Independent Australia
Mon, 17 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +1000 Australians are miserable and anxious because the media coaches them
Lamentable reporting by mainstream media hacks is a major reason Australia ranks well down the global happiness tables. read now...
Tue, 18 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +1000 Fool's gold: China beguiles the South Pacific
China is pushing into deep-sea mining of minerals in the Pacific region, but its endgame may be more than just metals. read now...
Tue, 18 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +1000 Budget success is helping the economy
The upcoming Federal Budget will be a testament to the Labor Party's success as economic managers, repairing much of the damage done by the previous Coalition Government. read now...
Tue, 18 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +1000 Net migration to be key election issue
The level of net migration will likely be a focus of the forthcoming Federal Election with both major parties arguing for lower levels of net migration. read now...
Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:00:00 +1000 Denied bail? Here’s what you can do next
Getting bail can feel like an uphill battle, especially when emotions are high and the legal process feels overwhelming. Securing denied bail? Here’s what you can do next. read now...
Mon, 17 Mar 2025 18:00:00 +1000 Which industries must legally have professional indemnity cover?
Specific sectors in the Australian business landscape must have insurance coverage to protect against negligence, errors, or misconduct claims. read now...
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +1000 Dutton’s 5-step disaster plan: Take to the caravans!
With his electorate directly in Cyclone Alfred's path, Peter Dutton flew to Sydney for a lavish event and ramped up the dog-whistling. read now...
Sat, 15 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +1000 MAFS criticised for promoting male violence and misogyny
The latest season of Married at First Sight has stirred controversy with accusations of the show enabling and encouraging domestic violence. read now...
Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +1000 Plans resurrected for Blue Mountains tourist park
Plans to build a wildlife park in the Blue Mountains to lure more tourists would result in an environmental disaster and need rethinking. read now...
Mon, 17 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +1000 How to avoid a Trumpian Australia
A new report shows that Australia may be able to avoid the chaos evident in Trump’s America but we are running out of time. read now...
Sun, 16 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +1000 Australian actor Reg Evans remembered
The late actor Reg Evans had a varied career in the Australian arts from the 1960s onward. read now...
Sun, 16 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +1000 POEM: The Measure of a Man
What makes a man in times like these? read now...
Sun, 16 Mar 2025 08:00:00 +1000 The Independents challenging political tradition
Independents are gaining ground in rural Australia, posing a serious challenge to the traditional two-party stronghold. read now...
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +1000 Let's not talk about Trump
Like the von Trapp family in The Sound of Music, many of us find ourselves trying to escape from Nazis even now. read now...
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +1000 Why I am representing the Legalise Cannabis Party
After working in politics for 25 years, there are many reasons I have chosen the Legalise Cannabis Party as my party of choice. read now...
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +1000 Greenpeace lawsuit sets shaky future for environmental protest
A lawsuit against Greenpeace could have serious consequences against the right to protest, with Australia's leaders failing to take notice. read now...
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +1000 CARTOONS: Dutton's dodging cyclones
But he digs DOGE! read now...
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +1000 Trump's anti-democratic mindset mirrors that of Hitler
Comparing Trump to Hitler is not about equating their crimes but recognising similar patterns of demagoguery and democratic decay. read now...
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +1000 POEM: Requiem for Lost Children
Shssh. Listen. Can you hear them? Children singing? Children laughing? Yes, brother. Yes, sister. We hear children. Hear them crying, sighing, dying. read now...
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +1000 Strengthening democracy in Australia an example worth demonstrating
If the ALP hopes to win the upcoming Election, it's vital to introduce electoral system reform and improve Australia's democracy. read now...
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +1000 Cyclone Alfred turns larrikinism into animal cruelty
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred brought out the worst in humanity as people mocked the natural disaster for clicks and likes, risking the lives of pets in the process. read now...
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +1000 Israeli genocide reveals double standards of European leaders
EU leaders who acted against the Russian invasion of Ukraine have been reluctant to put pressure on Israel for its genocide against Gaza. read now...
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +1000 Why Chalmers won't be baited by media misreporting the economy
Australia's incompetent mainstream newsrooms continue feeding the nation anti-Labor editorials as the Federal Election looms. Here's why Jim Chalmers won't take the bait. read now...
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +1000 AI power consumption demands a rethink for energy infrastructure
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming industries at an unprecedented pace, but its rapid adoption comes with a significant challenge: energy consumption. read now...
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +1000 The nuclear testing revival: Global fallout with deadly consequences
The push to restart U.S. nuclear testing raises fears of global fallout, echoing a dangerous past with lasting consequences read now...
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +1000 Dutton and Tate dodge Cyclone Alfred Scomo style
As the Gold Coast was ravaged by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and GC Mayor Tom Tate did their best to avoid the disaster zone. read now...
