Abbott's attack on youth: The birth of a lost generation

19 May 2014 | The misguided policies of the Abbott Government will turn young people who need a little help from ...  

Melbourne March in May

19 May 2014 | Gee's take on the amazing Melbourne March in May demonstrations.  

Sydney March in May: A glorious day of fun and indignation

19 May 2014 | A beautiful day, clear skies, and a strange atmospheric mix of indignation and party greeted the ...  

Voluntary action for sustainable and resilient cities won't be enough

19 Mar 2014 | Voluntary action in building design is unlikely to be able to achieve sweeping results in “gr ...  

Personal responsibility or pawning off accountability

7 Mar 2014 | The Government's creed of 'personal responsibility' is all about fobbing off its responsibilities ...  

March in March Australia: A national protest against the Abbott Government

21 Feb 2014 | What was originally developed as a single protest to be held outside of Parliament House has since ...  

In pursuit of happiness

17 Feb 2014 | Modern Western culture is all about instant self-gratification — but this is not the path to ...  

Are we becoming a selfish society?

13 Feb 2014 | The way our politics is becoming increasingly focussed on individual gain gives Raffaele Piccolo ...  

No country for old men — or women

6 Feb 2014 | The WHO estimates that by mid-century, two billion people will be over 60 years old — but rather ...  

The Andrews announcement

21 Jan 2014 | Bob Ellis reflects on Kevin Andrews’ announcement today that public support for underprivileged ...  

Australia's ageing tsunami and the coming aged care catastrophe

16 Jan 2014 | Aged care in Australia has become people farming where a crop of people produce profits all year ...  

Open letter to Cory Bernardi and Paul Sheehan from a single mother

15 Jan 2014 | Julie Boyd writes an open letter to Cory Bernardi and Paul Sheehan, regarding their recent harsh ...  

Building a safer bushfire future (Part 3)

13 Jan 2014 | With hundreds of firefighters battling devastating blazes in Perth and dozens of houses being ...  

Yearning for the sea

15 Dec 2013 | With more of us are living in a virtual world, we are becoming lonelier, yet more afraid of ...  

EDITORIAL: The FIGJAM philanthropist (Part Two)

12 Jul 2018 | Independent Australia delves further into Malcolm Turnbull’s claim that he donates his entire ...  

Who’s Afraid of Hizb ut-Tahrir?

17 Oct 2013 | Rather than banning radical Islamic groups in Australia like Tony Abbott says he intends, we ...  

Campbell Newman's casino gamble royale

15 Oct 2013 | Queensland Premier Campbell Newman wants seven casinos in Queensland to lure in the "whales". But ...