Independent Australia is one of Australia's most popular news websites, with thousands of people reading IA stories every day.
Our stories come from our talented editorial team, our regular columnists and a host of contributors from Australia and around the world.
Contributing is easy. Read the guidelines below and simply email your article to submissions@independentaustralia.net.
Independent Australia complies with the MEAA’s Code of Ethics. We recommend you familiarise yourself with it before submitting your piece. We also have reference to the ACMA Code of Conduct.
IA is also a member of the Australian Press Council, which enforces ethics and standards in Australia's print media.
Independent Australia has a rigorous feedback and complaints policy so please ensure all submissions are factually accurate and checked thoroughly.
Please also ensure you inform IA editorial staff if you have a conflict of interest pertaining to any article you submit.
We publish on every topic and all our stories have an underlying thread — a desire to right wrongs and injustices, and to make the world a better place.
Our main editorial focus is on federal politics, democracy, the environment, human rights, Australian identity, Indigenous issues, economics, finance, health, law and the justice system.
Pique our interest with original content or a fresh slant on a current issue. Look for issues the mainstream media isn’t reporting, or take a different angle than the mainstream media. We are looking for new ideas, not the same old spin.
Submissions should be sent in Word or Word-compatible file format. Please do not use a PDF file due to formatting problems.
Your pieces will be looked on much more favourably if they conform to IA's style. You can find the latest version of the Independent Australia style guide HERE.
IA’s preferred article length is between 700 and 1,200 words — with 700 being more preferred than 1,200. The minimum length we will accept is 350 words.
In very exceptional circumstances, we will consider longer articles but this is rare and usually relates to investigative pieces.
Try to keep your sentences short and choose shorter words. If you’re unsure, run your article through a readability index tool (like this one).
As we receive a large number of submissions, contributors who provide clean copy will not only save us time but will receive priority for publication.
Where not covered in the IA style guide, we recommend The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation.
Always provide links and references (preferably to primary sources or credible institutions) to back up any claims, as well as quotes. We also appreciate it if you could link any names not easily recognised by our readers.
IA is proud of the fact that our readers can check all claims and quotes, and satisfy themselves that our sources are credible.
Images and graphs from other news sites may violate the MEAA Code of Ethics. Please ensure you attribute the sources and licence details of any images, graphs and multimedia used.
The provision of a title and a summary is the best way to pitch your story to us. (Note: titles and summaries supplied by you are working titles only, and will likely not be used if the piece is published.)
Please provide a list of keywords, terms, phrases, real names, places and so on. Known as "search engine optimisation" (SEO), this helps direct traffic to your article from search engines like Google.
Please make sure you let us know if your piece has been previously published elsewhere. Our preference is for previously unpublished work but if we choose to republish your submission, the original source must be credited.
If you are a new contributor, you will also need to contribute a short bio – written in the third person – and a profile picture.
For a list of IA contributors and their bios, click HERE.
All the best!
Michelle Pini | Managing Editor
*PLEASE NOTE: Barring exceptional circumstances, articles chosen for publication on Independent Australia will not be taken down.
**Submissions received between 30 May and 18 August 2023 may be eligible for our writing competition as detailed above.
(Updated 17 October 2023)
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