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From the archive Frank Bongiorno 22 October 2018 University-educated Barnaby Joyce takes on the urban elite
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 Essays & reportage Cambell Klose & Nick Haines 10 September 2013 The electorate of Indi has been changed forever, write Cambell Klose and Nick Haines from Cathy McGowan’s campaign Essays & reportage Kimberley Croxford 6 September 2013 Can conservation, tourism and industry coexist in Tasmania’s Tarkine wilderness? Kimberley Croxford looks at the current controversy and the contending pressures
National affairs Amanda Cornwall 2 September 2013 Reef Rescue needs to focus on measures that really do improve water quality, says Amanda Cornwall. That means learning from other successful schemes
National affairs Robert Milliken 5 March 2013 A river community’s campaign to stop coal-seam gas captures the new face of rural politics in Australia, writes Robert Milliken National affairs Erik Eklund 20 August 2012 Understanding the impact of earlier booms can be helpful in preparing towns for the expansion of the mining industry, writes Erik Eklund Books & arts Norman Abjorensen 22 March 2012 Norman Abjorensen reviews a new biography of the enigmatic Rick Farley Essays & reportage Cameron Muir 2 February 2012 Is “balanced” development really the best way to manage our inland rivers? Cameron Muir looks at the language that could save or condemn them