Literature
IA Writing Competition: APRIL WINNERS!

Independent Australia is proud to announce our very first IA Writing Competition winners!   
Hanging Ned Kelly: A glimpse into the underbelly of Colonial Victoria

A new book on the life and crimes of Ned Kelly goes deeper into the history surrounding the ...  
BOOK REVIEW: The Coast

The Coast reminds us of a dark episode in Australia's past, writes Fi Peel.   
Calling all writers, IA wants you!

Independent Australia is proud to announce a competition to showcase some of our most talented ...  
Celebrating some of our Great Australian Places

Jim Kable reviews a new book by Graham Seal featuring stories of the funny, curious and downright ...  
Insiders and outsiders: The dispute at the heart of Australian politics

Political philosopher Tim Dunlop's new book encourages electoral change beyond two-party politics ...  
ScoMo bites dog! Read all about it in Niki Savva's new book

A new book by former News Corp journalist Niki Savva reveals an unrelentingly critical account of ...  
Power and Consent: An urgent call to end sexual harassment

Rachel Doyle’s Power and Consent is an important book, writes Amanda McLeod.  
For democracy to triumph, economic and social well-being must coexist

Jim Kable reviews a new book by Rory Ellison, which thoroughly examines our national systems and ...  
Another Australia: Exploring cultural diversity

Elizabeth Spiegel shares her thoughts on a new book in which 12 diverse writers reveal another ...  
A world without black and white

Bazza and Old Mate explore the mysteries: memory, colour and a world without black and white.  
Giorgia Meloni should return Italy to Middle-earth

The future of Italy will soon be in the hands of a woman inspired by the hobbits of J.R.R. Tolk ...  
Lockdown: Rethinking Australia's pandemic performance

Tony Adams and Romaine Rutnam unpack Chip Le Grand's new book, 'Lockdown', which advocates that ...  
BOOK REVIEW: Don't Look Away — A memoir of identity and acceptance

The story of Dani Laidley is an uncompromising tale of inspiration, as told in her new autobiog ...  
Portraits of the Soul — A lifetime of images with Bill McAuley

A new book by former award-winning photojournalist Bill McAuley delivers engaging stories and ...  
Rushdie flayed by fellow novelists  — assassins still out there

Rather than vilification, the honourable response from fellow novelists to the 1989 fatwa conde ...  
IA Book Club: The Shipwreck by Larry Writer

For anyone living in Sydney immediately after 20 August 1857, the main topic of conversation was ...  
IA BOOK CLUB: The Ballad of Abdul Wade

Ryan Butta's moving story of "Harry" – the first camel to enter Australia – and the hidden hi ...  

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