Inside Story

Essays & reportage Two worlds Louise K. Hansen 12 October 2023 “You don’t even look Nyoongar,” they told the author as a schoolgirl. “Are you sure you’re Aboriginal?” National affairs More closure in Western Australia John Phillimore 1 June 2023 A premier chooses when to depart, with potential federal implications Books & arts A dictionary for the future Michael Dillon 1 February 2023 The Gija Dictionary opens a window on the sophisticated culture of the people of the East Kimberley National affairs The turn of the electoral cycle could be a long time coming Tim Colebatch 27 January 2023 Labor is riding high across Australia, and the Greens are doing better than most observers acknowledge. Where does that leave the Coalition?

Essays & reportage Ancestors’ words Anna Haebich, Darryl Kickett and Margaret Culbong 30 May 2018 Extract | A research project is exploring an extraordinary trove of Nyungar letters in Western Australia’s Aboriginal archive Books & arts Reaping what was sown Susan Lever 4 May 2017 An unconventional history shows us personal and emotional engagements with the history of the WA wheatbelt National affairs An autumn of wintry discontent for Liberals Norman Abjorensen 31 March 2017 With a Queensland election on the horizon, the party is still coming to terms with the size of the WA loss National affairs Populism runs up against electoral reality Rob Hoffman 21 March 2017 Election results in Western Australia and Austria show how unpopular populist policies can be

National affairs Sweating on preferences Peter Brent 6 January 2017 There are many reasons why Western Australia’s government could change in March. Then there are the wild cards, including One Nation National affairs Another near death experience for Tony Abbott, or worse? Peter Kennedy 25 August 2015 Canning might look like a safe Liberal seat on paper, but there are good reasons for the federal government to be worried, writes Peter Kennedy National affairs The true story of Western Australia and the GST Tim Colebatch 13 April 2015 The new rules sought by premier Colin Barnett would have cost the state $7 billion during the boom years, writes Tim Colebatch. Is this an attempt to make the current… Essays & reportage How to eat a wilderness 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