Near the end of the book, Kate is in Guyra researching the story of her mother’s favourite brother, Frank Russell, whose ballot-winning of a property in the 1938 Closer Settlement Scheme at Green ...

Just when Australia needed a way out of its $368 billion submarine gamble, along comes the most unlikely escape hatch of all, writes Mark Beeson.. IF THERE’S ONE THING we can all agree on, perhaps ...

White hate crimes surged from 2016. As reported here at IA since 2020, hate crimes inspired by Donald Trump have surged ever since he announced his run for President in 2015, with direct urgings to ...

Independent Australia is a progressive journal focusing on politics, democracy, the environment, Australian history and Australian identity.It contains news and opinion from Australia and around the ...

In this week's edition of Indy Eye, managing editor Michelle Pini chats with lawyer and renter's advocateJordan van den Lamb – AKA Purple Pingers – and campaign manager and fellow social activist Roz ...

On this day in 1991, AFL professional footballer Gary Ablett snr — known by footie fans simply as "god" — was flying high for the Cats (Geelong) against Richmond.I was fortunate to capture this ...

There was actually a lot missing there. Only a few of the attendees mentioned other kinds of possible progression. One who did was the late Tom McDonald, instigator of superannuation in the building ...

James Reyne — All lit up (Photo courtesy Bill McAuley | billmcauleyphotographer.com) Frontman of Australian Crawl singer/songwriter James Reyne "mumbled" his way to producing top ten hits, such as ...

POEM: There are no Australians 7 September 2024, 4:00pm This poem is an *IA Writing Competition (creative work category) entry.

No matter who wins the 2025 Election, both major parties face enormous pressures in managing the 2025-26 migration program, writes Dr Abul Rizvi.. AFTER TWO WEEKS in which Opposition Leader Peter ...

The seat is held by Labor MP Anika Wells by the wafer-thin margin of 0.64 per cent.Not just any candidate gets placed in a must-win marginal seat. Shaw’s withdrawal, citing family and mental health ...