Politics
Bridging visa backlog a sign of poor system health

Dealing with the backlog of people stuck on bridging visas has to be part of the plan to reduce ...  
AUSVOTES ECONOMIC FACTS #7: Under Labor, Australia is more productive

The economy is a dominant issue in the Election. From now until polling day, Independent Australia ...  
Satellite and 6G technology set to revolutionise emergency services

The Labor Government is considering legislation to mandate access to the 000 emergency service ...  
David Littleproud hints at civil rights removal for Indigenous kids

Nationals Leader David Littleproud is pushing for the removal of the civil rights of child offe ...  
Australia must break ties with U.S. on defence

Australia needs a new and independent defence policy, which isn't reliant on the United Stat ...  
Zionist ties see Labor members betrayed in Victoria

Has Labor done a dodgy deal with the Liberals in Macnamara, or is it just another case of another ...  
AUSVOTES ECONOMIC FACTS #6: Coalition taxing at a record high, not Labor

The economy is a dominant issue in the Election. From now until polling day, Independent Australia ...  
Ted O'Brien fires up over Coalition nuclear debate

With the Federal Election edging closer, the Opposition has opened the floodgates on its nuclear ...  
Tobacco policy hell sets open season for black market

Over the past month, major investigations have been conducted into Australia’s $5 billion ...  
AUSVOTES ECONOMIC FACTS #5: Labor building on a better future

The economy is a dominant issue in the Election. From now until polling day, Independent Australia ...  
Past performance backs Labor as better economic bet

Over time, academic, popular, local and foreign journal analyses show that Labor governments have ...  
Beautiful? Or just plain tariff-ic

It's difficult to know how insulting tariffs are when Donald Trump describes everything as 'bea ...  
Liberal Party reshuffles misogynists in the seat of Whitlam

The Liberal Party is like a members-only boys' club — except the boys aren't there when memb ...  
Trump’s tariff pause a high-stakes gamble with the world

Trump's pause on tariffs has led to a global game of political chess and could steer the worl ...  
One phone call to Trump could give Dutton an election edge

There is a possibility of Peter Dutton gaining the initiative in the election lead-up by getting ...  
Factchecking the leaders on cost of living, budget repair and Gaza

In a rare memorable moment during a rather desultory Federal election leaders’ debate on Tuesday ...  
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EDITORIAL: Factchecking the leaders on cost of living, budget repair and Gaza

IA unpicks claims claims made by Dutton during this week’s debate about inflation, energy policy ...  
AUSVOTES ECONOMIC FACTS #4: Labor brought down government debt by billions

The economy is a dominant issue in the Election. From now until polling day, Independent Australia ...