Founder Dave Donovan and managing editor Michelle Pini explore the one consistent thread in the rise of One Nation: the links between Hanson’s right-hand man James Ashby and Liberal Party Far-Right factions. read now...

Trump’s unpredictable trade policies expose Australia’s dependence on the U.S. and the need for greater economic independence and stronger climate leadership. read now...

Institutions promoting democracy abroad must face the same scrutiny they demand of others, particularly when political funding and strategic interests collide. read now...

For some Australian businesses, a hard look at how marketing is managed has turned up ways to cut admin and get more from resources for which they have already paid. read now...

Australia’s tougher student visa rules are leaving international students and their families facing uncertainty over education plans, finances and their futures. read now...

NSW Government plans to increase migration to regional NSW, which could impact One Nation and Coalition NOM targets. read now...

The High Court’s ruling against the Hunter Valley mine’s expansion is a significant moment for climate action on the eve of COP31. read now...

A vast continent like Australia requires a mix of remote and regional connectivity solutions to provide reliable access in more places. read now...

A proposed U.S. public execution raises questions about AUKUS and Australian communities’ right to refuse military engagement. read now...

OpenAI’s security breaches and disputed research claims have raised serious questions about the tech giant’s lack of accountability and the true cost of AI progress. read now...

Ross Jones spoke with The Guardian's Sarah Martin on the political ascent and parliamentary scandal of One Nation's James Ashby. read now...

Pauline Hanson's daughter Lee has hurt feelings because her local café took a stand against One Nation's racist AI slop. read now...

Politicians and media are accused of rushing to label incidents as terrorism before the facts are established, raising questions about political agendas and journalistic scrutiny. read now...

To help those in high office struggling to understand the economy, Alan Austin has prepared this colourful primer for children. read now...

Grievance politics on both sides of the political divide reduces complex challenges to simplistic slogans, fuelling division and undermining effective government and democracy. read now...

The International Olympic Committee’s new eligibility policy puts women’s bodies under scrutiny, with Lin Yu-ting’s latest victory overshadowed by questions of sex and eligibility. read now...

Coalition and One Nation promises to slash migration rely on unrealistic targets for reducing Australia's massive bridging visa backlog. read now...

Independent Australia's hypothesis that "comedian" Dave Hughes' appearances at Liberal Party fundraisers may contravene electoral laws was correct. Managing editor Michelle Pini reports. read now...

National wealth and economic growth mean little for democracy when prosperity is concentrated in the hands of the few and ordinary citizens are left behind. read now...

From labour shortages to industry pressure, everything points to the Coalition failing to deliver on its latest promise to reduce migration. Dr Abul Rizvi reports. read now...

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A plan for Australians to have more of a direct say on policy decisions will also level the playing field for billionaires, big corps & lobbyists. read now...

Dr Norm Sanders remembers two truly honourable men who had courage and conviction: George Georges and Tom Uren. read now...

With Brisbane 2032 on the horizon, Australia has a golden opportunity to ditch its colonial-era flag and embrace a bold new symbol of national identity. read now...

Australia's bid for a UN Security Council seat could strengthen its role as a diplomatic bridge between global powers and smaller nations. read now...

Angus Taylor unveils his bold new immigration policy, proving the Coalition's approach to border security is quite literally a brick wall. read now...

Escalating conflict in the Red Sea threatens to disrupt global shipping, drive up costs and trigger widespread supply shortages. read now...

Fourteen years, one mayor and a very expensive detour to end a political career. read now...

For decades, Australia’s economic commentariat has dressed neoliberal ideology as objective analysis, helping entrench policies that shifted wealth upwards and left workers behind. read now...

Multiculturalism should mean equality of all cultures in Australia — an example to be proud of. read now...

Australia needs a Federal Minister for Loneliness and Social Connection to provide leadership on tackling loneliness. read now...

AI is destroying our old methods of proving identity and our security systems must catch up. read now...

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Around the world, there is growing consternation about the state of U.S. democracy. The angst is most intense in Washington, DC. read now...

