Australia’s universities have become playgrounds for overpaid executives and inept governance, leaving students and staff to bear the cost of systemic failure. Oligarchy of oafs: Australia’s broken university governance ~ Dr Binoy Kampmark independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

Trump is on a campaign to consolidate power, purging independent watchdogs, weaponising law enforcement agencies and sidelining constitutional checks. His administration is deploying military and Guard forces into cities, expanding executive authority. www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2MA...

Australia’s token gestures of reconciliation ring hollow while Papua New Guinea, our closest neighbour and former territory, remains sidelined and silenced. The racism we refuse to see: Australia’s silence on Papua New Guinea ~ Michael Cohen independentaustralia.net/life/life-di...

Friday funnies from IA's cartoon king! CARTOONS: Portland picked as Trump's latest punching bag ~ Mark David Cartoons

Australia’s escalating $1.6 billion AUKUS spend promises nuclear submarines but threatens to fuel division and arms racing across the Indo-Pacific. Canberra’s $1.6B AUKUS gamble risks destabilising the Indo-Pacific ~ Imran Khalid

Donald Trump's burgeoning dictatorship and what Australia's response might mean for the future of democracy. @michellepini.bsky.social

As the links between extreme religious cults and Liberal Party politicians pile up, managing editor @michellepini.bsky.social considers the 'quid pro quo'.

Donald Trump's burgeoning dictatorship and what Australia's response might mean for the future of democracy. @michellepini.bsky.social

'Nothing prepared me for being accused of causing harm by wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh at a queer displacement conference'. ~ Aisya Zaharin. Selective empathy and the weaponisation of trauma independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

Australia’s student visa system is feeding permanent migration at double the rate Treasury assumed. ~ Dr Abul Rizvi Government report provides a strong basis for immigration reform independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

American politics took another dark turn this week. U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a full-frontal assault on democratic norms. Trump is a fascist: We are the resistance ~ Dr Martin Hirst

A sweeping social media ban ignited mass youth protests in Nepal, leaving dozens dead, thousands injured and the nation’s leadership in turmoil. Social media ban sparks deadly unrest and leadership shake-up in Nepal ~ Anny Chau independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

From Facebook’s data scandal to AI-driven surveillance, technology is reshaping democracy by quietly trading freedom for convenience. The new authoritarianism: AI turns convenience into control ~ Paul Budde

When governments refuse to act, it has always fallen to workers and communities to halt Australia’s trade in blood. Fighting Australia’s complicity in genocide — we’ve been here before ~ Davey Heller

While the bombs fall on Gaza, the deepest wounds are carved into the minds of its children — shaping a future of fear, rage and loss. Gaza’s children bear the hidden cost of war ~ John Frew independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

Australia’s labour market is softening, with rising unemployment and sluggish job creation putting full employment at risk. Full employment under threat as labour market weakens ~ @thekouk.bsky.social

A record surge in bridging visas exposes years of neglect, poor policy design and migration mismanagement. 400,000+ bridging visa holders highlight a system in deep trouble ~ @abulrizvi.bsky.social

Women in Gaza are enduring displacement, loss and hunger, yet continue to lead resilience efforts through local organisations. Palestinian women bear brunt of Gaza war while leading community resilience ~ Dr Ibrahim Natil independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

After decades of steady decline, violent crime worldwide is escalating. Australians much safer than Americans in an increasingly dangerous world ~ @alanaustin.bsky.social

Looking at Australia through the lens of award-winning photojournalist Bill McAuley. Tracy Bartram — a brand of 'bubbly' that just gets better ~ Bill McAuley

John Longhurst takes a tongue-in-cheek look at how childhood once meant scraped knees and billy carts, but now comes wrapped in helmets, high-vis and health warnings. From bubble wrap to billy carts: When playtime met paranoia ~ John Longhurst

The political commentator spent his life demeaning the very people now told to grieve him. ~ John David Card Don't ask vulnerable people to feel outrage at the death of Charlie Kirk independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

ANZ and Qantas prove that when corporate greed trumps fairness and equality, democracy itself is at risk. ~ Carl Rhodes Record profits, record fines: Corporate greed is putting Australians in crisis independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

Four decades after the original cult classic, Spinal Tap II proves the band can still turn it up to 11 — with humour, heart and a few surprises. 'Spinal Tap II' proves lightning can strike twice ~ @danjensen.bsky.social

Marking half a century since its groundbreaking first edition, Exclusion, Exploitation and Extermination remains a powerful work of truth-telling on colonial race relations. 50 years of truth-telling about Australia’s racist past ~ Dr Glenn Davies independentaustralia.net/life/art-dis...

