Favours, deals and deception: Mining in Queensland

15 Dec 2019 | Sand mining will finally end at the last mine on North Stradbroke Island, off Brisbane, when the ...  

BRISBANE EVENT: Justice for Julian

9 Dec 2019 | Independent Australia is co-hosting a public event together with the Queensland Council for ...  

Community bands together to fight devastating drought

5 Dec 2019 | They call themselves the Sunshine Coast Water Angels.   

Queensland's National Party $52.5 million land scandal

30 Nov 2019 | In the National Party's final days, a plot of land in the Brisbane CBD was purchased by the ...  

More mental health funding is needed in Queensland’s rural areas

21 Oct 2019 | Due to lack of funding, counsellors in rural Queensland are being overworked and having resources ...  

BOOK REVIEW: The Most Dangerous Detective: The Outrageous Glen Patrick Hallahan

12 Oct 2019 | Dr John Jiggens reviews a book that explores the dark underbelly of Queensland police corruption ...  

Palaszczuk Government sets us back to the Joh era

11 Oct 2019 | While progress has been made towards empowering women in Queensland politics, there is still much ...  

Littleproud fiddles while Australia burns

12 Sep 2019 | As bushfires ravage Australia, David Littleproud and the entire Coalition appear deaf, dumb and ...  

EDITORIAL: Littleproud fiddles while Australia burns

11 Sep 2019 | Asked about the role of climate change in the Queensland and NSW fires, Littleproud stated that ...  

Remembering Bjelke-Petersen's abject reign

8 Sep 2019 | Life under Joh was no joke. In fact, for a lot of people it was downright dangerous, writes ...  

Brush-tailed rock wallaby on the brink of extinction

1 Sep 2019 | The brush-tailed rock wallaby is critically endangered in Victoria but only listed as vulnerable ...  

The cost of the Adani mine on the planet's health and our own

15 Jun 2019 | Continuing the use of coal as an energy source will not only further cripple the environment but ...  

Morrison's victory was built on Australian identity politics

1 Jun 2019 | Identity politics is not only within the orbit of the left: it was harnessed by the Coalition to ...  

Will the Coalition lose after all?

28 Apr 2019 | With so many right-wing candidates in Queensland, do Labor and the Greens stand a chance to ...  

The women changing Australia are mainly in Queensland

24 Apr 2019 | The six top leadership positions in Queensland are all held by women but the mainstream media has ...  

A day of celebration: The Human Rights Act

10 Mar 2019 | The passage of the Human Rights Act strengthens democracy and the accountability of governments. ...  

Not enough: The Government's neglect of our "devastated" koalas

5 Mar 2019 | The Government appears to have no interest in ensuring the longevity of one of our national ...  

Disaster narratives: Flooding in Townsville

7 Feb 2019 | Dr Binoy Kampmark takes a look at the good, bad and politically ugly side of the Townsville ...