The “Ditch the Witch” campaign is back, now directed at Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan, and faithfully reported in the media with clear delight almost leaping from the pages and screens, writes managing editor @michellepini.bsky.social independentaustralia.net/business/bus...

Brilliant, heart-felt story by my wonderful friend @michellepini.bsky.social. Must read. independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

“All Pay the Chief.” Editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich’s take on what was once unthinkable and is now common practice.

Poster person for prejudice, Pauline Hanson’s "monoculture" comments have inspired Greek-Australian managing editor @michellepini.bsky.social to recall a time when Australia was still grappling with rapid multicultural change. independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

With Angus Taylor as Leader, Abbott in the back room and Hanson the legacy media's new pet, the Liberal Party is experiencing an existential crisis, writes managing editor @michellepini.bsky.social independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

Will the formation of an organised party made of so-called “centrist” Independents represent the interests of said Independents’ electorates or offer anything other than business as usual? ~ @michellepini.bsky.social independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

Perhaps it’s no surprise that Angus Taylor would seek to jump on the orange bandwagon by cosying up to One Nation, and emulating Trump, since the PHONies’ recent surge in popularity and the Libs’ ever-plunging support. ~ @michellepini.bsky.social independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

Carbon-emitting mining tycoon Andrew Twiggy Forrest turns 'green' https://independentaustralia.net/environment/environment-display/carbon-emitting-mining-tycoon-andrew-twiggy-forrest-turns-green,21013?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed #auspol

The 2026 Farrer by-election won’t change the course of Australian politics, but it might give it a solid nudge. The Farrer Form Guide: Dreamers versus RWNJs ~ Ross Jones buff.ly/bvfOywo

'The real question is whether Australia’s policy settings are fully aligned with the world as it is, rather than the world as it once was.' We trade with Asia yet our strategic priorities do not reflect it ~ Mainul Haque independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

Senator Pauline Hanson is on the rise and good gracious, is she inescapable. A day in the life of Pauline Hanson ~ Oliver Moore buff.ly/R5Oj7U1

Australia’s immigration debate is shifting from slogans and scare campaigns toward the harder question of how migration should actually be managed. Tony Burke signals an immigration shift as Labor confronts migration reality ~ @abulrizvi.bsky.social independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

Maybe this sudden commitment to the environment would be easier to swallow if Twiggy hadn’t campaigned to 'Axe the tax', ending the carbon tax & the Rudd/Gillard govts back in 2010. Carbon-emitting mining tycoon Andrew Twiggy Forrest turns 'green' ~ @michellepini.bsky.social

'The insidious influence of the liars in Australia’s newsrooms is shown starkly in year-end reportage of the New Zealand and Australian economies.' Boycott newsroom liars and restore Australia’s absent self-assurance ~ Alan Austin independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

'But the way AUSTRAC enforces its mandate is a different story altogether, as tens of thousands of small firms are about to find out the hard way.' AUSTRAC tranche 2: Australia's toughest regulator to become its most hated? ~ Michael King independentaustralia.net/business/bus...

'To most people, the idea a device needs a software update to work for an emergency call is a completely foreign concept.' Australia’s 000 failures: Why your phone may fail to call Triple Zero ~ James Parker independentaustralia.net/business/bus...

'It is time we killed the toxic idea that people who voted for Trump, or in Australia, One Nation, or in the UK, vote for Reform, are the victims of society.' Trump, One Nation and Reform voters are perpetrators not victims ~ @drvicfielding.bsky.social independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

'Hungary didn’t remain balanced — it lost balance and then recovered it. It moved in a hard direction and, crucially, retained the internal capacity to reverse course.' Hungary turned its back on the Hard Right — Israel can’t ~ Michael Cohen independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

'Contrary to Canavan’s claims, governments have sought to make access to citizenship harder for almost 20 years.' Nationals' Leader Matt Canavan’s latest citizenship thought bubble ~ Abul Rizvi independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

'What was once the preserve of superpowers and defence contractors is now within reach of universities, start-ups, and non-traditional actors.' Artemis II: Back to the Moon while space governance falls behind ~ Paul Budde independentaustralia.net/environment/...

'For years, betting companies have evolved from peripheral advertisers into major commercial partners of sporting codes, broadcasters and clubs.' Albanese's gambling reform needs to address more than just advertising ~ Emma Goldrick independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

'Canberra is, in effect, paying premium prices for late delivery, while Korean and Japanese yards offer shorter timelines at lower cost.' Who's making money? The arsenal trade after Ukraine and Iran ~ Vince Hooper independentaustralia.net/life/life-di...

'Pauline Hanson’s One Nation does not care about the thousands of Australian women who live in constant fear or worse.' 'Gutter politics' and rape: The Black history of One Nation ~ Ross Jones independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

Whistleblower David McBride's imprisonment continues, even though documents he leaked, verified by the Brereton Report, triggered Ben Roberts-Smith's arrest for alleged war crimes. @michellepini.bsky.social

'The issue of male sexual gratification has even managed to infiltrate the minimal research afforded to endometriosis.' Medical misogyny and endometriosis: Beyond the Simon Gordon scandal ~ Michelle Pini independentaustralia.net/life/life-di...

