Politics
Working class solidarity the antidote to the rise of the Far-Right

Fascism emerges during times of economic stress to protect the interests of the capitalist class ...  
AUKUS: Australia's $368 billion boondoggle

Scott Morrison’s economy-crippling AUKUS boondoggle cost $368 billion for eight nuclear subma ...  
Australia’s social media ban offers lessons for the Netherlands

Dutch researchers use Australia's social media ban as a case study to find ways to make digi ...  
People-led democracy is the answer to Australia's political malaise

As governments become increasingly disconnected from public needs, people-led inquiries and ...  
The gambling ad battle exposing Australia's trust crisis

A clear public demand for gambling reform is colliding with a growing belief that governments ...  
How Pauline Hanson turned grievance into political power

Pauline Hanson has built a political career on grievance and outsider appeal, but her growing ...  
How the Right radicalised its own voters

Mainstream conservative parties helped create the conditions for the Far-Right's rise by norm ...  
Pauline Hanson targets multiculturalism while ignoring the real crisis

Pauline Hanson’s National Press Club speech raised real problems such as housing, energy costs ...  
What Catiline tells us about Trump and democratic decline

Donald Trump is often treated as an aberration, but history suggests otherwise.  
No, Pauline, 63 per cent of Australians do not use candles

Pollsters and newsrooms are culpable for Australia’s worst media failure in recent memory.  
Electoral reform and education essential to eliminate populist politics

The working and administration of Australia's existing election system is competent and resp ...  
One Nation now importing Farage's grievance politics

The moment a society can describe a real injustice only in the vocabulary of extremists, the ...  
Corporate Australia wants fewer rules? Give us fewer reasons to demand them

Trust in Australian business has been strained after years of corporate scandals and widening ...  
How governments are greenlighting nature's decline

New environmental offset rules, weak oversight and bureaucratic complexity are accelerating ...  
Make Australia fair dinkum again

Rising inequality, not immigration, lies at the heart of the nation's growing social and econ ...  
Pauline Hanson, Joh Bjelke-Petersen and the IA story

IA founder Dave Donovan explains why holding politicians like Joe Bjelke-Petersen and Pauline ...  
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EDITORIAL: Pauline Hanson, Joh Bjelke-Petersen and the story of Independent Australia 

In a moving personal account, founder Dave Donovan explains why holding politicians like Joe ...  
Hanson and the media: an unholy alliance of the ruling class

Pauline Hanson’s National Press Club speech has been widely reported as a glorious victory for ...  
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