Inside Story

National affairs A property developer goes to war Hamish McDonald 4 March 2026 What’s really driving the assault on Iran, and what does it mean for America’s allies? National affairs Polls and the remaking of the political right Murray Goot 23 February 2026 The latest surveys are challenging our understanding of the swinging vote National affairs Rough justice Peter Mares 19 February 2026 Economist Alan Manning shows why Angus Taylor is about to find out that immigration policy is hard National affairs Will Angus Taylor stop the One Nation rot? Peter Brent 13 February 2026 It’s possible, but will that impress the rest of the electorate?

Books & arts Going the distance Rob Hoffman 17 April 2026 A political scientist argues that democratic institutions need to stand up to authoritarians. But does that simply kick the can down the road? Books & arts First casualties Mark Baker 20 March 2026 A new account of Australia’s brutal first world war occupation of German New Guinea Books & arts Backwash of empire Jim Davidson 11 March 2026 Two novelists fill in some of the gaps Books & arts Soaringly together Alecia Simmonds 11 March 2026 Romantic love gets all the headlines, says writer Andrew O’Hagan, but just as often it is friendship that describes the shape of our lives

Other Voices Why escalation favours Iran Robert A. Pape 14 March 2026 America and Israel might have bitten off more than they can chew Other Voices The ephemeral presidency Bill Scher 22 January 2026 Except for the damage, nothing Trump is doing will last Other Voices At 25, Wikipedia shows news doesn’t need to look like news Joshua Benton 21 January 2026 Much can be learnt from how Wikipedia constructs shared knowledge about what’s happening in the world right now Other Voices Another reckoning (with China) Afra Wang 17 December 2025 A vast country can be seen in different but not necessarily contradictory ways