While serious youth crime fuels genuine fear, evidence suggests harsher punishment is failing to address the small group of repeat offenders driving much of the harm. read now...

Political corruption thrives not simply through individual wrongdoing, but through systems that reward secrecy, influence and unequal access to power. read now...

Australia’s productivity debate overlooks a fundamental flaw: across much of the economy, productivity simply cannot be reliably measured. read now...

As propaganda clouds the Ukraine war, inconvenient truths are being buried and voices opposing the conflict silenced. read now...

AUKUS critics warn the $500 billion submarine deal is sacrificing Australian sovereignty and social priorities to deeper integration with the U.S. war machine. read now...

One Nation supporters consistently say Pauline Hanson is an “average” Australian who speaks her mind and “says what the average person is thinking all the time”. read now...

Economic analysis in most of Australia’s media last week was more manipulation than information. read now...

AI and war contributed to this week's interest rate rise. Everyone is sorry; no one is responsible & the bill is paid by everyday Australians. read now...

Connect with renewable energy projects and discover new opportunities to earn through Lake Energy’s easy-to-use digital platform. read now...

Australia’s courts stand tall on antisemitism while our universities, health and arts institutions continue to be cowed into submission. read now...

Angus Taylor harping on about wokeness and culture war politics could drive more voters to One Nation. read now...

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Striking Ore charts the rise and fall of union power in the Pilbara, revealing how worker solidarity won hard-fought gains and what was lost as organised labour declined. read now...

Donald Trump’s headlong push for AI supremacy lies where artificial intelligence meets very real stupidity. read now...

Australia’s elections give voters real choice, but democracy remains incomplete when political parties control who gets to appear on the ballot in the first place. read now...

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Explore nine firms financing battery storage projects in Australia, from major banks and government funds to specialist lenders supporting energy storage growth. read now...

David Shoebridge’s rise to the Greens leadership offers a chance to challenge Labor from the Left and push for more radical action on inequality, climate change and AI. read now...

With warnings of an AI-fuelled apocalypse growing louder, Independent Australia went straight to the source and asked ChatGPT whether we should start panicking. read now...

Australia must confront falling fertility, an ageing population and growing skills shortages with a long-term strategy that looks beyond migration alone. read now...

Despite calls for AI guardrails, sadly, the Albanese Government has been "toothless" and slow to act on the threat of AI. read now...

The Reserve Bank has lifted interest rates to 4.6%, but higher rates cannot fix oil-driven inflation and risk deepening an economic downturn. read now...

Today's boys are being fed entitlement and grievance — women are cast as the enemy who took something that was owed to them. read now...

Exam security becomes more useful when educators treat it as a chain of evidence rather than a collection of isolated controls. read now...

The global space economy is becoming another layer of the world's critical infrastructure — is Australia ready to meet the challenge? read now...

On a hot, windy afternoon, a backyard swimming pool looks perfectly still. Nothing is dripping, nothing is draining and the water level seems unchanged. Yet over the course of that day, a surprising amount of water may have quietly lifted off the su...

Australia’s bid for a UN Security Council seat exposes foreign policy contradictions that stand in sharp contrast to Finland’s diplomatic approach. read now...

With AUKUS costs soaring and scrutiny lacking, a public inquiry is asking the questions Parliament has failed to confront. read now...

Heatwaves are no longer a rare event. From southern Europe to the American south-west, summers are running longer and hotter, and cooling bills are rising with them. Australia offers a useful case study. read now...

Scroll through any online marketplace and you will find them: steel garden sheds and full-sized garages advertised at prices that seem almost too good to ignore. For households already stretched by rent, mortgage repayments and grocery bills, a shed...

As Australia finally joins the voices calling for sanity on AI and the Ku Klux Klan say they find One Nation’s rise “heartening”, managing editor Michelle Pini examines what such developments mean for democracy. read now...

Healthcare, housing and energy will be major issues in the U.S. midterm elections. How Australia compares is worth examining. read now...

