Fourth Estate: The third political force

7 Jul 2015 | The Australian commercial media are the unacknowledged third force in Australian politics, writes ...  

A Tale of Two Tonys: Whose side are you on?

7 Jul 2015 | When Tony Abbott called for heads to roll at the ABC, he invokes the “death cult” rhetoric he ...  

Marriage equality and the 'Not Alone' Catholic Vote video's crocodile tears

5 Jul 2015 | Catholic Vote’s attempt at ‘viral content’ to combat widespread community support for ...  

The Abbott gang's damaging war on the ABC

27 Jun 2015 | Tony Abbott's war on the ABC will cause him far more hurt than it will cause the ABC, says Bob ...  

The Killing Season exposes Australia’s malicious media

27 Jun 2015 | ABC TV’s 'Killing Season' has not only exposed the rot in the Labor and Liberal parties but also ...  

The Mallah brouhaha puts the spotlight on our civil liberties

27 Jun 2015 | In the brouhaha following Zaky Mallah's appearance on Monday's Q and A, little attention has been ...  

Hands off the ABC: Turnbull should resign his commission

25 Jun 2015 | The Abbott Government’s political interference into public broadcasting has just got serious ...  

Zaky Mallah and the bluster and BS from Abbott and his Newscorp drones

24 Jun 2015 | Ignore the feigned outrage of the Abbott gang and their News Corpse cronies over Zaky Mallah's ...  

Happy fifth birthday, Independent Australia

24 Jun 2015 | Independent Australia turns five today. History editor Dr Glenn Davies looks back over the last ...  

Sunday Times’ concocted Snowden story: Journalism at its worst

18 Jun 2015 | It seems extraordinary that a man like Rupert Murdoch can make a fortune by hiring shonkey repo ...  

Paying people smugglers: News Corp covers up for Abbott on story of the year

15 Jun 2015 | Last week, we saw one of the biggest political stories of the year has broken, but The Weekend ...  

What are Abbott and Hockey really trying to achieve? How the media deceive voters

14 Jun 2015 | Australia's manipulative mainstream media deliberately glosses over the astounding economic ...  

Is The Sun king on his way out?

13 Jun 2015 | The announcement this week that James Murdoch will take over from his father Rupert as CEO of ...  

Is capitalism the problem as falling returns dry up?

5 Jun 2015 | Investment as a consequence of falling returns is drying up. If that trend continues then the ...  

Terri Butler on Abbott's citizenship: Not gagged, just not interested

2 Jun 2015 | The Labor MP who was sent a letter to Tony Abbott about his dual citizenship, Terri Butler, says ...  

Never enough mud: Fairfax keep slinging slurs and smears at Craig Thomson

2 Jun 2015 | Fairfax's rabid wild dog attacks on Craig Thomson continued yesterday, with Heath Aston piling on ...  

The voice of an Australian republic

25 May 2015 | Every tribe needs a home and for Australian republicans, Independent Australia is it, says history ...  

'Ag-gag' laws expose Coalition's freedom of speech hypocrisy

25 May 2015 | New laws proposing to fine and/or gaol animal welfare activists for exposing animal cruelty shows ...