Independent Australia News https://independentaustralia.net https://independentaustralia.net/t/apple-touch-icon.png https://independentaustralia.net https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/tom-tates-foul-mouthed-tirade-over-imaginary-trump-dinner,21579?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/tom-tates-foul-mouthed-tirade-over-imaginary-trump-dinner,21579?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed 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...]]> Sat, 19 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000 David Donovan https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/trump-xi-talks-unlikely-to-meet-a-world-in-crisis,21584?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/trump-xi-talks-unlikely-to-meet-a-world-in-crisis,21584?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed 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...]]> Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0000 Mark Beeson https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/cost-of-living-pressures-fuel-coalition-policy-folly,21583?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/cost-of-living-pressures-fuel-coalition-policy-folly,21583?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed The skyrocketing global oil price in recent weeks has reignited the debate on cost of living pressures in Australia. read now...]]> Mon, 21 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Stephen Koukoulas https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/chris-hedges-trumps-assault-on-the-midterms-threatens-american-democracy,21582?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/chris-hedges-trumps-assault-on-the-midterms-threatens-american-democracy,21582?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed 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...]]> Mon, 21 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Chris Hedges https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/democracy-and-putting-power-back-in-public-hands-,21581?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/democracy-and-putting-power-back-in-public-hands-,21581?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed David Higginbottom examines who really holds power in Australia and how democratic institutions can better serve the people they represent. read now...]]> Mon, 21 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0000 David Higginbottom https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/hansons-two-way-street-and-the-underbelly-of-male-violence,21566?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/hansons-two-way-street-and-the-underbelly-of-male-violence,21566?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed 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...]]> Wed, 16 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Michelle Pini https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/falsehoods-about-australias-productivity-malicious-intent-or-stupidity,21580?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/falsehoods-about-australias-productivity-malicious-intent-or-stupidity,21580?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Commentators continue to vilify the Albanese Government with nonsensical claims about the economy. read now...]]> Sun, 20 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Alan Austin https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/burkes-immigration-plan-commits-to-net-overseas-migration-targets,21578?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/burkes-immigration-plan-commits-to-net-overseas-migration-targets,21578?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed 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...]]> Sun, 20 Sep 2026 02:30:00 +0000 Abul Rizvi https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/one-nations-immigration-plan-a-dystopian-future-for-australia,21573?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/one-nations-immigration-plan-a-dystopian-future-for-australia,21573?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Imagining a dystopian future that would befall Australia under One Nation's immigration plan. read now...]]> Fri, 18 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Belinda Jones https://independentaustralia.net/about-ia/sponsored-display/the-small-business-cyber-gap-why-attackers-go-for-the-under-resourced-first,21577?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/about-ia/sponsored-display/the-small-business-cyber-gap-why-attackers-go-for-the-under-resourced-first,21577?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed In recent years, small Australian firms face cyber pressure from attackers, clients, tenders and insurers. A practical response starts with verifiable controls. read now...]]> Sat, 19 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000 https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/first-home-buyers-play-australias-stamp-duty-postcode-lottery,21576?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/first-home-buyers-play-australias-stamp-duty-postcode-lottery,21576?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed First home buyer's stamp duty can vary from $0 to $40,000 depending on their Australian postcode. read now...]]> Sat, 19 Sep 2026 02:30:00 +0000 Anish Puri https://independentaustralia.net/about-ia/sponsored-display/life-insurance-in-australia-how-a-broker-finds-you-better-cover-than-youd-find-yourself,21575?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/about-ia/sponsored-display/life-insurance-in-australia-how-a-broker-finds-you-better-cover-than-youd-find-yourself,21575?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Life Insurance in Australia: How a broker finds you better cover than you'd find yourself read now...]]> Sat, 19 Sep 2026 01:30:00 +0000 https://independentaustralia.net/about-ia/sponsored-display/seven-lawn-mowing-hacks-every-homeowner-should-know,21574?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/about-ia/sponsored-display/seven-lawn-mowing-hacks-every-homeowner-should-know,21574?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Your lawn looks brilliant for about 48 hours after you mow it. Then, after you cut it, the uneven patches reveal themselves, the edges begin creeping over the path and that one strip near the fence ends up looking shaggier than the rest. read now...]]> Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/on-the-road-to-mar-a-lago,21572?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/on-the-road-to-mar-a-lago,21572?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Fourteen years, one mayor and a very expensive detour to end a political career. read now...]]> Fri, 18 Sep 2026 06:30:00 +0000 John Todd https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/ai-giants-sound-alarm-while-racing-towards-superintelligence,21571?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/ai-giants-sound-alarm-while-racing-towards-superintelligence,21571?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed AI developers are sounding the alarm over potentially catastrophic risks while continuing the race towards increasingly powerful systems. read now...]]> Fri, 18 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0000 Binoy Kampmark https://independentaustralia.net/life/art-display/cartoons-paulines-primitive-penance,21570?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/life/art-display/cartoons-paulines-primitive-penance,21570?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Pauline Hanson attempts the ancient ritual of apologising without actually admitting she did anything wrong. read now...]]> Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Mark David https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/muscat-initiative-offers-new-path-for-gulf-security,21568?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/muscat-initiative-offers-new-path-for-gulf-security,21568?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed A Muscat-led regional dialogue could help Gulf states build greater security, cooperation and strategic independence. read now...]]> Thu, 17 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Geoffrey Hoon https://independentaustralia.net/life/life-display/phil-cleary-on-the-swans-hanson-and-ending-violence-against-women,21567?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/life/life-display/phil-cleary-on-the-swans-hanson-and-ending-violence-against-women,21567?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Violence against women remains one of Australia’s most urgent social problems, and tackling it requires more than condemnation after tragedy strikes. read now...]]> Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Michelle Pini https://independentaustralia.net/about-ia/sponsored-display/ageingathomemonitoredalarmmarket,21569?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/about-ia/sponsored-display/ageingathomemonitoredalarmmarket,21569?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Policy now assumes older Australians will age at home. The monitored alarm market has moved into that gap and it deserves the same scrutiny as the care system itself. read now...]]> Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/sydney-cannot-revive-nightlife-while-policing-it-into-the-ground,21565?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/sydney-cannot-revive-nightlife-while-policing-it-into-the-ground,21565?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Heavy-handed drug policing is undermining Sydney’s nightlife while doing little to tackle organised crime. read now...]]> Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Ben-Jamin Newham https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/australias-short-term-politics-are-failing-our-future,21563?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/australias-short-term-politics-are-failing-our-future,21563?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Political short-termism is undermining our future, as growing challenges demand courageous, integrated long-term planning. read now...]]> Thu, 17 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0000 Bronwyn Kelly https://independentaustralia.net/about-ia/sponsored-display/ambigram-ideas-for-women-beautiful-designs-that-say-more-than-one-thing,21562?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/about-ia/sponsored-display/ambigram-ideas-for-women-beautiful-designs-that-say-more-than-one-thing,21562?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed If you've spent any time scrolling through tattoo inspiration lately, you've probably noticed a word or name that seems to read the same way even when you flip it upside down. That's an ambigram, and it's become one of the most popular tattoo styles for women who want something that feels personal, clever and a little bit magical. An ambigram isn't just a word written in fancy script. It's [...] read now...]]> Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:30:00 +0000 https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/macklemore-pays-the-price-for-killing-the-joy-of-ignorance-on-palestine,21561?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/macklemore-pays-the-price-for-killing-the-joy-of-ignorance-on-palestine,21561?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Macklemore sucked the joy of ignorance out of the room by naming the harm, the harm we are all being made complicit in. read now...]]> Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Yuki Lindley https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/the-load-bearing-wall-vale-dr-harley-dale,21560?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/the-load-bearing-wall-vale-dr-harley-dale,21560?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed A tribute to the late Dr Harley Dale, described by friend Professor Vince Hooper as the load-bearing wall of Australian housing economics. read now...]]> Wed, 16 Sep 2026 02:30:00 +0000 Vince Hooper https://independentaustralia.net/about-ia/sponsored-display/two-ai-disruptions-one-firm-how-attorneys-are-rebuilding-casework-and-client-acquisition-at-once,21559?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/about-ia/sponsored-display/two-ai-disruptions-one-firm-how-attorneys-are-rebuilding-casework-and-client-acquisition-at-once,21559?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Not long ago, someone with a legal problem opened Google, typed a rough version of their question and clicked into a directory or a firm's landing page. Down the hall, an associate spent the afternoon reading discovery, drafting a memo and marking up a contract by hand. read now...]