Politics
The A to Z of who Pauline Hanson does and does not represent

Pauline Hanson always tells us who she doesn't represent – those of whom she's had a gutful †...  
Gina is generous with other people's money

Gina Rinehart's plan for Australia is a holy trinity of sorts: microchips, Elon Musk’s comm ...  
Future PHON fiefdom: Australia's Mad Max monoculture

Now that Aunty Pauline has been elected as our new prime minister, I am entitled, as a white ...  
BOOK REVIEW: Making Progress: How good policy happens

To turn a great idea into a change in the real world, you need effective policy.  
After Pauline Hanson, Richard Marles makes more sense

Richard Marles' warning that xenophobia weakens Australia's strategic relationships took on new si ...  
'Out-One-Nationing One Nation’, with Angus Taylor and the Mad Monk

With Angus Taylor as Leader, Abbott in the back room and Hanson now the legacy media's new pet, ...  
Why Australia's aged care reforms are already under scrutiny

Australia's aged care reforms promise better standards, but questions remain over affordability ...  
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EDITORIAL: Out-One-Nationing One Nation’, with Angus Taylor and the Mad Monk

It must be hard being the party of the Right when your entire raison d'ĂŞtre is under threat. ...  
Britain's push for proportional representation leaves Australia behind

Britain's growing push for proportional representation is shining a spotlight on Australia's ow ...  
IA celebrates 16 years of truth telling

Independent Australia turns 16 today, 24 June 2026.  
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 ...  

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