Is Fraser Anning Australia's new Nazi Reichsleiter?

8 Jan 2019 | Anning knows he has no hope at the next election, but he could be eyeing a new leadership role ...  

Stuart Robert, Paul Pisasale and a tale of two Rolexes

7 Jan 2019 | Remember those Rolex watches gifted to Liberal MPs from a Chinese billionaire?  

PM Morrison fails to condemn racists and their rally

7 Jan 2019 | Despite many mainstream media reports, Scott Morrison did not condemn racism, nor did he condemn ...  

The Morrison Government takes Australia from bad to worse

7 Jan 2019 | It will be more of the same neoliberal policies from the Coalition in 2019, writes John Passant ...  

Media shake-up and the coming Federal election

5 Jan 2019 | 2018 saw big shifts in the media-scape that might have a bearing on the Federal election in the ...  

TOP IA STORY OF 2018: The overpopulation of Australia

3 Jan 2019 | The prize for most popular IA article for 2018 goes to Michael Bayliss for this March article on ...  

#2 TOP IA STORY OF 2018: The life of Barnaby

2 Jan 2019 | Happy New Year! 2018 may be over, but we still have to find out what was the most popular IA story ...  

#3 TOP IA STORY OF 2018: Dutton’s ‘rule of law’ comments could come to haunt him

31 Dec 2018 | Home Affairs Monster Peter Dutton kept himself in the news all through 2018, yet somehow his ...  

#6 TOP IA STORY OF 2018: Dutton's 'venal' policies turn on our closest neighbour, NZ

28 Dec 2018 | The Gestapo tactics of Australia's would-be Fuhrer, Peter Dutton, even turned towards Australia's ...  

#9 TOP IA STORY OF 2018: Barnaby Joyce and the Vikki Campion enigma

25 Dec 2018 | Barnaby Joyce's indiscretions with his former staffer dominated the media early in 2018. This ...  

#10 TOP IA STORY OF 2018: Why the faltering U.S. economy matters to Australia

24 Dec 2018 | Independent Australia starts its traditional holiday review of the year's most popular stories ...  

Wren's week: the Labor conference, neoliberalism, Andrew Broad and Majak Daw

23 Dec 2018 | This week, John Wren discusses the Labor's unity, the Coalition's pursuit of neoliberalism, Andrew ...  

Out of control: Expenses claims made by Federal politicians

22 Dec 2018 | The latest online dump of Federal politicians’ expenses claims by the IPEA is an exposé in ...  

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 neoliberalist downfall of energy and the NBN

21 Dec 2018 | Dr Evan Jones continues his examination of the effects of neoliberal economic policies, focusing ...  

Counterfeit humanitarianism: Bill Shorten at Labor’s National Conference

21 Dec 2018 | At the recent National Conference, Bill Shorten gave a speech on Labor's asylum seeker policy ...  

Are the Liberals really done for?

20 Dec 2018 | What's making voters tick and what messages will be communicated in the coming months as Liberals ...  

EDITORIAL EXCERPT: 2018 (partly) in review

20 Dec 2018 | IA looks back at an exhaustingly chaotic year in Australian politics.