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Pumpkin tortillas: Using leftover food wisely

Keeping an informed eye on food is essential in preventing waste and early expiration — it also ...  
Creative ways to solve Australia's homelessness crisis

It's clear, even to harbourside mansion dwellers, that there's an accommodation crisis right ...  
Where there is 'woke', there is fire

Having constructive debates, rather than resorting to name-calling, is the way forward for a ...  
Economic security is crucial to a prospering Australian arts scene

It is important for arts workers and the arts industry to have access to insurance, writes Leya ...  
Remembering Gordon Lightfoot: Tears at 'Sundown'

Canadian folk sensation Gordon Lightfoot, best known for his deeply heartfelt songs about various ...  
Ed Sheeran's courtroom blues behind him

IA's music man David Kowalski unpacks the uproar around Ed Sheeran, who has been to court – ...  
VIDEO: Independent Australia's Word on the Street

IA founder Dave Donovan hit the streets of Surfers Paradise recently to chat to the locals in the ...  
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'Landmark' migration review slams years of Coalition mismanagement

The Minister of Home Affairs, Clare O'Neil, unveiled the latest review of Australia's migration ...  
Lab-grown meat: It's growing legs locally

Let's not mince words. Cultivated meat is making a global push with its potential to eliminate the ...  
Courts set to grapple with 'defamation by AI chatbots'

Pursuing legal redress for defamation by AI chatbots like ChatGPT will likely prove fraught ...  
Killing LGBTQ+ events to counter Far-Right rabble won't work

Part of supporting LGBTQ+ people is arranging events that include them and finding ways to defend ...  
Boom in international students could have unintended consequences

The current boom in international students may end abruptly and in tears, writes Dr Abul Rizvi. ...  
The 'radical centre' needs to reclaim the debate around immigration

Migration has benefits, but it is politically, socially and economically concerning on a mass ...  
Disabled access in the arts a shared responsibility

While there is a great deal of goodwill in the arts, more must be done to identify and address ...  
Pokies have destroyed Australia's live music scene

Poker machines have destroyed livelihoods and they also deprived up-and-coming bands of a start in ...  
Men, it's okay to show vulnerability

In a society that deems vulnerability as something that men shouldn't display, Brendan Foster ...  
Times are tough for the average Australian

Rising interest rates are hitting ordinary Australians where it hurts.  
Remembering Burt Bacharach: A songwriter for the ages

Burt Bacharach, one of the most brilliant and successful songwriters, composers and music prod ...  
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