Inside Story

National affairs Australia’s widening wealth gap, and what to do about it Saul Eslake 3 June 2025 Growing wealth inequality is setting Australia up for conflict, but solutions aren’t out of reach National affairs Treasury tools up for housing Peter Mares 2 June 2025 Clare O’Neil has gained extra ministerial clout, and that could be good news for housing policy and programs National affairs The Senate’s status seekers Karen Middleton 30 May 2025 Having lost Jacinta Nampijinpa Price to the Liberals, the National Party has tried to entice at least one senator from the crossbenches National affairs Labor’s Trump card goes missing Peter Brent 27 May 2025 A key factor in Labor’s election win was forgotten once the postmortems began

National affairs “This is our mandate” Karen Middleton 9 May 2025 Despite a remarkable win, caution will remain the watchword of the Albanese prime ministership National affairs Eating an elephant Dean Ashenden 9 May 2025 What could an incoming education minister do about schools? National affairs Tackling the AUKUS zombie Hamish McDonald 7 May 2025 A big election win gives Labor a chance to rethink this Morrison-era scheme National affairs Right winner, wrong margin Murray Goot 5 May 2025 The pollsters tipped the win but not its size. So why did they toe the same line?

National affairs The incumbency factor Karen Middleton 25 April 2025 Retirements by longstanding MPs are adding to the election campaign’s complexity as it heads into its final week National affairs Who do you trust? Peter Brent 24 April 2025 Early voting, preference dealing, overinterpreted polls and an underwhelming debate: notes from another week of campaigning 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? National affairs Sowing doubt in Dutton’s Dickson Karen Middleton 18 April 2025 Targeting the opposition leader’s seat serves more than one purpose for Labor