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000 https://independentaustralia.net/business/business-display/digital-duty-of-care-making-big-tech-socially-responsible,21556?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/business/business-display/digital-duty-of-care-making-big-tech-socially-responsible,21556?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Australia's Digital Duty of Care Bill shifts the responsibility to provide a safe online environment to where it belongs - with Big Tech. read now...]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Paul Budde https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/one-nations-migration-maths-doesnt-add-up,21558?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/one-nations-migration-maths-doesnt-add-up,21558?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed One Nation’s plan to slash temporary migration by 750,000 promises dramatic cuts, but its numbers, assumptions and economic consequences don’t add up. read now...]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Abul Rizvi https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/democracy-and-the-secular-faith-of-economics,21557?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/democracy-and-the-secular-faith-of-economics,21557?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Economic orthodoxy has survived repeated crises by protecting asset wealth and treating its own failures as exceptions rather than reasons for change. read now...]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0000 David Higginbottom https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/the-labor-paradox-too-progressive-not-progressive-enough,21554?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/the-labor-paradox-too-progressive-not-progressive-enough,21554?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Labor governments face criticism from both sides, but progress requires compromise, consensus and accepting that not every change will suit everyone. read now...]]> Mon, 14 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Victoria Fielding https://independentaustralia.net/life/life-display/simon-gordon-scandal-exposes-systemic-failure-at-every-level,21536?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/life/life-display/simon-gordon-scandal-exposes-systemic-failure-at-every-level,21536?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed It is alleged that this powerful male doctor irreparably harmed potentially over 1,000 (usually) young women, ruining their lives, and yet the many complaints and concerns against him were dismissed by every level of authority. read now...]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Michelle Pini https://independentaustralia.net/about-ia/sponsored-display/lending-vsleasing-vs-secondhand-whats-your-ev-buying-strategy,21555?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/about-ia/sponsored-display/lending-vsleasing-vs-secondhand-whats-your-ev-buying-strategy,21555?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed With petrol prices continuing to rise over the year as anticipated, Australia’s transition to EV driving has been going from strength to strength, to say the very least. read now...]]> Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/aukus-serves-america-at-australias-expense,21553?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/aukus-serves-america-at-australias-expense,21553?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed AUKUS is costing Australia billions while serving U.S. strategic interests, undermining sovereignty and making the nation less secure. read now...]]> Mon, 14 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Russell Rollason https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/pauline-hansons-abc-paywall-threatens-our-shared-culture,21552?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/pauline-hansons-abc-paywall-threatens-our-shared-culture,21552?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Pauline Hanson’s plan to put the ABC behind a paywall threatens decades of shared Australian culture, writes Michael Gibbons. read now...]]> Mon, 14 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0000 Michael Gibbons https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/top-40-datasets-showing-quality-of-life-in-australia-steadily-rising,21549?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/top-40-datasets-showing-quality-of-life-in-australia-steadily-rising,21549?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed While newsrooms provoke fear and anxiety about concocted “crises”, life is better than ever. read now...]]> Sun, 13 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Alan Austin https://independentaustralia.net/about-ia/sponsored-display/why-australian-families-are-turning-to-private-tutoring-in-record-numbers--and-what-it-reveals-about-our-schools,21551?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/about-ia/sponsored-display/why-australian-families-are-turning-to-private-tutoring-in-record-numbers--and-what-it-reveals-about-our-schools,21551?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed The tutoring industry in Australia has grown significantly over the past decade. What was once considered supplementary support for struggling students has become a standard part of the senior school experience for a growing number of families — particularly those with children in Year 11 and 12. read now...]]> Sun, 13 Sep 2026 20:15:00 +0000 https://independentaustralia.net/about-ia/sponsored-display/why-vce-students-are-turning-to-specialist-support-in-business-and-commerce-subjects,21550?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/about-ia/sponsored-display/why-vce-students-are-turning-to-specialist-support-in-business-and-commerce-subjects,21550?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Victorian students preparing for their Year 11 and 12 exams are facing a subject landscape that looks very different from a decade ago. read now...]]> Sun, 13 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0000 https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/aukus--controversial-secretive-but-given-a-bipartisan-blank-cheque,21546?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/aukus--controversial-secretive-but-given-a-bipartisan-blank-cheque,21546?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Five years ago, Scott Morrison announced the $368 billion AUKUS pact that fundamentally changed the Australian political landscape. read now...]]