Inside Story

Books & Arts Fear of falling Peter Browne 20 December 2023 Why would high earners have a mistaken view of where they sit on the income ladder? Essays & Reportage Medicare’s forty-year update Mike Steketee 1 November 2023 The federal government’s plans are receiving cautious support in unexpected quarters National Affairs The dental divide Lesley Russell 30 October 2023 Australian health policy doesn’t treat it that way, but dental care is a medical issue National Affairs Indigenous policy’s inflection point Michael Dillon 16 October 2023 What does the referendum result mean for First Nations policymaking?

Books & Arts Appointment with death Nick Haslam 6 February 2023 How best should we cope with our awareness of death — and a desire to control when it happens? National Affairs Mental breakdown Daniel Reeders 24 January 2023 The government’s cuts to Medicare rebates for psychological counselling misunderstand the nature of mental illness National Affairs Means to an end Daniel Reeders 14 December 2022 When can we say an epidemic is over? National Affairs An ounce of prevention… Lesley Russell 6 December 2022 … is worth a pound of cure — which is why we need an Australian Centre for Disease Control charged with doing both

National Affairs What about other avoidable deaths? John Quiggin 7 September 2021 Should we really learn to live with Covid? National Affairs Managing the transition Michael Bartos 1 September 2021 Flexibility will be almost as important as focus for controlling Covid-19 in the months ahead National Affairs Is this the NDIS’s robodebt moment? Mike Steketee 30 July 2021 Are exaggerated fears about the cost of the disability scheme pushing it further from its founding principles? National Affairs Does one size fit all? Catherine Bennett 29 July 2021 Lockdowns have become the go-to option. But are governments making the most of our learned experience?