The Coalition seems to have a tenuous relationship with scrutiny. read now...

In the lead up to the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, mass violence after the polls closed looked likely, as this September article by Dr Hirst, read by about 70,000 people, showed. Thankfully, this hasn't eventuated — yet.  read now...

Our brilliant tech columnist, Paul Budde, had three articles in IA's top ten, two of which were about Australia's far less impressive national broadband network — this August article being read by nearly 50,000 people. read now...

John Turnbull checks out the multi-Academy Award-winning film Nomadland and its similarities to classic road movie, Easy Rider. read now...

Israel's new patchwork coalition doesn't hold much promise for Palestinians, who are fighting for self-determination. read now...

Australia's ports and harbours have long been a hotbed of criminal activity, particularly in wartime. read now...

Since the mapping of the human genome, biologically, the term 'race' is irrelevant. read now...

The Australian Government's unfair treatment of the Biloela family is the result of its irrational paranoia of boat arrivals. read now...

The Victorian Liberal Party continues its vendetta against Premier Dan Andrews, this time questioning his recent spinal injury. read now...

The Western Australian Government needs to adapt its pandemic plan based on its successful response to the COVID-19 crisis. read now...

Viscount Christopher Monckton, who describes climate science as a ‘monstrous hoax’, has taken his bandwagon of lies around the world on lecture tours. read now...

'Mayday! HQ sinking. Captain insists we're 99.9 per cent above water.' read now...

Reporting by the mainstream media has resulted in a propaganda machine for the Government in place of actual truth-telling. read now...

Unlike other vaccine rollouts, which are administered by the states, the Morrison Government's COVID vaccine rollout has been distributed by Liberal-aligned private companies. read now...

The Government's bailout of two oil refineries is less about saving companies and more about rewarding shareholders. read now...

The recently appointed Chair of the Climate Change Authority, Origin Energy boss Grant King, has yet again raised the idea that nuclear energy is an important policy option for Australia. read now...

Tensions with China resulting in economic sanctions are the result of Australia's blind allegiance to the USA that began decades ago. read now...

Many long-term issues plaguing the NBN could've been avoided if it was an all-fibre network, writes Paul Budde.  read now...

In 1971, a small band of "forgotten" businessmen fought off the enemy – radical academics et al – and won the day… and the future. read now...

Another Senate Estimates session brings another culture war attack on the ABC.  read now...

Facing turbulent waters at home, self-endorsed property maven Dominique Grubisa casts her net overseas, hoping for a better catch in the USA. Meanwhile, Equifax cast Grubisa adrift. Dave Donovan reports on this rapidly developing story. read...

The ABC’s economics reporting is becoming as bad as in Rupert Murdoch’s tawdry tabloids and Fairfax/Nine pro-Coalition pamphlets. read now...

The head of at least one federal department is making factually questionable assertions of a political nature. read now...

Our alliance with the U.S. is bringing us closer to war and now is the time to look to alternatives. read now...

Peter Baker examines a book exposing Australia's actual role in the tragic reality suffered by East Timor during its historic invasion. read now...

IPAN is calling for the Australian Government to prioritise issues such as the climate crisis over military spending. read now...

As Republicans refuse to investigate the Capitol attack and continue to embrace Trump, America remains at high risk of further political violence. read now...

Sydney solicitor Dominique Grubisa tells her students she can offer them lifetime asset protection, but the facts suggest otherwise. Another eye-popping addition to David Donovan’s outstanding investigation into this dubious lawyer. read...

The Grattan Institute has released its first report on permanent migration, making six recommendations. read now...

Some Australian police officers have taken unnecessary violence too far as an act of intimidation against protesters. read now...

Chronic pain sufferers are faced with inaccessibility to our healthcare system as many are forced to undergo long waiting periods in the public system. read now...

Legislation has been introduced to give the public a clearer picture of the South Australian greyhound racing industry. read now...

A pity he 'scott' no talent for running a country. read now...