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +1000 Australia's economic future: The neoliberal lie
'If you’re jealous of those with more money, don’t just sit there and complain, do something to make more money yourself.' ~ Gina Rinehart read now...
Fri, 07 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +1000 Gina Rinehart and Peter Dutton prepare for Trumpian ‘Golden Shower’ down under
Many Australians believe the fiasco that is the U.S. could never happen here, but the writing is on the wall and clearly stated by Trump-wannabe Dutton and his billionaire backer Rinehart. read now...
Sat, 08 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +1000 AFL 'specky': When 'god' soared, crowds roared
Footy's back! In case you missed this Eye for Australia pic last year, Gary Ablett Snr's trademark move brilliantly captures the magic that makes AFL our 'great game'. read now...
Fri, 07 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +1000 Russia sends donkeys to the frontline
With the destruction of military vehicles, Russia has resorted to sending donkeys into battle to carry supplies and ammunition, and to transport injured troops. read now...
Fri, 07 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +1000 Lotus May Thompson and the Acid Girl legacy
A century ago, on 1 February 1925, Australian silent film star Lotus May Thompson made headlines worldwide with a shocking Hollywood scandal. read now...
Sat, 08 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +1000 Trump’s overreach making the world finally see the Right
The extreme nature of Donald Trump's presidency ought to serve as a wake-up call to Western democracies and those who take them for granted. read now...
Fri, 07 Mar 2025 11:30:00 +1000 Civil War offers grim peek at America's potential future
In a dystopian future, four journalists travel across the United States during a nationwide conflict, trying to survive amid horrific violence. read now...
Fri, 07 Mar 2025 08:30:00 +1000 Grammys cop fake flak, The Cruel Sea is back and a Stray Cat struts no more
IA music reviewer David Kowalski brings you a strange Grammys grumble, good news from The Cruel Sea and a nod to two tub-thumpers who've gone to that big drum riser in the sky. read now...
Fri, 07 Mar 2025 07:50:00 +1000 CARTOONS: Dutton's SMOGE smacks of lack of imagination
His nuclear plan's not a tower of genius, either. read now...
Thu, 06 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +1000 How workplaces can demonstrate and promote their values to employees
Your business values define who you are as a business to investors, shareholders, customers — and most importantly, your employees. read now...
Thu, 06 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +1000 Dutton’s Dickensian working-from-home ban
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton channels Ebenezer Scrooge as he promises to ban working from home for public servants. read now...
Thu, 06 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +1000 New report highlights torture of detained healthcare workers in Palestine
A new report gives evidence of medical workers in Palestine being detained and tortured, with the Australian Government being asked to pressure Israel over breaches of human rights. read now...
Mon, 03 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +1000 ABC News continues to falsify Australia’s strong economic recovery
Following the lead of Sky News and the Murdoch newspapers, Australia's national broadcaster is misreporting Labor’s economy. read now...
Wed, 05 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +1000 Nuclear memo to the L-NP: Less enthusiasm and more evidence
The Coalition has given no shortage of statements, headlines and talking points, but few answers to key questions regarding its nuclear policy. read now...
Wed, 05 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +1000 Trump and Putin's 21st Century power struggle
With Donald Trump’s resurgence and Vladimir Putin’s territorial ambitions, a disturbing trend emerges where sovereignty is at the mercy of power politics. read now...
Wed, 05 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +1000 Europe must stand firm against the unchecked power of U.S. digital giants
Faced with mounting pressure from powerful corporate interests in America, Europe must uphold regulations that protect the values of democratic societies. read now...
Sat, 01 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +1000 Tone-deaf but still on-air: Misogynistic media in need of a rehaul
Misogynistic comments made by Marty Sheargold and others are symptomatic of a lag between legacy media and an increasingly switched-on audience threatening to leave it behind. read now...
Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +1000 Busting a myth: Australian Jews not united on Gaza
Intense lobbying work by right-wing operatives in Australia is giving false impressions about how Jewish people are thinking. read now...
Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +1000 Navy exercise sees anti-China hysteria grow Down Under
A live-fire exercise conducted by the Chinese Navy has stirred anti-China sentiment through the media and Opposition, branding the ALP as weak. read now...
Fri, 28 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +1000 The return of Farage: How far-right lies Trumped cliched leftist platitudes
Alex Vickery-Howe dissects the corpse of the Harris-Walz campaign, confronts the empty mirage that is Nigel Farage and considers how painful it will be to see history reset to 2016. read now...
Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +1000 Economic news could be a game changer for the Federal Election
News on the economy regarding housing, rents, inflation and wages could determine the outcome of the 2025 Federal Election. read now...
Mon, 03 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +1000 Counting the culprits, losers and victims of the Ukraine war
Having endured devastation by Russian forces for three years, Ukraine has seen its share of victims and political figures to blame for its devastating war. read now...
