I wrote “ The Preservation of Pure Learning ” — my summing up of the state of Australian universities for Inside Story after ...
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 ...
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 ...
National affairs Could Labor win big? Murray Goot 22 April 2025 Some polls are suggesting it will — but what distinguishes those polls from the ones that aren’t? Essays & reportage Did late deciders ...
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 Boris levels up Frank Bongiorno & Joshua Black 5 December 2024 The former British PM’s highly readable memoir is just a little too tidy Books & arts Donald Horne, citizen intellectual ...
Other Voices China’s people are stuck on a treadmill Noah Smith 17 November 2025 They’re working hard for someone else’s benefit ...
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 ...
One of Mao Zedong’s best-known remarks — that power grows from the barrel of a gun — helps explain why the People’s Liberation Army is the military wing of the Chinese Communist Party rather than of ...
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