I wrote “ The Preservation of Pure Learning ” — my summing up of the state of Australian universities for Inside Story after more than a year of Covid-19 — from a cabin in a holiday park in Cudmirrah, ...

A thought-provoking (and entertaining) new book about revolutions doesn’t answer a question that has had our reviewer puzzled ...

Few observers thought the water polo match between Hungary and the Soviet Union on 6 December 1956 would become so violent. The timing was important: the match occurred only days after ninety refugees ...

Two new novels, one from Tasmania and the other from a South African writer, extend our understanding of empire and its consequences. Their settings are a century apart. Each is a hypothetical ...

Friendship is having a moment. Connoisseurs of illustrious children’s television shows like K-Pop Demon Hunters or Frozen will have noticed that Prince Charming has been usurped by Girl Gangs.

The first hours of Operation Epic Fury — the joint US–Israeli military offensive against Iran, launched on 28 February — demonstrated the extraordinary reach of modern precision warfare. US and ...

National affairs One Nation’s warning Peter Brent 2 October 2025 Far-right disinformation has had a limited impact on Australian elections. But it would be wise to plan ahead ...

Books & arts Frontlash Nicholas Brown 18 February 2026 Friedrich Hayek’s successors used an expanded armoury to fight their war against the state. But what explains their receptive audience?

For a special “best of” season we asked long-time Inside Story contributors to choose one of their favourites among the articles they’ve written for us and add a 2026 postscript. This is Hamish ...

Books & arts Writing life Susan Lever 3 January 2024 A new biography of Frank Moorhouse approaches its subject differently Books & arts Feeding the machine Susan Lever 11 October 2021 In what ways did ...

Books & arts Voices off Tim Rowse 15 February 2024 What does the experience of the Ngaanyatjarra community tells us about the bipartisan promise of regional Voices? National affairs The translator Tim ...