Fri, 07 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +1000 CARTOONS: Elon's lapdog is in the driver's seat
... of an owner-operated Tesla. read now...
Fri, 31 Jan 2025 09:00:00 +1000 CARTOONS: A boiled egg is hard to beat
... unless it has preposterous policies like overpriced nuclear plans. read now...
Fri, 24 Jan 2025 09:00:00 +1000 CARTOONS: Elon Musk waves away dodgy salute
Meanwhile, Donald Trump talks tough on... well... everything! read now...
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 09:00:00 +1000 CARTOONS: Donald blames while LA's in flames
Meanwhile, Peter Dutton's commentary heats up as Australia talks election. read now...
Fri, 10 Jan 2025 09:00:00 +1000 CARTOONS: Peter Dutton's pie-in-the-sky nuclear plan
We'll all be counting the cost if this mad plot becomes an Australian story. read now...
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +1000 CARTOONS: Mark David is scared of the bogeyman
No wonder... he glows in the dark and has a head shaped like a potato. read now...
Fri, 13 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +1000 CARTOONS: ABC high on the taste of Dutton's nuclear waste
And happy for Peter to play his racist cards, too... choke... read now...
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 08:00:00 +1000 CARTOONS: Trump's tariff talk is taking its toll
If the word of the day is 'tariff', then Donald's spreading it far and wide. read now...
Fri, 29 Nov 2024 07:15:00 +1000 CARTOONS: Mark David is banning things, by golly!
Albo 'likes' it. read now...
Fri, 22 Nov 2024 09:00:00 +1000 CARTOONS: How long before Elon owns the galaxy?
Meanwhile, the Twitterati are finding bluer skies. read now...
Fri, 08 Nov 2024 08:30:00 +1000 CARTOONS: America chooses
... a convicted felon to grace the Oval Office. read now...
Fri, 01 Nov 2024 09:00:00 +1000 CARTOONS: U.S. a 'garbage can for the world' according to Trump
We know who really should get in the bin! read now...
Fri, 25 Oct 2024 09:00:00 +1000 CARTOONS: Mark David gets the royal treatment
Meanwhile, abject colonial servility gets the treatment it deserves. read now...
Fri, 18 Oct 2024 08:00:00 +1000 CARTOONS: Dutton's dynamic opposition matches Albo's popularity
Level of Dutton's dynamic opposition correlates directly to level of popularity for Albo's policies. read now...
Fri, 11 Oct 2024 08:00:00 +1000 CARTOONS: Hurricane Milton challenges climate change denial
Hurricane Milton breaks new records for climate denial. read now...
Fri, 04 Oct 2024 09:00:00 +1000 CARTOONS: Trump fine-tunes the narrative
Donald Trump's narrative defines what it is to be a Republican in the 2024 U.S. Election. read now...
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +1000 CARTOONS: Albo juggles the household Bills
Big week on the homefront as Anthony Albanese juggles the essential household Bills — housing, groceries and energy read now...
Mon, 03 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +1000 Ukraine stands defiant against Trump and Putin's aggression
Despite President Trump's bullying tactics and a war that still devastates his nation, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy leads a nation displaying true heroism. read now...
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +1000 CARTOONS: Mark David is wagging the dog
Meanwhile, the tariff trumpeter is proving he's not just 'all bark'. read now...
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +1000 CARTOONS: Peter plans to pick apart public service
... when he's done posturing as "a man of the people". read now...
Fri, 28 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +1000 CARTOONS: Mark David is maximising efficiency
Meanwhile, Australia's mainstream media is boosting its biased reporting. read now...
Sun, 02 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +1000 QUIZ: IA Interrogates! #11
Take our 20-question quiz and test your general knowledge. read now...
Sun, 02 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +1000 Autumn dawns on a now volatile Trump world
The change of season brings the chill of uncertainty. read now...
Sat, 01 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +1000 Biodiversity offsets for dummies
Biodiversity offsets promise conservation but enable destruction. A failed system fueled by profit, not science, is accelerating biodiversity loss. read now...
Sat, 01 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +1000 Farewell to glorious singer Roberta Flack
Roberta Flack, one of the top recording artists of the late 20th Century, has passed away at the age of 88. read now...
Sat, 01 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +1000 Academy Award-winning 'Angel' Meryl Streep in Australia
This image of Meryl Streep was taken in Hobart when the actress was on a promotional tour for the Australian-made movie Evil Angels. read now...
Thu, 27 Feb 2025 15:00:00 +1000 When ignorance is not an option
As Fred Leone joins the list of those caught in the crosshairs for criticising Israel and Trump continues his daily announcements of terror, is it better to be ignorant of the chaos? read now...
