The boy from Brunei: How Gay Radio changed the world

4 Mar 2017 | The story of Brooklyn Ross and his fast growing empire of online radio stations — GayPop.  

Talking tough on 18C from the safety of parliamentary privilege

1 Mar 2017 | If Section 18C restricts freedom of speech, "parliamentary privilege" should also be amended s ...  

The Australian's war on renewables

27 Feb 2017 | The Australian newspaper has not allowed facts to get in the way of a good story in its sustained ...  

Why does mainstream media sing from the same songsheet?

25 Feb 2017 | An informed population is a central safeguard of democracy, hence the need for a strong alterna ...  

Media Sauce: Global report shows we don’t trust elites or institutions

24 Feb 2017 | If we don't trust elites or institutions, can we trust ourselves?  

Milo and the alt-right: Is there honour even amongst morality’s dregs?

23 Feb 2017 | It's now OK to slander on grounds of race, sexual preference and gender but not paedophilia. Who ...  

Telum Media talks to Independent Australia political editor Dr Martin Hirst

19 Feb 2017 | What makes hard-working IA political editor Dr Martin Hirst tick? This Telum Media interview ...  

Media Sauce: Where’s BLeak when it comes to #FreeSpeech for cartoonists?

10 Feb 2017 | As Australian cartoonists step up support of colleagues in detention around the world, Bill Leak ...  

Media Sauce: How should the news media report Trump's presidency?

3 Feb 2017 | Doc Martin reviews the advice being given to reporters facing Donald Trump’s shock doctrine ...  

UK Fake News Inquiry: Old wine in new bottles

2 Feb 2017 | The UK inquiry into #fakenews seems rather pointless given it's been the foodstuff of certain ...  

The Australian flag on Invasion Day: To burn or not to burn?

29 Jan 2017 | The authorities and the media have rushed to vilify and prosecute peaceful Australia Day protes ...  

Battlelines are now drawn in the war against transparency and truth

21 Jan 2017 | Alan Austin has a few tactics to help us win the oncoming war against #fakenews and #posttruth ...  

Media Sauce: #Trumpistan — where to find the real and unreal news on Trump

20 Jan 2017 | Following the #Trumpistan presidency? Here's a guide to the best news sources.  

Dossiers and make believe: The CIA, Trump and unverified news

16 Jan 2017 | The concept of fake news has been turned inside out with the latest Trump dossier scandal, writes ...  

Environmental spin: An example of media disunity on renewable energy

14 Jan 2017 | We can’t keep ignoring the enormous elephant that is renewable energy in our economic policy ...  

Media Sauce: Who to believe of Trump's #goldenshowers and honeytraps

13 Jan 2017 | Doc Martin examines the latest salacious reports that Putin set a honeytrap for Trump and asks ...  

Happy News Year!

3 Jan 2017 | Contributing editor-at-large Tess Lawrence reviews the year that was and begins 2017 with a good ...  

IA #1 top story of 2016: A letter from Duncan Storrar

31 Dec 2016 | Vilified by News Corp after speaking out on ABC Q&A, Duncan Storrar's heartfelt letter was IA's ...