Australia's print media needs urgent reform

20 Mar 2013 |   The print media in Australia has deteriorated to a point it may never recover, says ...  

News of Labor's death has been severely exaggerated

16 Mar 2013 |   The mainstream media are doing their best to skew the debate and misrepresent in the ...  

Why I'm not celebrating Australia Day

26 Jan 2013 | Why don't we celebrate Australia Day on a day all Australians can get behind. David Donovan ...  

The Christmas Tree Concert

24 Dec 2012 | Independent Australia has a family of regular commentators, and first among equals is Ken Marsh ...  

Sub-tropical Fascism (Part 6): Stealing elections

2 Dec 2012 | In this final part of his six part series on Australian fascism, Dr George Venturini looks at ...  

Sub-tropical Fascism (Part 4): A State of fear

18 Nov 2012 | In this fourth part of his six part series on Australian fascism, Dr George Venturini considers ...  

Sub-tropical Fascism (Part 3): Business, Unions and the Arts

11 Nov 2012 | In this third part of his six part series on Australian fascism, Dr George Venturini considers ...  

Sub-tropical Fascism (Part 2): Media insecurity

4 Nov 2012 | In the second of a six part series on Australian fascism by Dr George Venturini, he looks at ...  

Save Parkes Place ― because symbols matter

3 Nov 2012 | When Charles and Camilla visit Canberra, they will officially rename Parkes Place as Queen Eliz ...  

The ghost of Australia past

29 Oct 2012 | In Australia's headlong rush towards progress and affluence, have we lost something that previo ...  

Sub-tropical Fascism (Part 1): Nationalism and patriotism

28 Oct 2012 | Here we present the first in a jolting six part series by Dr George Venturini; here, he looks at ...  

Getting the Order right for Tendulkar

17 Oct 2012 | Senior correspondent Barry Everingham wishes the mainstream media would do their research about ...  

Improving on Federalism

4 Oct 2012 | The federal structure of government should be abandoned, writes Dr Klaas Woldring, as it's a ...  

Welcome Spring and National Wattle Day

1 Sep 2012 | Today is the 20th anniversary of the declaration of ‘National Wattle Day’, writes Dr Glenn ...  

Why Gillard will win

13 Aug 2012 | Victoria Rollison believes a fearful electorate in an uncertain economic world will help Julia ...  

Damien Hooper and the Indigenous Australian flag

3 Aug 2012 | When Indigenous Australian boxer Damien Cooper displayed an Aboriginal flag before competing at ...  

Monarchists lacking in Human Development

31 Jul 2012 | According to Australians for Crowned Ridiculousness, monarchies are better places to live in ...  

The Legend of Wunda Woman

25 Jul 2012 | It isn't necessary to fund chaplains in schools, says Graham Jackson; that money would be better ...