Fri, 28 Feb 2025 15:00:00 +1000 Weaponising antisemitism
A campaign by right-wing Liberals to link Muslims with fascism and anti-genocide demonstrations to antisemitism is on shaky ground. read now...
Thu, 27 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +1000 Dutton’s citizenship beat-up
Dr Abul Rizvi puts paid to Dutton's "Trumpy" claims that visas for Gazans are being fast-tracked by Labor. read now...
Fri, 28 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +1000 ASIO’s endless threats and the power of fear
ASIO’s Mike Burgess warns of spies, social decay, and looming threats — keeping fear alive as the national security state tightens its grip read now...
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +1000 Flawed AUKUS pact sinking quickly
Things are going from bad to worse for the AUKUS agreement with a series of delays and blunders broadening its futility. read now...
Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +1000 Inside Clive Palmer's Trumpettes of Patriots Party
The groundbreaking marketing meeting that kicked off Clive Palmer’s latest political extravaganza, Trumpettes of Patriots, launched with 25 million, resplendent, yellow vuvuzelas. read now...
Tue, 25 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +1000 Why six Jews accuse Mark Leibler of antisemitism
Six Melbourne Jews, labelled "antisemites" by prominent lawyer Mark Leibler, have made a formal complaint against him to the Australian Human Rights Commission. read now...
Wed, 26 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +1000 It's high time NBN Co focused on public benefit, not profit
To truly maximise the NBN’s potential, the focus must shift from recouping costs to fostering widespread adoption of existing high-speed capabilities. read now...
Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:00:00 +1000 Australia's mobile future: Navigating the political risks of LEO satellite technology
Communications analyst Paul Budde discusses the merits and challenges of the Albanese Government's latest mobile coverage initiative, which utilises emerging satellite technologies. read now...
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +1000 'Lame-stream' media lets Angus Taylor's lies go unchecked
As the next Federal Election approaches, misinformation from senior Liberals is increasing alarmingly. read now...
Tue, 25 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +1000 Manipulated media: The weapon of the Right
The re-election of Donald Trump is proof that the Right's most powerful weapon is media manipulation, ensuring the public sphere is not engaged in rational debate. read now...
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +1000 85 reasons why Peter Dutton is unfit to be PM ... and counting
Independent Australia's catalogue of major reasons Peter Dutton should never be prime minister now numbers 85. Michelle Pini updates the list of cons. read now...
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +1000 Criticism of Israel and of genocide is not antisemitic
Accusations of antisemitism are continuing in an attempt to drown out the sights and sounds of the dying Palestinians. read now...
Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +1000 Four Corners shifts spotlight to Neo-Nazi cult tactics endangering children
A Four Corners program has helped reposition the spotlight away from neo-Nazi cult groups' salacious media stunts and onto their child grooming tactics. read now...
Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +1000 POEM: A Song of Change
Come listen, good people and hear my refrain, the world as we knew it has gone up in flames. read now...
Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +1000 Big policy ideas that pass the pub test
Bazza and his mates at the pub try to give Peter Dutton a hand to fill his policy void. read now...
Sun, 23 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +1000 QUIZ: IA Interrogates! #10
Take our 20-question quiz and test your general knowledge. read now...
Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:30:00 +1000 David Williamson — 'Don's Party' was just the beginning
This pensive pic of David Williamson was shot at his Diamond Creek home in Melbourne just before the award-winning playwright moved to live in Sydney. read now...
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:00:00 +1000 Ozzy Osbourne to join Black Sabbath for last hoorah
This week, IA's music man brings you news of a frontman facing court, a "fatberg" fouling things up in WA and a fading star finding his metal for one last show. read now...
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +1000 Näku Dhäruk: The Bark Petitions tells an important piece of Indigenous history
A new book by acclaimed author Clare Wright examines how the people of Yirrkala changed the course of Australian democracy. read now...
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +1000 'Us versus them': Accepting our differences might save mankind
The superiority complex that drives humans to kill each other is, ironically, the thing that makes us all so alike. read now...
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +1000 Elon Musk's plan to take over America revealed
After becoming the wealthiest man in the world, Elon Musk has his sights on U.S. domination, using Donald Trump as his puppet. read now...
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +1000 Changing Australia's flag the first step toward independence
Australia’s flag remains a colonial relic and changing it could be the first step toward true independence. read now...
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:00:00 +1000 Peter gives fair play the cold shoulder with promise to pare down public service
Peter Dutton has promised to shrink Australia's public service if he wins this year's Federal Election, expressly targeting the roles of diversity, equity and inclusion advisers. read now...
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +1000 Daily Telegraph tries and fails to stage antisemitic incident
Not content with the many existing instances of alleged antisemitic behaviour, The Daily Telegraph tries to create another one. read now...
Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:00:00 +1000 Elevate your bathroom with bathroom furniture sets from vidaXL
How to create a functional and stylish bathroom with vidaXL. read now...