> Sat, 12 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0000 Dave Sweeney https://independentaustralia.net/life/life-display/oarsome-foursome-fellas-find-their-stroke,21528?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/life/life-display/oarsome-foursome-fellas-find-their-stroke,21528?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Australian rowing legends, finding their rhythm and feeling the swing during a training run on the Yarra. read now...]]> Sun, 13 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0000 Bill McAuley https://independentaustralia.net/about-ia/sponsored-display/how-to-improve-schools-for-the-future,21548?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/about-ia/sponsored-display/how-to-improve-schools-for-the-future,21548?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed The future of education matters to everyone. As our world changes quickly, schools need to adapt to serve students and teachers better. read now...]]> Sat, 12 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/australia-china-university-collaborations-under-the-microscope,21547?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/australia-china-university-collaborations-under-the-microscope,21547?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed The Australian Government has terminated some joint university projects with Chinese universities, but it's just the tip of the iceberg. read now...]]> Sat, 12 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Vince Hooper https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/happy-30th-anniversary-pauline-hanson---thanks-for-nothing,21545?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/happy-30th-anniversary-pauline-hanson---thanks-for-nothing,21545?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed 30 years ago this week, Pauline Hanson was attacking Asians; this week, she's attacking war veterans. read now...]]> Fri, 11 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Belinda Jones https://independentaustralia.net/about-ia/sponsored-display/the-workers-that-albertas-safety-laws-still-do-not-reach,21544?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/about-ia/sponsored-display/the-workers-that-albertas-safety-laws-still-do-not-reach,21544?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Alberta's Occupational Health and Safety Act sets out real, enforceable protections for workers, but protection on paper and protection in practice are not always the same thing. read now...]]> Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:30:00 +0000 https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/australia-accelerates-integration-into-us-war-machine,21542?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/australia-accelerates-integration-into-us-war-machine,21542?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Australia’s accelerating military integration with the United States is drawing the nation deeper into preparations for a potential war with China. read now...]]> Fri, 11 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 William Briggs https://independentaustralia.net/life/art-display/book-review-my-dads-gone-away,21543?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/life/art-display/book-review-my-dads-gone-away,21543?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed My Dad’s Gone Away explores a child’s experience of parental incarceration while highlighting the disproportionate imprisonment of First Australians. read now...]]> Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Jim Kable https://independentaustralia.net/life/art-display/cartoons-pauline-pitches-another-not-so-super-plan-,21537?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/life/art-display/cartoons-pauline-pitches-another-not-so-super-plan-,21537?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed It's right up there with giving Net Zero and migrants the heave-ho. read now...]]> Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Mark David https://independentaustralia.net/about-ia/sponsored-display/why-australian-plumbing-businesses-need-smarter-digital-marketing-not-bigger-budgets,21236?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/about-ia/sponsored-display/why-australian-plumbing-businesses-need-smarter-digital-marketing-not-bigger-budgets,21236?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Running a plumbing business in Australia has become far more demanding than it was even a decade ago. read now...]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/international-report-says-australias-arms-trade-not-transparent,21541?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/international-report-says-australias-arms-trade-not-transparent,21541?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Australia’s two major parties want Australia to be a top-tier arms exporter, but the current system of documenting those exports is secretive and convoluted. read now...]]> Thu, 10 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Andrew Bartlett https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/governments-anti-racism-response-exposes-a-glaring-double-standard,21540?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/governments-anti-racism-response-exposes-a-glaring-double-standard,21540?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Australia’s response to discrimination reveals stark inequalities in how antisemitism, Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism are addressed. read now...]]> Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Jane Kenway https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/australias-algorithm-opt-out-is-a-fight-for-freedom-of-choice,21539?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/australias-algorithm-opt-out-is-a-fight-for-freedom-of-choice,21539?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Australia’s proposed algorithm opt-out would give social media users greater control over what they see, without restricting what anyone can say. read now...]]> Thu, 10 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Wayne Hawkins https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/911-25th-anniversary-rousing-the-sleeping-dragon,21534?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/911-25th-anniversary-rousing-the-sleeping-dragon,21534?