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After the Apology: Why forced adoption Is not settled history

Forced adoption in Australia is often treated as a closed chapter, but the record tells a diffe ...  
Political books that still influence Australian public debate

Books don't just sit on shelves. They move ideas. They nudge conversation. In Australia, ce ...  
Indigenous scholarships having positive impact on student success

According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), school completion rates for ...  
Australia Day 2026 violently exposes deep national divisions

If the aim of Australia Day is to promote national unity and social cohesion, writes Dave Donovan ...  
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EDITORIAL: Australia Day 2026 violently displayed the deep divisions in our nation

There’s an old saw about tourists in Ireland pulling up to the side of the road to ask a local ...  
Privacy failures driving psychological harm and suicide

Australia’s long-standing failure to protect privacy is contributing to psychological harm and ...  
With crime decreasing, Australia has far too many citizens in gaol

The latest prisoner numbers raise several important questions.  
#6 TOP IA STORY OF 2025: ABC'S feeble defence confirms abject failure to report Labor fairly

One of the Labor Government's constant challenges is getting the Australian media to fairly repo ...  
Silence on the Australian Wars no longer an option

A landmark new book, expanding on Rachel Perkins’ acclaimed documentary, confronts the truth of ...  
INDY EYE VIDEO PODCAST: Media legend Jeff McMullen joins IA

Media legend Dr Jeff McMullen AM shares his thoughts on Donald Trump and the conservative ...  
Child suicide in care: A tragedy the State won’t count

Systemic data gaps and secrecy are masking a national crisis in child protection.  
Tasting the truth: Australia’s native cuisine reclaims its power

Native ingredients reveal a story of abundance long obscured by colonial tastes and it’s time ...  
Lionel Rose — a champion revealed

Indigenous Australian boxing world champion Lionel Rose become one of Australia's most famo ...  
Albanese Government’s COP31 push leaves First Nations out in the cold

Despite a Pacific charm offensive, the Albanese Government’s COP31 campaign risks collapse as ...  
Why Keating’s greatest speeches still matter after the Voice failed

Paul Keating’s Redfern and War Memorial speeches, written over 30 years ago, remain a powerful ...  
Long may Liberal Jacinta Nampijinpa Price say the quiet bits out loud

Senator Jacinta Price’s blunt words have thrown the Liberal Party’s quiet racism strategy into ...  
Synchronicity and the legacy of colonial killings

A shocking coincidence uncovers a family link to Australia’s hidden history of massacres, ...  
Justice denied: Prisoner rights missing in WA’s broken system

Western Australia’s rising prison population exposes systemic neglect, with overcrowding, ...  
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