The Morrison Government is fobbing us off with a tissue of lies, a wink, a nudge and a glossy pamphlet, writes managing editor Michelle Pini. read now...

The discovery of a mysterious woman on a beach causes the residents of a seaside community to understand what matters most in their lives. read now...

Alternative economists have long argued that the pathway to perfectly functioning markets does not necessitate full employment. read now...

The U.S. has begun its legal appeal to extradite Julian Assange with lawyers criticising Judge Baraitser's decision to block the extradition. read now...

With the Liberal Party's popularity slipping, now is the time for Labor to formulate strong policies to take into the next election and win government. read now...

A human rights act would repair much of the damage caused by the Government's lack of compassion to disadvantaged citizens. read now...

The plan you're having when you're not having a plan. read now...

The Morrison Government's track record of democratic failure is extraordinary and needs to change for our nation to progress. read now...

Having failed Australia through environmental and health catastrophes, Scott Morrison will likely focus on saving the nation from China to win re-election. read now...

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet appears to have backed an 'explosive surge' of 400,000 migrants a year. read now...

Three European MPs discuss the relation between the Julian Assange hearing and the destiny of similar media freedom cases. read now...

The Financial Review taps Pru Goward on the padded shoulder to spruik on the underclass from her verandah anthropologist’s armchair of irrelevancy. read now...

The question of Western Sahara is, anew, being examined by the UN Security Council. This is an opportunity to kickstart the peace process in a strategically important region. read now...

The management of the COVID-19 pandemic has displayed the fault lines in the relationship between the levels of government in Australia. read now...

The refusal by Boris Johnson to take urgent COVID-19 action shows he has learned nothing from a damning report on the mishandling of the pandemic. read now...

The acquisition of Digicel by Telstra was solely based on insistence by the Government in an effort to beat China to the deal. read now...

Now linked to the ICAC investigation, Premier Dominic Perrottet is proving a poor choice to lead the NSW Government. read now...

Australia's farming sector lobby group is siding with the National Party and its reluctance to co-operate with emissions targets. read now...

While the National Party holds Australia's future to ransom with climate demands, Scott Morrison's future as Prime Minister looks increasingly dim. read now...

The $5.5 million grant to fund a 1,000-person convention centre at a gun club in Wagga Wagga was the only one – of over 90 grants – in the NSW Murray-Riverina region that went to a non-government entity. read now...

Education Minister Alan Tudge continues to argue that an obscure version of our history – one that students 'can be proud of' – is the only one worth teaching. read now...

The Morrison Government is widely understood to be held hostage on climate targets by National Party politicians in its ranks. read now...

The Independent Australia Ranking on Economic Management (IAREM) for 2021 reveals Ireland leading the world and Australia still languishing outside the top 20, reports Alan Austin. read now...

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet was responsible for the $5.5 million Wagga Wagga gun club grant according to internal Government emails. read now...

In this excerpt from his book, Captain Paul Watson shares the haunting memory of a harpooning and the great whale that died screaming with Paul's face seared upon his retina. read now...

Photography campaign Prints for Afghanistan preserves a memory of the country, pre-Taliban, reminding us of a time when its people were full of pride and prosperity. read now...

This short book, The Human Scaffold: How Not to Design Your Way Out of a Climate Crisis appears to be written for a small audience of cognoscenti. read now...

The anti-lockdown movement has given a platform to “citizen journalists” seeking fame and determined to incite hate and disturb the peace. read now...

The background behind our ongoing investigation into the NSW ICAC hearings, now involving two premiers, a deputy premier, a host of public officials and counting. read now...

Recent sweeping changes to Medicare rebates have been rushed through under cover of night, with scarcely a murmur from the Morrison Government or its media cheer squad. read now...

The Government is contemplating a substantial increase in immigration, so it's worth reflecting on where things are at with Australia’s biggest ever labour trafficking scam. read now...

On 9 October 2021, the UN agreed to cooperate with Bangladesh in the Bhashan Char refugee camp for the Rohingya. read now...