The downside of dialing 'doughnuts' with Optus... CARTOONS: Optus triple-0 outage outrage real and justified ~ Mark David Cartoons

A damning Senate report reveals the growing power, privilege and lack of accountability infecting Australia’s university system. Degrees of failure: Senate exposes university governance crisis ~ Dr Kim Sawyer

As the links between extreme religious cults and Liberal Party politicians pile up, managing editor @michellepini.bsky.social considers the 'quid pro quo'.

Experts warn half of entry-level jobs may vanish. Australia risks ignoring an AI crisis that could strip workers of economic leverage. ~ Jemma Nott AI could shatter Australia's labour market independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

Erin Patterson’s crimes shocked Australia, but decades of near-total isolation defy human rights. ~ Clive Solomon Solitary confinement as a sentence isn't justice, it's torture independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

Branded a terrorist by Donald Trump, Michael Taylor wears the name Antifa as an inheritance — the same legacy that once stood against fascism on the battlefield. The real Antifa: A legacy of fighting fascism ~ Michael Taylor independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

As Donald Trump wages a relentless assault on truth, the foundations of democracy grow increasingly unstable. Trump's war on truth a threat to democracy ~ Ben Peterson independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

While conservative media rush to blame the Left, the truth behind Charlie Kirk’s assassination lies in a deadly fusion of religiosity, gun culture and right-wing ideology. God and guns: The real forces behind Charlie Kirk’s killer ~ Leigh Simmonds-Healy independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

The next instalment of our important investigation into Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate. The Tate of Queensland: Right Time Tom, the wheeler dealer mayor from @davrosz.bsky.social independentaustralia.net/politics/pol... via @IndependentAus

Independent Australia makes an important new revelation about the recent purchase of a Gold Coast bowls club site by the City's Mayor. The Tate of Queensland: Right Time Tom, the wheeler dealer mayor ~ @davrosz.bsky.social

Despite a Pacific charm offensive, the Albanese Government’s COP31 campaign risks collapse as First Nations voices remain excluded. Albanese Government’s COP31 push leaves First Nations out in the cold ~ David Paull

Calls are mounting for the UN General Assembly to bypass Security Council vetoes and urgently deploy a protection force to halt the Gaza genocide and deliver peace. UN intervention essential to stop Gaza genocide and establish peace ~ Bevan Ramsden independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

Donald Trump's war on free speech is not political discourse, it's a full-frontal assault on democracy, aided by cowardly media complicity. Trump’s MAGA is not engaging in democracy, they are destroying it ~ @drvicfielding.bsky.social

As the systematic death and destruction in Gaza continues and steps up, it banks in a growing set of problems and dangers for the future. Gaza's past preserved as present is destroyed ~ Dr Lee Duffield independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

The deaths of four Australians during the Optus outage have reignited urgent calls for mandated safeguards in our national telecommunications network. Fatal Optus failure sparks fresh demands for telecom reform ~ Paul Budde independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

The latest data shows the U.S. economy is continuing to slide alarmingly. Global economic times are tough — especially for the corrupt and inept ~ @alanaustin.bsky.social

Looking at Australia through the lens of award-winning photojournalist Bill McAuley. Jeff Kennett's Hawthorn hoodoo gone but not forgotten ~ Bill McAuley

While the music industry fights against Big Tech and AI, some homegrown Aussie artists are doing great things. ~ David Kowalski New music from Little Quirks and new copyright laws from the Government independentaustralia.net/life/art-dis...

Trump turned a simple conflict-of-interest question into a schoolyard spat — threatening to "tell on" a journo to Australia’s Prime Minister. ~ Vince Hooper Trump masters the art of "dobbing" on an Australian journalist independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

Trump’s push to brand anti-fascism as terrorism may be enough to encourage a global revival of resistance. ~ Tom Tanuki Trump's war on anti-fascism will challenge anti-fascism to outlast him independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

Rick Davies, the lead singer and co-founder of the massively successful British progressive rock group Supertramp, has passed away. Farewell to Rick Davies: The voice and keys of Supertramp ~ Jenny LeComte

Disability advocates warn without urgent reform, South Australia risks leaving women and children with disabilities trapped in unsafe, inaccessible systems. Disability advocates call for urgent action after SA Royal Commission findings ~ Melissa Marsden independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

If you're a journalist wanting a seat at his table, swallow your integrity and don't ask legitimate questions... CARTOONS: How to 'deal with the business' of Donald Trump ~ Mark David

The Liberal frontbencher and MAGA enthusiast has been stood down after just four months in the role. ~ Anthony Klan Senator Jacinta Price dumped from Liberal front bench over migrant comments independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

The Liberal frontbencher and MAGA enthusiast has been stood down after just four months in the role. ~ Anthony Klan Senator Jacinta Price dumped from Liberal front bench over migrant comments independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...