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BBC's cold shoulder to Christmas song mirrors bias on bigger issues

The BBC’s refusal to air a sharp parody highlighting cuts to winter fuel payments has ignited a ...  
In praise of government spending

Economic critics are quick to slam the Government over its spending without considering the many ...  
Treasury forecasting huge departures increase to drive down net migration

After repeatedly missing its net migration forecasts by a wide margin, Treasury provided an update ...  
Elon Musk plans to conquer universe after leaving Earth in chaos

The mad world of Elon Musk continues to become more insane, with plans to create human robots and ...  
Feeble defence from ABC confirms abject failure to report Labor accurately

A recent interview on ABC was the subject of a formal complaint. The official response from the ...  
EDITOR'S PICK 2024: USA now too disastrous for parody

The first of our two unsung heroes from 2024, compelling IA articles selected by editor Michelle ...  
#2 TOP IA STORY OF 2024: Protection racket aids Bruce Lehrmann — does he know too much?

Court certified rapist Bruce Lehrmann and his creepy support crew continued to interest and offend ...  
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#4 TOP IA STORY OF 2024: ABC complaint over Insiders’ collaboration with Murdoch’s News Corp

Concerns about the ABC's increasing conservative bent grew during 2024, as News Corp continued ...  
#5 TOP IA STORY OF 2024: More Australian fibre connections but users stick to lower speeds

Telecommunications expert Paul Budde continued to produce must-read analysis during 2024, incl ...  
#6 TOP IA STORY OF 2024: Why Harvey Norman should just 'go' — away

Editor Michelle Pini's expert exposé of Gerry Harvey's advertorials in new billionaire soapbo ...  
#9 IA STORY OF 2024: Labor looks likely to win 2025 Election

Economics guru Stephen Koukoulas wrote in July that the Coalition may struggle to make Labor a ...  
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#10 TOP IA STORY OF 2024: Comic banned after Zionist heckler calls in big guns

THE TOP TEN IS BACK! Celebrate the holidays with our top 10 stories of 2024 over the next week and ...  
Elite universities cry wolf about new student immigration rules

The Go8 lobby group has created a straw man argument over a new Ministerial Direction to limit ...  
Look, there's Santa — 20 storeys above Sydney Harbour!

Time to look back at some of the iconic photos featured in EYE FOR AUSTRALIA in 2024. December's ...  
IA Writing Competition Most Enthralling Creative Work 2024: Changing the words

This poem by Karen Throssell is the winner of the 2024 Independent Australia Writing Competition ...  
IA Writing Competition Most Compelling Article  2024 — The perils of indifference: History repeats itself in Gaza

This beautifully written and compelling May article on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, by ...  
Picks for Trump's staff include billionaires, xenophobes, bigots and Zionists

Donald Trump's second presidential administration is likely to be stacked with the kind of people ...  
Russia's 'Waterloo' moment in Syria: From power play to withdrawal

The collapse of the Assad regime in Syria could have heavy consequences on Russia's Middle Eastern ...