Politics
A decade of declining violence worldwide, except in the USA and Latin America

The latest data shows murder rates continue to fall worldwide, but with some countries defying the ...  
Quality of life in U.S. in freefall, China's rising

China is rising. America is in decline. It is a statement of fact.  
It is time to question Australia's COVID-19 response

It seems that we have forgotten the pandemic or the lessons of the pandemic.  
'Power of the people' derails Melbourne's neo-Nazis

If not for the anti-fascists who gathered at Parliament House in Melbourne last week, a group of ...  
VIDEO: IA's Word on the Street — Broadbeach on the Budget

IA founder Dave Donovan took to the Broadbeach Mall on the Gold Coast to ask locals their thoughts ...  
Why nuclear power won’t work in Australia — yet another explainer

While the Liberal Party continues its push for nuclear power in Australia, there are many reasons ...  
Medicare reform requires radical thinking

With reports of GPs struggling to keep up with the costs of running their practices and increased ...  
Westpac no-show after public humiliation at first bank closures hearing

After a humiliating round of questioning over bank closures, Westpac chose to sit out the next ...  
Julian Assange unleashed a revolution in journalism

Despite criticisms, the work done by Julian Assange in exposing the truth cements his status as ...  
NSW ICAC finds disturbing details of Liberal Party's far-Right faction

The NSW ICAC has launched a major probe into allegations that key NSW Liberal Party figures were ...  
Big Australia needn't be a taboo subject

It should be possible to talk about the positives of an alternative future for Australia without ...  
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Dutton's visa mess too big for Budget to fix

While the recent Budget made a start, the visa integrity disaster left by the previous Coalition ...  
America’s humiliations just keep piling up

Multiple events in the USA this month have dismayed, disturbed and disgusted the watching world ...  
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 ...  
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Nothing 'Honourable' about scandal-ridden Stuart Robert's tipped retirement

L-NP politician Stuart Robert announced his intention to retire – for 'family reasons' – ...  
POEM: A tale of two Murdochs

This poem is an IA Writing Competition (fiction category) entry.  
Drug trade secrets buried with corrupt cop

Former disgraced Queensland Police Commissioner Terry Lewis has died — along with him, the truth ...