Universities and other large institutions have a responsibility to drive Australia towards a carbon-free future, writes Greenpeace Australia Asia Pacific CEO David Ritter.  read now...

State border restrictions have been an important tool to protect citizens from COVID-19 but the ABC has reported on them in a politically biased manner. read now...

Not much policy from the Coalition, just a lot of gas coming down the pipeline. read now...

After being raped by the friend and squire of her husband, a woman seeks justice which leads to the last judicial duel fought in medieval France. read now...

The royal family is facing its biggest crisis since the abdication of Edward VIII, as Prince Andrew is accused of sexual assault by Virginia Roberts Giuffre. read now...

While the East Indian Dipole has temporarily soothed our epigenetic despair two years since the bushfires began, it’s worth remembering how the Murdoch press chose to present the findings at the time. read now...

News Corp suddenly promoting climate change action is just another example of how the Coalition and the MSM operate in tandem to create and control the political narrative. read now...

Poorly drafted legislation to levy businesses that sponsor migrants for a work visa has resulted in businesses receiving no benefits or refunds. read now...

While climate change is a threat to all Australians, it's the Indigenous communities who will bear the burden of our Government's ignorance the most. read now...

If there’s one thing we know about the current crop of Australian politicians, it’s that they really don’t like being held accountable for their actions. read now...

The connectivity of smart cities can be used as a tool against neoliberalism, bringing people together and reviving the spirit of democracy. read now...

With more and more musicians leaving the industry out of economic necessity, we face a generation of silent performers. The Federal Government must step up its arts support. read now...

Australia's inability to formulate effective climate policy is the result of voters continuing to elect maladroit political leaders. read now...

Some of the most prominent think tanks on defence and foreign policy are receiving funds from companies that rely on war and threats of war. read now...

To achieve post-pandemic recovery, the NSW Government is advising an immigration surge that would be disastrous for the environment. read now...

A frustrated voting public is becoming increasingly louder against the Government's lack of policy and endless incompetence. read now...

"The big lie", effectively used by former President Donald Trump the Republican Party, now casts a shadow over Coalition federal and state government announcements. read now...

While scandals happen on both sides of the political spectrum, the mainstream media tends to showcase Labor's faults over those of the Liberal Party. read now...

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has decided to attend the COP26 Conference as Australians launch a campaign to demonstrate our shame to the world. read now...

Without severe penalties, political corruption in Australia will continue to flourish, writes Alan Austin. read now...

The popular view is that once we've got on top of COVID-19 through vaccines, occupancy of offices will return to normal. But new habits die hard. read now...

If we want to understand how to bridge gaps in Australia's mental health systems, our national leaders need to listen harder to those with lived experience. read now...

A prime example of Federal misspending, COVIDSafe never replaced the sleuthing efforts of human contact tracers and may have even inhibited them.  read now...

Graeme Doyle takes a moment to thank our “wonderful” Prime Minister for all of his “accomplishments” that have made our country so “great”. read now...

Since the Government refuses to investigate many of the allegations against Christian Porter, concerned citizens are beginning to speak out. read now...

Gladys Berejiklian shares her reasons for resigning and what the future holds for the trailblazing leader, yet unlucky woman in love, who saved Australia, in an 'Insniders' exclusive. read now...

To discover what the USA can learn from other nations, Michael Moore playfully “invades” them to see what they have to offer. read now...

Dodging the world disease in Australia almost proved too much for sports industries trying to keep up elite entertainment for thousands of spectators. read now...

Dr Martin Hirst explains why he's been tweeting the hashtags #ProVax, #ProUnion, and #AntiFascist a lot recently. read now...

The regional gun club at the centre of the NSW ICAC investigation incurred “costs” in obtaining its $5.5 million grant that were so substantial, they dinted its 2016 financial position. read now...

Would that be the Scott-ish King of Coal or His Rupertness? read now...

As a corruption investigation into the NSW Government continues, with casualties at the top level, we're reminded that the state has had a history of poor premiership. read now...

When we look at the issue of Taiwan we must also reflect on how Taiwan was taken by the U.S.-backed Kuomintang nationalists and how it was not a peaceful takeover. read now...