The Morrison Government has been silent on the Japanese Government's decision to dump radioactive Fukushima waste into the sea. read now...

In Italy, one woman in three has experienced violence, physical or sexual, during her lifetime — almost 7 million. read now...

The mainstream media have picked up yet another IA investigation — proving yet again that IA is the best in the business at bringing down the baddies. read now...

When does the crisis over the spread of deadly and highly infectious disease, quarantine and vaccinations get recognised as a scandal? read now...

President Joe Biden's Budget of six trillion dollars is being sold as a turn to liberal reform, but the media has largely neglected one significant fact. read now...

The Government is scrambling to figure out a solution to Australia's nuclear waste problem with a new bill being passed before the Senate. read now...

As with the Government's energy policy and its NBN rollout, its plans for electric vehicles – or rather the lack thereof – is another disaster, writes Paul Budde. read now...

The current surge in COVID-19 cases in Melbourne is a result of the Morrison Government's mismanagement of the pandemic and vaccine rollout. read now...

In the Morrison Government, it seems, it’s not nearly as important to know who knew what happened – or when – in the Brittany Higgins case as it may be to the rest of us. read now...

Sky News commentator Andrew Bolt has supported the opinion of Education Minister Alan Tudge that the Australian history curriculum is 'hateful'. read now...

The destruction of the Gaza Strip and the resulting humanitarian crisis has put pressure on the international community for a recovery plan. read now...

Multilateral agreements, international cooperation and vaccine patent waivers will deliver better outcomes on COVID-19, write Francesco Paolucci, Chiara Berardi, Marcello Antonini and Marwa Atef Eid. read now...

Independent Australia asked many high profile people called Scott, both past and present, how they feel Scott Morrison has impacted the brand of Scott. read now...

It is not just Scott Morrison and his ministers disseminating dubious data. The head of at least one federal department is making factually questionable assertions of a political nature, writes Alan Austin. read now...

Pundits and politicians today are being accused of stochastic terrorism. The most obvious example is Donald Trump, whose rhetoric has inspired violence from supporters. read now...

Electing candidates from churches like Scott Morrison's Pentecostal Church and packing them into parliament is damaging to a viable democracy. read now...

Damage done by the COVID-19 pandemic was worsened in Australia due to a lack of preparation and effective management. read now...

As the Kobani trials move forward, political and economic tensions are increasing within the government of President Erdogan. read now...

Three of the world’s biggest oil and gas companies have suffered significant blows in quick succession. read now...

The rising price of cryptocurrencies is resulting in higher demands for electricity in order to produce them. read now...

After its unwillingness to help stranded Australians in India during the pandemic, our government is still sending athletes to the Tokyo Olympics. read now...

War crimes justice does not work the way commentators generally suggest it does. read now...

More evidence controversial lawyer Dominique Grubisa is promoting incorrect and inaccurate legal strategies to her business investment students. David Donovan reports. read now...

The Government isn't doing enough to prevent Indigenous children from being removed from their families. read now...

He promised Australia the moon... and we've been 'mooned' all right! read now...

Journalistic integrity is helping to diminish support for Israel and encourage a global human rights movement. read now...

Victoria is entering yet another lockdown, but Victorians shouldn’t be blaming contact tracers or the State Government. read now...

When it comes to thinking, progressives do it better than conservatives do. read now...

From New York to Bristol, Jewish communities have organised globally in protest over Israel’s brutal and ongoing displacement of Palestinian people. read now...

Australians need to be realistic when it comes to China, write Dr Dean Aszkielowicz and Paul Taucher. read now...

Government and private sector money must go into telecoms projects across Australia, writes Paul Budde. read now...

There have been some developments in the USA in the past week that might affect Foxtel — and Stan to some extent too – here in Australia. read now...

The Fair Work Commission must reject calls for "wage restraint" from the business lobby at a time when many are banking record profits at the expense of struggling workers. read now...

COVID-19 may serve to intensify the pre-existing turn towards fascism, currently inflaming the Western world. read now...

