The radioactive legacy of U.S.-led war in Iraq

23 Mar 2023 | An increasing number of birth defects have been reported in Iraq following the U.S. detonation of ...  

Lockdown fee scam yet another Liberal lurk

18 Mar 2023 | This is Part two of a story by Dr Evan Jones, which lays bare Liberal lurks, like the lockdown ...  

Liberal Party's shady operating dogs NSW Election

16 Mar 2023 | Ahead of the upcoming NSW Election, voters would do well to remember past Liberal manoeuvrings ...  

AFL's careless concussion calls could cost big bucks

9 Mar 2023 | Injury lawyers are preparing to file a class action suit against the AFL, which they say must ...  

Men, it's okay to show vulnerability

3 Mar 2023 | In a society that deems vulnerability as something that men shouldn't display, Brendan Foster ...  

The Qld end to the beginning for the failed War on Drugs?

23 Feb 2023 | IA applauds the Palaszcuk Queensland Labor Government's new stance on drug law enforcement ...  

EDITORIAL: The beginning of the end to the War on the Drugs? Labor takes first few steps

22 Feb 2023 | Independent Australia applauds the new approach of the Palaszczuk Queensland Labor Government to ...  

Progressive support for COVID lockdowns was a disaster

20 Feb 2023 | While a necessary life-saving measure, the COVID lockdowns caused massive damage to the economy ...  

Media silent on funding to improve mental health supports through lived experience

17 Feb 2023 | A recent announcement of the Albanese Government's funding for mental health lived experience has ...  

Drug policy change to MDMA welcome

16 Feb 2023 | Welcomed by many in the medical community, the Federal Government recently announced the resche ...  

Government dragging on better ways to help smokers pack it in

15 Feb 2023 | By legalising "snus", a smokeless tobacco product believed to be an effective tool for those try ...  

Body shaming: Food is not the enemy — food magazines just might be

4 Feb 2023 | The wellness industry has infiltrated even food magazines, using food-shaming language while ...  

Cat bites can be more dangerous than you think

25 Jan 2023 | Warning, if you own cats or have neighbourhood felines, you may not be aware of the significant ...  

Breaking the taboo side of porn

23 Jan 2023 | The stigma around pornography being a negative thing can be lifted if discussion about its posi ...  

People living inside our mental health system must not be left outside its reform

19 Jan 2023 | For too long, people with lived experience of mental health have been excluded from policy disc ...  

'Rules are rules' — unless we're talking elite sport in Australia

12 Jan 2023 | Tennis player and supposed public health menace Novak Djokovic was deported last year under the ...  

World COVID leaders no longer: Australia, New Zealand and Taiwan down in 2022

10 Jan 2023 | Data on COVID-19 deaths over the last 12 months offers lessons for the future.  

Labor continues Morrison Government's COVID chaos

9 Jan 2023 | Despite giving hope for better management of the COVID pandemic, the Albanese Government has only ...