Coalition-Xenophon deal scraps media diversity along with ownership control

18 Sep 2017 | Public interest journalism is the loser in a deal which will allow media moguls to wield even ...  

EDITORIAL: Bearing Ten gifts

16 Sep 2017 | It sometimes seems difficult to tell whether Nick Xenophon is an idiot or an evil genius.  

How the Turnbull Government, big business and the ABC fool the gullible

6 Sep 2017 | The mainstream media – including the ABC – are in lock step with the Government in misrepor ...  

Dishonesty and misinformation in politics, law and life

31 Aug 2017 | One of the most frustrating aspects of following Australian politics is watching the political ...  

Ten, CBS and the Murdochs

30 Aug 2017 | The big news this week was number one U.S. television network CBS coming in to snatch Channel Ten ...  

'The Australian' cons the capable as well as the cranks on Section 18C

30 Aug 2017 | Cindy Prior's Section 18C case may be over but the malicious Murdoch media campaign against the ...  

IA submission to the Future Of Public Interest Journalism Inquiry

23 Aug 2017 | One of the news stories you may easily have missed, what with the eclipse in America and the ...  

Public Interest Journalism Inquiry: Xenophon accuses Google of bullying

23 Aug 2017 | A Senate select committee holding hearings into the crisis in public interest journalism has ...  

One Nation ABC deal continues to haunt Turnbull Government

21 Aug 2017 | The ABC is the Turnbull Government's bargaining chip for right-wing support and implied guaran ...  

Independent Australia in the Press Gallery

16 Aug 2017 | Firstly, a heart-felt thank you to all our supporters who contributed to getting Independent ...  

Government bargains ABC in deals with Pauline Hanson and David Leyonhjelm

16 Aug 2017 | Desperate to pass its media reform bill, the Turnbull Government is bargaining the ABC for support ...  

Internet Australia continues to call out #NBNFail amid media attacks

9 Aug 2017 | NFP Internet Australia continues its criticism of the failure of the NBN despite ongoing attempts ...  

Turnbull's 'finest moment' versus the truth about the leaked Trump phone call

7 Aug 2017 | The leaked transcript of a phone call between Turnbull and Trump is a master class on "truthful ...  

On the Beach 2017

6 Aug 2017 | Nevil Shute's masterpiece 'On the Beach' conveys an urgent warning of how close we may be to ...  

The long crucifixion of Gillian Triggs

4 Aug 2017 | The Coalition Government spent years demonising Gillian Triggs for daring to prick their consci ...  

Terror bomb plot: Quick Australia, get under the doona covers!

2 Aug 2017 | Jim Pembroke ponders Malcolm Turnbull's impressive fear-mongering that has accompanied the latest ...  

EDITORIAL: Weapons of mince destruction and Rupert Murdoch’s safe

2 Aug 2017 | The lesson this week is that the Government is telling us lies, but the mainstream media doesn’t ...  

Plane bomb plots, airport security and elaborate kitchen appliances

1 Aug 2017 | Reports of Sydney raids involving an alleged plot to bring down a plane were instantly elevated to ...