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Peter Browne

Peter Browne is editor of Inside Story.

Books & Arts Peter Browne 20 December 2023 Why would high earners have a mistaken view of where they sit on the income ladder?
National Affairs Peter Browne 7 June 2023 What was Greg Sheridan doing in Budapest? Essays & Reportage Peter Browne 14 October 2021 Why is Australia among the few Western countries that don’t tax inheritances? Books & Arts Peter Browne 3 November 2020 Journalist Evan Osnos profiles a politician with a half century’s momentum Books & Arts Peter Browne 16 February 2020 What explains the apparent success of populist politics?
Correspondents Peter Browne 2 September 2019 How much damage will Boris Johnson and his circle inflict on Britain?
National Affairs Peter Browne 20 May 2019 Comparisons between this weekend’s result and the 1993 election miss an essential point National Affairs Peter Browne 3 May 2019 How the Liberal right found its enemy, why the High Court could be busy this year, and why you might worry about early voting National Affairs Peter Browne 23 April 2019 How trust cuts both ways, how a British psephologist observed Australia, and how the tabloids are losing their power Notebook Peter Browne 31 October 2018 Inside Story is ten, and an anthology is on its way
Books & Arts Peter Browne 5 December 2017 Ken Inglis was not only a widely admired historian but also a gifted reporter and a sharp-eyed pioneer of press criticism
Books & Arts Peter Browne 9 November 2017 Over a long career, Sylvia Lawson was a prolific contributor to newspapers and magazines, including the pioneering Nation, and Inside Story National Affairs Peter Browne 1 November 2017 Australia’s offshore detention system hasn’t just been devastating for its victims, it’s also been bad for the Coalition and Labor Essays & Reportage Peter Browne 18 January 2016 Robert Menzies’s name is synonomous with a long period of stability and prosperity. Does the legend match the facts? National Affairs Peter Browne 14 July 2015 The Coalition has been fighting on the same terrain for nearly two years, writes Peter Browne, but it hasn’t shaken Labor’s lead in the polls
National Affairs Peter Browne 28 November 2014 The polls are showing how far the Coalition has drifted from the mainstream, writes Peter Browne. The problems go back to well before the May budget
Essays & Reportage Peter Browne 6 July 2014 By the time the first edition of the Australian hit the streets, a vital part of Rupert Murdoch’s strategy had gone awry National Affairs Peter Browne 9 April 2014 The collateral damage is too great for policy-by-slogan to be sustainable, writes Peter Browne. The alternative can bring benefits for asylum seekers and for Australia National Affairs Peter Browne 24 December 2013 Like his recent predecessors, Tony Abbott came to office without a clear mandate, writes Peter Browne. That’s turned out to be bad politics and bad for the Liberal Party National Affairs Peter Browne 27 August 2012 Mark Latham’s school funding policy was seen as an electoral minus for Labor. The polls disagree
National Affairs Peter Browne 16 December 2011 Rob Oakeshott still has a lot he wants to get done
National Affairs Peter Browne 2 September 2011 Labor can’t win against the Coalition in a contest to crack down on boat arrivals, writes Peter Browne. It’s time for a rethink Books & Arts Peter Browne 21 July 2011 Curbing News Limited's reach wouldn’t be simple, writes Peter Browne, but there are other ways to encourage diversity Correspondents Peter Browne 28 January 2011 Although it symbolises China’s embrace of the market economy, Shanghai is still very much shaped by the party and struggling to overcome entrenched corruption, writes Peter … National Affairs Peter Browne 10 September 2010 Every Australian state and territory has experienced a minority government over the past twenty years. And it’s a surprisingly strong field
National Affairs Peter Browne 27 August 2010 The sudden rise to influence of the independent MPs is a challenge to the two-party system and how it’s reported, writes Peter Browne
National Affairs Peter Browne 16 July 2010 People might have strong feelings about asylum seekers, but there’s no sign in the latest polls that harsher measures are a vote winner, writes Peter Browne National Affairs Peter Browne 6 July 2010 Labor power brokers persuaded Julia Gillard to toughen up on border protection because they believed the issue was damaging the party. But are boat arrivals really as electorally… National Affairs Peter Browne 25 May 2010 Why did most of the media run dead on the Securency bribery allegations? International Peter Browne 19 January 2010 Labour looks like losing the British election, but will the Conservatives win, asks Peter Browne