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed As the 25th Anniversary of the September 11 attacks nears, Frances Letters reflects on the conditions that create such vengeful acts. read now...]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:30:00 +0000 Frances Letters https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/australias-political-leaders-are-failing-democracy,21538?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/australias-political-leaders-are-failing-democracy,21538?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Australia’s political leaders continue to put self-interest and political expediency ahead of the democratic principles they claim to uphold. read now...]]> Thu, 10 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0000 Mark Beeson https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/coalition-and-one-nation-ignite-tobacco-price-war,21527?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/coalition-and-one-nation-ignite-tobacco-price-war,21527?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Cutting tobacco excise could spark a price war, boost smoking rates and undermine decades of public health progress. read now...]]> Mon, 07 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Stephen Koukoulas https://independentaustralia.net/business/business-display/nbn-delivering-but-bottlenecks-at-home-hamper-performance,21530?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/business/business-display/nbn-delivering-but-bottlenecks-at-home-hamper-performance,21530?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed The NBN is finally delivering — but the bottleneck lies with ageing equipment inside the home. read now...]]> Tue, 08 Sep 2026 21:30:00 +0000 Paul Budde https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/libs-haemorrhaging-votes-to-one-nation-as-overton-window-shifts,21531?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/libs-haemorrhaging-votes-to-one-nation-as-overton-window-shifts,21531?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Australia's Overton window has widened – but Pauline Hanson is only partly to blame. read now...]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Noah Reinhardt https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/carbon-offsets-threaten-great-koala-national-park-promise,21532?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/carbon-offsets-threaten-great-koala-national-park-promise,21532?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed The Great Koala National Park remains hostage to a controversial carbon offset scheme despite Labor’s longstanding promise to protect it. read now...]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0000 Sue Arnold https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/former-idf-soldiers-participated-in-sydney-marathon-under-peace-delegation-guise,21509?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/former-idf-soldiers-participated-in-sydney-marathon-under-peace-delegation-guise,21509?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Israeli soldiers accused of atrocities were welcomed into the Sydney Marathon under the extraordinary guise of a ‘peace delegation’. read now...]]> Tue, 08 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Max Gross https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/coalition-and-one-nations-cheaper-smokes-crime-fighting-con,21529?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/coalition-and-one-nations-cheaper-smokes-crime-fighting-con,21529?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed The Coalition and One Nation's plan to slash tobacco taxes won't stop organised crime but will come with a hefty public health cost. read now...]]> Tue, 08 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Wayne Hawkins https://independentaustralia.net/environment/environment-display/simple-steps-towards-a-greener-workplace,21525?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/environment/environment-display/simple-steps-towards-a-greener-workplace,21525?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Small everyday changes can help businesses build a greener workplace and reduce their environmental footprint. read now...]]> Tue, 08 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0000 Md. Nafis Anowar Santo https://independentaustralia.net/business/business-display/meta-makes-millions-from-ai-deepfake-scams-and-scorns-victims,21515?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/business/business-display/meta-makes-millions-from-ai-deepfake-scams-and-scorns-victims,21515?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed IA’s star economist Stephen Koukoulas explains how, despite being the fourth most impersonated person in Australia, Meta refuses to take down damaging fake AI Facebook videos of him, despite his appeals. read now...]]> Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:30:00 +0000 Stephen Koukoulas https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/australia-keeps-learning-the-lessons-of-war-too-late,21526?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/australia-keeps-learning-the-lessons-of-war-too-late,21526?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Australia’s history of war shows why today’s conflicts demand greater scrutiny, empathy and a relentless pursuit of peace. read now...]]> Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 David Higginbottom https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/young-multicultural-australians-its-okay-to-say-no,21522?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/young-multicultural-australians-its-okay-to-say-no,21522?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Saying "No" is a way of protecting yourself and your family so you have something left for whatever comes next. read now...]]> Sat, 05 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Carl Gopalkrishnan https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/ukraines-battlefield-ai-could-put-australian-protesters-under-surveillance,21524?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/ukraines-battlefield-ai-could-put-australian-protesters-under-surveillance,21524?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Ukraine's battlefield AI is exposing a dangerous surveillance gap that could reach Australian citizens through AUKUS. read now...]]