Dr Kim Sawyer discusses Australia's political duopoly and why our first voting preferences matter. WE ARE TRAPPED in an oligopoly — not the supermarkets, banks, the media or social media platforms but ...

Photojournalists are geared to keeping a camera close, even when not on assignment. (Photo, circa 2005.) It paid off this day when, driving up the Hume Highway in Victoria, I was rewarded with a ...

Over the past month, both Four Corners and 60 Minutes have done major investigations into Australia’s $5 billion tobacco black market and the criminal gangs who now dominate the industry. Nick ...

With the Federal Election edging closer, the Opposition has opened the floodgates on its nuclear policy, with MP Ted O'Brien an enthusiastic spokesperson. Dr Lee Duffield writes. AFTER TWO WEEKS of ...

The economy is a dominant issue in the Election. From now until polling day, Independent Australia will outline some key facts on the economy that put the kybosh on many of the myths, lies and ...

The Great Barrier grieves beneath the waves, in silence, cold and blue, Her gardens fade to ashen ghosts where once the colours grew. She whispers through the currents strong, a voice so faint, so ...

Short-term promises being made by the major parties in the lead-up to the election offer nothing more than the illusion of security, writes Dr Bronwyn Kelly. LAST WEEK, Australian Community Futures ...

Has Labor done a dodgy deal with the Liberals in Macnamara, or is it just another case of another Tory in Labor clothing? Peter Wicks writes. “I like fighting Tories. That's what I do.” These were the ...

Opening act? Dutton's work-from-home policy backflip.

After opposing Labor’s student capping legislation in late 2024, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has announced his own student capping policy. Dutton opposed Labor’s student capping legislation ...

It's difficult to know how insulting tariffs are when Donald Trump describes everything as 'beautiful', writes John Longhurst. THE SONG ‘Beautiful Day’ by U2 played in the background as Mick rotated ...

Australia needs a new and independent defence policy, which isn't reliant on the United States, writes Bevan Ramsden. THERE HAS BEEN a dramatic change in our strategic circumstances. The United States ...