015 Largely overlooked in the federal budget was a measure that will push more people into the black economy, writes Henry Sherrell Podcasts Peter Clarke 29 March 2015 The Coalition has won a convincing victory in New South Wales. Stephen Mills talks to Peter Clarke about the result and its implications
Essays & Reportage Andrea Gaynor 6 February 2015 The history of the WA wheatbelt is a story of mistaken policies and local adaptation, writes Andrea Gaynor. Sustainability is the next challenge
Essays & Reportage Cameron Muir 9 October 2014 It’s clear that thirsty cotton doesn’t fit well into the Australian environment, writes Cameron Muir. But have the lessons of recent decades really sunk in? Essays & Reportage Brett Evans 30 April 2014 Inside Story catches up with federal parliament’s fledgling independent MP Podcasts Brian Costar & Peter Clarke 27 September 2013 Peter Clarke talks to Brian Costar about why Cathy McGowan is likely to serve more than one term, why the Electoral Commission is under attack, and who should lead the Labor Party National Affairs 12 September 2013 The election of a minority federal government in 2010 threw the spotlight on the quiet rise of a generation of independent MPs in state and federal parliaments. In this article…