> Mon, 07 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0000 Vince Hooper https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/australias-incompetent-newsrooms-fail-to-report-best-financial-year-ever,21523?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/australias-incompetent-newsrooms-fail-to-report-best-financial-year-ever,21523?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Last week’s gross domestic product (GDP) numbers confirm Australia’s economy is a world leader again. read now...]]> Sun, 06 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Alan Austin https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/bob-hawke-and-rupert-murdoch--ill-have-what-hes-having,21472?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/bob-hawke-and-rupert-murdoch--ill-have-what-hes-having,21472?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed The late PM Bob Hawke and media mogul Rupert Murdoch share an unguarded moment at Melbourne's Windsor Hotel. read now...]]> Sun, 06 Sep 2026 01:30:00 +0000 Bill McAuley https://independentaustralia.net/business/business-display/meet-claude-abcs-new-regional-cadet-journalist,21521?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/business/business-display/meet-claude-abcs-new-regional-cadet-journalist,21521?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed ABC is rolling out AI-written news stories, but only in its regional newsrooms. read now...]]> Sat, 05 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0000 Dale Webster https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/gina-rinehart-identifies-the-symptoms-misdiagnoses-the-disease,21520?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/gina-rinehart-identifies-the-symptoms-misdiagnoses-the-disease,21520?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Feeling the pinch? Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart wants you to blame the "deep state", not inequality. read now...]]> Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Carl Rhodes https://independentaustralia.net/life/art-display/growing-up-in-the-world-911-left-behind,21519?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/life/art-display/growing-up-in-the-world-911-left-behind,21519?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed It’s been almost 25 years since 9/11, but its consequences continue to shape the world inherited by a generation born in its shadow. read now...]]> Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Dan Jensen https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/victorias-mental-health-system-is-failing-its-most-vulnerable,21518?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/victorias-mental-health-system-is-failing-its-most-vulnerable,21518?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Victoria's failing mental health system is leaving its most vulnerable without the care, safety and compassion they desperately need. read now...]]> Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Vardit Leizer https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/israels-shameful-evasion-of-justice-for-zomi-frankcom,21514?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/israels-shameful-evasion-of-justice-for-zomi-frankcom,21514?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Israel’s refusal to pursue criminal accountability for the killing of Zomi Frankcom and six fellow aid workers exposes a disturbing culture of impunity. read now...]]> Fri, 04 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0000 Binoy Kampmark https://independentaustralia.net/life/art-display/cartoons-trumps-name-changing-bender-takes-another-turn,21516?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/life/art-display/cartoons-trumps-name-changing-bender-takes-another-turn,21516?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed He's comin' for you, Canada! read now...]]> Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Mark David https://independentaustralia.net/about-ia/sponsored-display/top-rippling-alternatives-for-australian-companies,21517?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/about-ia/sponsored-display/top-rippling-alternatives-for-australian-companies,21517?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Australian people teams sign up to Rippling for the all-in-one promise: one login covering HR, IT, payroll and spend. read now...]]> Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0000 https://independentaustralia.net/environment/environment-display/weve-reached-the-day-before-the-day-after-tomorrow,21507?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/environment/environment-display/weve-reached-the-day-before-the-day-after-tomorrow,21507?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Twenty-two years ago, a film about catastrophic climate change created a stir. Its message is now more compelling than ever. read now...]]> Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Jeff Peck https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/the-billionaires-are-terrified-of-us,21512?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/the-billionaires-are-terrified-of-us,21512?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed The billionaire class is retreating behind bunkers, philanthropy and PR as the social order that created its obscene wealth begins to fracture. read now...]]> Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0000 James Stekhoven https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/marles-puts-australia-on-frontline-of-us-ai-development-for-china-war,21508?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/marles-puts-australia-on-frontline-of-us-ai-development-for-china-war,21508?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Marles’ USA trip is all about making it clear to Australians that we will be on the front line of any future war with China. read now...]]> Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 William Briggs https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/ramping-up-student-refusal-rates-is-wrong-way-to-reduce-net-migration,21513?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/ramping-up-student-refusal-rates-is-wrong-way-to-reduce-net-migration,21513?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Labor’s opaque crackdown on student visa approvals is an inefficient and unsustainable way to reduce net migration. read now...]]> Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Abul Rizvi https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/labor-risks-learning-the-wrong-lesson-from-one-nations-secret-harbour-win,21498?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/labor-risks-learning-the-wrong-lesson-from-one-nations-secret-harbour-win,21498?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Labor risks misreading One Nation’s Secret Harbour victory and repeating its old mistake of chasing the populist Right. read now...]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Wayne Hawkins https://independentaustralia.net/about-ia/sponsored-display/how-mortgage-brokers-help-gold-coast-buyers-navigate-home-loans,21510?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/about-ia/sponsored-display/how-mortgage-brokers-help-gold-coast-buyers-navigate-home-loans,21510?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Buying a home on the Gold Coast involves several connected decisions, including interest rates, lender policies, loan features, Queensland concessions and federal deposit support. Rates are only part of the picture. read now...]]> Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/5-things-needed-now--6months-on-from-simon-gordon-scandal,21489?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/5-things-needed-now--6months-on-from-simon-gordon-scandal,21489?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Six months on from the Simon Gordon scandal, the systems that allowed his alleged surgical abuse of endometriosis patients continue to fail them. read now...]]> Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Michelle Pini https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/iran-conflict-creates-windfall-profits-for-trump-backers,21506?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/iran-conflict-creates-windfall-profits-for-trump-backers,21506?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Windfall profits from the Iran conflict raise conflict-of-interest questions for Trump backers. read now...]]> Wed, 02 Sep 2026 02:30:00 +0000 Amir Naser Hojati https://independentaustralia.net/business/business-display/ai-lucky-country--big-tech-companies-invest-in-australia,21501?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/business/business-display/ai-lucky-country--big-tech-companies-invest-in-australia,21501?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed As billions flow into AI, how much value will Australia capture? read now...]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Paul Budde https://independentaustralia.net/about-ia/sponsored-display/why-your-drains-keep-blocking-and-how-to-stop-it,21505?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/about-ia/sponsored-display/why-your-drains-keep-blocking-and-how-to-stop-it,21505?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed A blocked drain is annoying once. When it keeps happening, it's a sign that something more is going on. read now...]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0000 https://independentaustralia.net/about-ia/sponsored-display/how-to-lower-your-water-bill-with-simple-plumbing-upgrades,21504?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/about-ia/sponsored-display/how-to-lower-your-water-bill-with-simple-plumbing-upgrades,21504?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed If your monthly water bill seems to keep climbing, you are not alone. read now...]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0000 https://independentaustralia.net/life/art-display/rip-dolly-parton--to-know-her-was-to-love-her,21494?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/life/art-display/rip-dolly-parton--to-know-her-was-to-love-her,21494?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed A tribute to Dolly Parton, who left a legacy beyond music, she touched lives across the globe and never forgot where she came from. read now...]]> Sat, 29 Aug 2026 06:30:00 +0000 Jenny LeComte https://independentaustralia.net/life/art-display/howlin-wind-stands-out,21349?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/life/art-display/howlin-wind-stands-out,21349?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Silhouetted in an inner-city doorway in Melbourne, this photo of world-renowned flautist and composer Andrew "Howlin' Wind" Richardson highlights a flute in the hands of its master. read now...]]> Sun, 26 Jul 2026 02:00:00 +0000 Bill McAuley https://independentaustralia.net/life/life-display/give-me-shelter-,21255?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/life/life-display/give-me-shelter-,21255?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Still life: a man shelters from the rain against a factory wall in Newport, Melbourne. read now...]]> Sun, 05 Jul 2026 02:00:00 +0000 Bill McAuley https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/climate-catastrophe-risks-pushing-humanity-towards-collapse,21503?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/climate-catastrophe-risks-pushing-humanity-towards-collapse,21503?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Without urgent systemic change, escalating climate breakdown risks pushing humanity beyond the point of no return. read now...]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Klaus Moegling https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/australias-bird-flu-crisis-exposes-dangerous-gaps-in-wildlife-protection,21497?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/australias-bird-flu-crisis-exposes-dangerous-gaps-in-wildlife-protection,21497?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Australia’s escalating bird flu crisis is exposing dangerous gaps in government efforts to protect vulnerable wildlife. read now...]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0000 Sue Arnold https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/was-resource-riches-fuel-a-politics-of-greed-and-grievance,21502?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/was-resource-riches-fuel-a-politics-of-greed-and-grievance,21502?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Despite its vast resource wealth, WA’s politics remains fuelled by corporate power, parochial resentment and populist grievance. read now...]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0000 Mark Beeson https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/jason-ardays-death-exposes-institutional-racism-in-academia,21500?