The rule of law: Empty rhetoric from America?

27 Jan 2019 | Emeritus Professor Ramesh Thakur debunks the idea that America is a morally good, impartial ...  

Fear and loathing in San Francisco: The public transport system

27 Jan 2019 | San Francisco's public transport is a perfect example of the failure of modern infrastructure.  

Trump's America: Prison time for compassion

22 Jan 2019 | Four women are facing possible prison time for leaving jugs of water and canned food in the ...  

What does Japan’s whaling announcement actually mean?

22 Jan 2019 | What are the ramifications of Japan's decision to resume commercial whale hunts?  

Nuclear arms: A year of living dangerously

20 Jan 2019 | Last January, the Doomsday Clock was moved to two minutes to midnight — the closest it has ever ...  

Australian Government refuses asylum for Kremlin whistleblower

19 Jan 2019 | A British contractor who revealed secret Russian information is seeking asylum for his family to ...  

Brexit chaos: The failure of Westminster

18 Jan 2019 | As the Brexit saga continues with no solution in sight, it is worth reflecting on flaws in the ...  

Is Trump a necessary evil?

16 Jan 2019 | Trump is necessary to show us where democracy is failing but more than that, Trump is showing all ...  

Canada rescues Saudi teen Rahaf Al-Qunun — Australia asleep on the job

13 Jan 2019 | Rahaf Mohammed Al-Qunun, the Saudi teenage asylum seeker now sanctioned for Canadian citizenships ...  

Tory dysfunction continues for Morrison and May

9 Jan 2019 | Contributing editor-at-large Tess Lawrence looks at the parallels between the UK and Aussie Tory ...  

Dutton, Morrison and Prakash: The politicising of Muslim extremism

8 Jan 2019 | Dutton's removal of Neil Prakash's Australian citizenship has again focused attention on extremism ...  

#4 TOP IA STORY OF 2018: A Chinese base in Vanuatu — or a Fairfax beat-up?

30 Dec 2018 | One of Independent Australia's key roles is to expose mainstream media beat-ups, which Dr Martin ...  

EXCLUSIVE: First hand account of Indonesian tsunami apocalypse

26 Dec 2018 | Matt George reports from Indonesia where 429 have died and 150 are still missing after the cat ...  

Why we haven't seen the last of "immigrant caravans"

23 Dec 2018 | Reducing the amount of migrants and refugees will require cooperation, understanding and signif ...  

The people have spoken and Australia could be next

21 Dec 2018 | The recent yellow vest protests in France are an example of what frustration towards a Right-wing ...  

The Pentecostal Prime Minister and the Jerusalem embassy stunt

18 Dec 2018 | While the embassy stunt failed to secure Wentworth and may incite terrorist attacks, it does ...  

“Always follow your dreams”: One woman’s story from Cambodia

16 Dec 2018 | “You should always have a dream,” Rossokna told me. She’s a 39-year-old woman from Cambod ...  

British walk-out from Europe has been a long time coming

12 Dec 2018 | Debate in the British parliament over the Draft Agreement with Brussels has produced above all ...