Watch out for the Walking Dead

5 Oct 2013 | In the last few years, zombies have taken over post-apocalyptic fiction, TV and films from their ...  

Occupy 2.0

22 Sep 2013 | Two years after the Occupy Movement kicked off, a new peaceful protest movement has arisen in its ...  

Tony Abbott’s dodgy Pollie Pedal expense claims

8 Jun 2013 | Tony Abbott is, by the standards of most Australians, a very wealthy man ― so why does he claim ...  

West Melbourne Salvos rival Crusaders in mayhem?

6 Jun 2013 | The Salvation Army are being paid big money to house violent criminals in West Melbourne – who ...  

The King of all battles: wind farm vs golf course vs shearwater

5 Jun 2013 | The nation's biggest wind farm development on King Island is being threatened by golf course ...  

Blacktown Council sells off the deep end

30 May 2013 | Blacktown mayor Len Robinson is a strata manager by trade and so it is noticeable that local land ...  

Is Monsanto killing our bees?

28 May 2013 | Many thousands of people gathered in 436 cities around the world on the weekend to protest against ...  

A bully in paradise

27 May 2013 | Living on one of the Southern Moreton Bay Islands may seem close to paradise, but residents are up ...  

The Hoddle Street mass murderer's PreyStation

24 May 2013 | Hoddle Street mass murderer Julian Knight wants a PlayStation in his prison cell; Tess Lawrence ...  

The Young Diggers and the dogs of peace

25 Apr 2013 | On ANZAC Day, Peter Wicks takes a look at a terrific organisation that’s helping returned ...  

Tom Waterhouse and the election

23 Apr 2013 | Coming from a long line of TAB tragics, Ross Jones takes a look at the odds on offer for the ...  

The Christmas Tree Concert

24 Dec 2012 | Independent Australia has a family of regular commentators, and first among equals is Ken Marsh ...  

The Volunteers Day Angels

5 Dec 2012 | On Volunteers Day, Peter 'Wings' Wicks asks you to support a very good cause — without even ...  

The Royal Correctorate into child abuse

20 Nov 2012 | It has overwhelming public popularity, but Frank O’Shea asks whether a Royal Commission into ...  

The uncharitable IPA

30 Oct 2012 | Under its disingenous guise of protecting privacy and freedom, the IPA yesterday again attacked ...  

Politicians pushing down the poor

19 Oct 2012 | The Prime Minister cutting single parent benefits on the same day as her famous feminist inspired ...  

Online bullying, hate mail and self-interested cyber trolls

9 Sep 2012 | The Charlotte Dawson troll saga shocked many Australians, with revelations of vile tweets, death ...  

Violent Femmes' Brian Ritchie interviewed about #GlobalNOISE

2 Sep 2012 | IA goes experimental – after an introduction by artist and Occupy Melbourne activist Carl ...