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/jason-ardays-death-exposes-institutional-racism-in-academia,21500?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Jason Arday’s death exposes how institutional racism, media complicity and far-right ideology combined to fuel a devastating campaign against him. read now...]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Victoria Fielding https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/national-wattle-day-celebrates-australias-golden-symbol-of-democracy,21499?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/national-wattle-day-celebrates-australias-golden-symbol-of-democracy,21499?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Australia’s golden wattle is more than a national flower, symbolising unity, resilience and the democratic spirit of a nation. read now...]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Glenn Davies https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/the-natural-gas-tax-battle-has-been-lost-but-the-war-grinds-on,21495?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/the-natural-gas-tax-battle-has-been-lost-but-the-war-grinds-on,21495?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed The Albanese Government has rejected calls for a tax on gas exports, but strategies remain for environmental campaigners. read now...]]> Sun, 30 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Alan Austin https://independentaustralia.net/life/art-display/poem-theyre-killing-the-trees,21444?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/life/art-display/poem-theyre-killing-the-trees,21444?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed They're killing the trees   They're killing the trees and the birds and the bees, They're killing every form that breathes For the power and gold that feeds their foul greed! Our cries of distress and desperate pleas For a world that is fair and living and green, Fall to deaf ears unheard and unseen, As profit from poison is the oligarch's scheme! Ann Meharg loves the English lan [...] read now...]]> Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Ann Meharg https://independentaustralia.net/life/art-display/poem-disaster-politics,21496?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/life/art-display/poem-disaster-politics,21496?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Disaster politics   Let’s test the retail politician’s voice One Nation should despatch Barnaby Joyce As Special Envoy up to Kathmandu To sell the message they hold to be true And lecture the bereaved Nepali folks That climate change is just a left-wing hoax Brian Musgrove is a former academic and current writer.  read now...]]> Sun, 30 Aug 2026 12:30:00 +0000 Brian Musgrove https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/the-carbon-capture-con-keeping-fossil-fuels-alive,21121?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/the-carbon-capture-con-keeping-fossil-fuels-alive,21121?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Mainstream media is eagerly repeating the public relations triumphs of fossil fuel giants, but the fundamental laws of thermodynamics reveal a multi-billion-dollar accounting trick. read now...]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Matthew Peel https://independentaustralia.net/life/life-display/former-carlton-football-club-president-a-true-wildcard,21477?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/life/life-display/former-carlton-football-club-president-a-true-wildcard,21477?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Outspoken, equally loathed and loved, the late John Elliott was an Australian businessman and Carlton Football Club's longest-serving president. read now...]]> Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000 Bill McAuley https://independentaustralia.net/australia/australia-display/the-muslim-australia-we-will-become-a-vision-for-2050,21478?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/australia/australia-display/the-muslim-australia-we-will-become-a-vision-for-2050,21478?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed When our children and grandchildren look around Australia in 2050, I hope they will not ask whether they belong but simply know that they do. read now...]]> Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:30:00 +0000 Mainul Haque https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/four-year-federal-terms-a-referendum-that-is-positive-logical-and-winnable,21493?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/four-year-federal-terms-a-referendum-that-is-positive-logical-and-winnable,21493?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed A Referendum on four-year terms is likely to succeed and should benefit Australian politics altogether. read now...]]> Sat, 29 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0000 Klaas Woldring https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/labors-transformation-on-net-overseas-migration,21492?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/labors-transformation-on-net-overseas-migration,21492?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed The Albanese Government's plan reassures the public and requires the Minister to proactively report and manage net overseas migration. read now...]]> Fri, 28 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Abul Rizvi https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/australia-risks-being-left-behind-by-a-changing-world-order,21491?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/australia-risks-being-left-behind-by-a-changing-world-order,21491?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Australia’s dependence on the U.S. risks undermining its sovereignty and security as the global order rapidly shifts. read now...]]> Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Alana Baker https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/northern-rivers-growth-demands-a-return-to-rail,21490?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/northern-rivers-growth-demands-a-return-to-rail,21490?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed Northern Rivers’ rapid growth has revived the case for a modern rail link connecting the region with the Gold Coast and Brisbane. read now...]]> Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000 John Todd