Mainstream media has normalised Donald Trump’s lies, allowing deceit to become a powerful political weapon with little accountability. read now...

Explore safe teeth-straightening options at home, what really works for teeth alignment and how clear aligners can help you straighten teeth without braces.  read now...

Cockburn Sound is already an important working waterway, but plans for a new container port could make its role even more significant. Westport is designed to move Western Australia's container trade from Fremantle to Kwinana, putting more commercia...

AI is accelerating warfare and raising the risk of conflict spiralling beyond human control. read now...

The Coalition’s opposition to tighter working holiday visa rules is at odds with its lower migration target, leaving few politically palatable options for achieving it. read now...

China, India, the United States and Australia reveal why democracy must be judged not only by elections, but by who holds power, who benefits and who gets heard. read now...

The mainstream media continue to deny the positives, amplify the negatives and fabricate falsehoods. read now...

Mick & his mates pay homage to Monty Python while debating the benefits of immigration. read now...

People are relocating to South East Queensland from interstate, renters are shifting between leases more often than they would like, and families are heading north for work, lifestyle and warmer winters. Almost all of them go through the same handfu...

Bidding wars and nonsense targets are the focus of immigration policy in Canberra, with the Government's policy hoping to nullify One Nation's influence. read now...

Kate Halfpenny’s Boogie Wonderland is a candid and engaging memoir about chasing a simpler life and discovering that reality rarely follows the script. read now...

Explore how custom CRM builders make digital services accessible under Australian rules. Learn which development firms set the benchmark in 2026. read now...

Australia’s obsession with metrics, audits and managerial efficiency has created a culture of distrust that undermines professional integrity and the public good. read now...

A century-old science-fiction play foresaw the promise of AI becoming an existential threat to humankind. read now...

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A long-awaited report on Victoria’s koalas has exposed alarming health problems and raised serious questions over population estimates and monitoring methods. read now...

Democracy demands more than elections, requiring both the power to challenge governments and the security and opportunity to share in national progress. read now...

Global fuel disruptions are exposing Australia’s vulnerabilities and strengthening the case for greater economic self-reliance. read now...

Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate is just the symptom of a much larger malaise in the heart of civil administration. read now...

As AI industry leaders warn of the dangers of rapidly advancing superintelligence, Donald Trump is doubling down on America’s race for technological dominance. read now...

Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate fails to produce evidence of his Mar-a-Lago dinner after being brutally rebuked by his idol, Donald Trump. read now...

Press freedom is under attack from algorithms and journalists trying to wound rather than inform. read now...

Commonwealth considering establishing statutory authority to take responsibility for the Emergency Call Person function currently performed by Telstra. read now...

Amid Hanson’s vitriol, supporters are recasting aspiring LNP leader Andrew Hastie as a voice of integrity and reason, but his track record makes it a hard sell. read now...

As Trump and Xi prepare to meet, the world’s mounting crises demand cooperation that neither leader seems willing or able to deliver. read now...

The skyrocketing global oil price in recent weeks has reignited the debate on cost of living pressures in Australia. read now...

Chris Hedges warns that Trump’s efforts to reshape the US electoral system threaten the midterms and could leave mass resistance as the final defence of American democracy. read now...

David Higginbottom examines who really holds power in Australia and how democratic institutions can better serve the people they represent. read now...

The 'underbelly of disregard for women's rights' allows Pauline Hanson to suggest domestic violence is a 'two-way street' and James Ashby to compare it to inconvenient media scrutiny. read now...

Commentators continue to vilify the Albanese Government with nonsensical claims about the economy. read now...

Tony Burke's immigration policy changes are like a Curate's Egg - good in parts, but are they enough to lower NOM to the targets Burke has set for himself? read now...

Imagining a dystopian future that would befall Australia under One Nation's immigration plan. read now...

In recent years, small Australian firms face cyber pressure from attackers, clients, tenders and insurers. A practical response starts with verifiable controls. read now...

First home buyer's stamp duty can vary from $0 to $40,000 depending on their Australian postcode. read now...