Trade deals are not really about trade. read now...

IA's digital editor Dan Jensen takes a look back at some of the most important stories through the week. read now...

If Prime Minister Scott Morrison wants to weed out anonymous trolls on social media, he might want to start with his own government. read now...

The resignations of the Premier and Deputy Premier of NSW, blaming ICAC and Friendlyjordies, respectively, signal the worst time of mourning for establishment media. read now...

Through careful management and planning, it would be possible for the Australian Government to take control of the COVID-19 pandemic. read now...

The winter season added to the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic in NSW, which was already mismanaged by the Liberal Government. read now...

A survey by health professionals has shown that Australians would be more likely to use mental health support if offered via telehealth. read now...

In an exclusive by Anthony Klan, it has been revealed that the gun club under ICAC investigation was repeatedly denied a grant before Daryl Maguire stepped in. read now...

As the China versus USA battle for world supremacy continues to hot up, it’s worth considering how demographics may impact the battle. read now...

In what has been a challenging time for democracy under the Morrison Government, the result of lawyer Bernard Collaery’s appeal brings some joy. read now...

A malicious media campaign against an effective state leader is currently underway in Australia, reports Alan Austin. read now...

Politicians and journalists are again talking up the bad side of social media and threatening to police our Twitter identities. It's an attack on our right to political speech. read now...

Post pandemic, it will take more than just vaccines to put us on the road to a new and ecologically sustainable normal. We need to look closely at population policy. read now...

Prime Minister Morrison addresses the nation with something really important to announce. read now...

The stories from across the world are similar. In those countries where anti-vaccination mythology is rife, vaccine hesitancy is a major problem. read now...

Julie McNeill reviews a story by James D R Philips of revolutionary American progress from British colonies to a new nation founded on the world's first written Constitution. read now...

Fake vaccine passports are becoming big business but while the forgeries are good, there are easy ways to spot the counterfeits. read now...

Jim Kable reviews a book by Karen Throssell about the injustice suffered by her father in his life-long struggle to clear his name after being wrongly accused by Vladimir Petrov of being a Russian spy in the 1950s. read now...

Prime Minister Scott Morrison's security pact with the U.S. and UK is damaging Australia's reputation on the world stage. read now...

The resignation of Gladys Berejiklian has resulted in mainstream media revealing their apathy towards corruption and their Liberal Party bias. read now...

Following the resignation of Gladys Berejiklian and John Barilaro, the mainstream media showed its true colours by hailing them as heroes. read now...

Meanwhile, Scotty puts ICAC in the corner. read now...

Conservative politicians and historians are always bound to clash, write Paul Taucher and Dr Dean Aszkielowicz. read now...

Trapped in a time loop that constantly repeats the day of his murder, a former special forces agent must unlock the mystery behind his untimely demise. read now...

Australia has practically ceded its defence strategy and policy to the whims of the U.S., writes Peter Henning. read now...

As Gladys Berejiklian flees under an ICAC investigation, it's important to remember that one of her biggest crimes was against the environment. read now...

While many Australians were unable to celebrate Father's Day due to lockdowns, the Prime Minister travelled interstate to see his children. read now...

The AUKUS security pact is crippling our nation's sovereignty and perpetuating our position as a lapdog to the United States. read now...

One of the Australian Government's biggest failures is its apathy towards committing to climate policy, a Liberal Party tradition. read now...

The rhetoric of "freedom day" simplifies the complex task of combatting COVID long-term, writes Dr Victoria Fielding. read now...

The proposed Facebook metaverse, a virtual reality environment, could lead to danger if used by the wrong people and not fully developed. read now...

Australia's Federal Government is destroying its own reputation scandal by scandal. read now...

Prime Minister Scott Morrison continues his parliamentary circus and perpetuates his reputation as the nation's clown. read now...

The Coalition must do more to prioritise the health of nurses who are turning away from the profession at the worst possible time due to burn-out, stress and insufficient resources. read now...

The Government clearly let politics influence the migration outcome, issuing way more partner visas compared with previous years. read now...