Tackling budget repair by increasing property taxes for the top end of town is a bold and effective move by the Andrews Government. read now...

Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is one of the most high-profile voices to highlight the threats to Australian democracy posed by big media, political corruption and rising social and economic inequalities. read now...

The pandemic has stalled “big Australia”, even though Scott Morrison craves an early restart and Anthony Albanese is aboard. read now...

Anthony Albanese has been the alternative prime minister for two years this week. The image the mainstream media have shaped is far from the full picture, writes Alan Austin. read now...

The death and destruction caused by Israel’s military power in recent conflicts have fuelled Palestinians in their fight for statehood. read now...

In one of the most uninspiring and regressive budgets ever, the Morrison Government has continued its eye-watering bolstering of the fossil fuel industry. read now...

Cameron Daly reviews a book by Dr Klaas Woldring, which provides feasible solutions for repairing and maintaining Australia's social democracy. read now...

When it comes to climate and energy policy, the Morrison Government has become like the deranged relative of Australian public life. read now...

Despite flora and fauna species suffering a massive blow after the Black Summer fires, the NSW government is still pushing ahead with deforestation. read now...

Calls for a national advertising campaign encouraging those reluctant against the COVID-19 vaccine to change their minds have increased. read now...

Dr Evan Jones continues his examination of white-collar crime from the corporate banking sector. read now...

It might look like something of a closed shop, but we need only look at recent AFL history to know that several teams are still well in the hunt to make finals. read now...

The new draft curriculum for Australian history, says Education Minister Alan Tudge, is not getting “the balance right”. read now...

Now? November? Try Never-uary! read now...

When it comes to the pandemic, Morrison is caught between the voters' and the donors' competing demands and is balancing them by… well, doing nothing. read now...

The most systematic white-collar crime of Australian banks against borrowers is still ignored by those in authority and by the media. read now...

New South Wales Police never took a statement from Christian Porter’s accuser and Australia’s mainstream media have seemingly forgotten to report on it. read now...

This Friday, schoolchildren will again take to the streets to protest the failure to address the climate crisis. read now...

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg was on an inexplicable high after his underwhelming pre-budget speech to the Australian Chamber of Commerce (ACCI) as he repeated his performance for the masses with the 2021-22 Budget this week. read now...

Last week, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison mixed up Taiwan and Hong Kong. read now...

The Federal Government has never been so corrupt, writes Richard Gillies. read now...

As the NBN rollout continues to suffer from complaints and budget overruns, NBN Co executives have paid themselves millions of dollars in bonuses. read now...

Actions of the Israeli Government are part of a deliberate and systematic ethnic cleansing against the Palestinian people. read now...

A dubious Coalition plan to temporarily dump nuclear waste for a future government to re-locate, 100 years later, at another undecided location is long-lived and toxic. read now...

Last Thursday, the New Liberals filed an application with the Australian Electoral Commission, seeking de-registration of the Liberal Party of Australia. read now...

​​​​​​​Some commentators drew parallels between the deep deficits and soaring debt the Coalition embraced in last week’s Budget and Labor’s past policies. Alan Austin shows why they are vastly different. read now...

On April 21, U.S. Admiral Charles Richard was all warning and concern, urging the U.S. Senate to consider a simple proposition.  read now...

Alex Hawke appears not to have grasped the flow-on effects of relaxed visa conditions on Australian workers, students' exposure to exploitation or Australia's international standing. read now...

WA's First Nations suicide toll will likely rise with the fall of outreach service NSPTRP, which needs proper government funding to survive. read now...

It’s Budget week and that normally means huge flurries of propaganda from the Government’s tame media outlets. read now...

A closer examination of Anthony Albanese's Budget reply speech reveals that it lacks any substance behind his words. read now...

Successive Federal Governments have continued to get away with extinguishing Aboriginal land rights despite the Mabo case and Wik decision. read now...

The Liberal Party has escaped accountability for its corruption for too long and the Australian public should speak up now. read now...