Dr Simon Gordon's alleged victims may have been preyed upon by an unscrupulous practitioner, but he was enabled by a misogynistic health system that requires an urgent and major overhaul. My latest: Medical misogyny and endometriosis: Beyond the Simon Gordon scandal

Dr Simon Gordon's alleged victims may have been preyed upon by an unscrupulous practitioner, but he was enabled by a misogynistic health system that requires an urgent and major overhaul. My latest: Medical misogyny and endometriosis: Beyond the Simon Gordon scandal

Dr Simon Gordon's alleged victims may have been preyed upon by an unscrupulous practitioner, but he was enabled by a misogynistic health system that requires an urgent and major overhaul. ~ @michellepini.bsky.social

'For centuries, thinkers and philosophers have issued a consistent, chilling warning: the tools of our own creation could one day lead to our annihilation.' Grow up or blow up: Humanity's final exam ~ David Higginbottom independentaustralia.net/life/life-di...

Looking at Australia through the lens of award-winning photojournalist Bill McAuley. Colour me stoked: Torquay's 'chairman of the board' ~ Bill McAuley

Controversial initiatives to curb worker fatalities appear to be effective. ~ @alanaustin.bsky.social reports. Stiff penalties for workplace deaths are doing their job independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

In 1936, a year in which Hitler’s Nazi party was consolidating power in Germany, British film-maker Alexander Korda produced a comedy based on a story co-written by H G Wells titled The Man Who Could Work Miracles. ~ Jeff Peck

Australia’s debate around tax reform challenges a system that has driven inequality and locked a generation out of housing. ~ Carl Rhodes Capital Gains Tax reform could spell the end of neoliberal Australia independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

One Nation winning government — it's not happening... CARTOONS: Donald Trump doing diplomacy — it's 'not great' ~ Mark David Cartoons

Don't believe the News Corp bots, Pauline Hanson's One Nation failed dismally in South Australia — and will continue to fail in every subsequent election. Why Pauline Hanson's One Nation will never win government ~ @davrosz.bsky.social

Distance is the primary factor affecting Australia in the current oil crisis. The tyranny of distance and the Australian oil crisis ~ Norm Sanders

'The assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei and the attack on Iran launched on February 28 by the U.S. and Israel may well prove to be this Century’s "Sarajevo Moment".' This Century's 'Sarajevo Moment' ~ Dr John Jiggens

Trump’s Iran war raises fears of global conflict — while allies stay silent and diplomacy collapses. ~ Mark Beeson Trump is the most dangerous man in the world independentaustralia.net/life/life-di...

Looking at Australia through the lens of award-winning photojournalist Bill McAuley. Bushranger Ned Kelly's boyhood home ~ Bill McAuley

There is a clear reason Australia is tumbling further down the global happiness rankings, Alan Austin reports: mendacious media reporting. Murdoch-led mainstream media makes Australians sad ~ Alan Austin

Australia’s continued loyalty to the U.S. alliance is framed as strategic necessity, but increasingly looks like silence in the face of war and declining democratic values. The cost of loyalty: Australia’s silence in America’s war ~ Dr Judy Hemming

Three years ago, Anthony Albanese signed Australia up to quite possibly the worst deal in our history. ~ Dave Sweeney

As Trump's world domination plans go into overdrive, managing editor Michelle Pini discusses the collapse of international law, the silencing of those who speak out and the powers that fueled an Antisemitism RC. New from me: Gangsters, genocide and gagging dissent @independentaus.bsky.social

And finally to #1, by managing editor Michelle Pini, who in January built on the earlier work of columnist Belinda Jones to show just why Peter Dutton was rejected by the people of Australia early last year. Well done Michelle — and Belinda! @michellepini.bsky.social @belindajones68.bsky.social

Exposing Murdoch's News Corp news creation factory has been IA's task for 15 years. Another Sydney Daily Travesty chapter in a long and sorry saga here.... #7 TOP IA STORY OF 2025: Daily Telegraph tries to stage antisemitic incident @michellepini.bsky.social independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

I was at a birthday dinner when I received a message from my brother that immediately felt wrong. It was disjointed and unclear, as if something serious had happened but hadn’t yet settled into words. I rang him straight away. ~ Michael Cohen independentaustralia.net/life/life-di...

"If you peddle the false narrative that Israel doles out, you're not going to pay a price. Challenge that narrative, they're gonna come for you." Chris Hedges speaks to IA on the Gaza genocide, Bondi and 'blowback' youtu.be/QMmrEs7J9jU?...

Pulitzer Prize-winning journo Chris Hedges and I discussed "blowback" from the ongoing Gaza genocide, the shocking Bondi attack & that "interview" w David Marr. Chris Hedges speaks to IA about Gaza genocide, Bondi and 'blowback' independentaustralia.net/life/life-di...

Netanyahu has used the Bondi murders to weaponise antisemitism — pressuring Australia to silence Palestine and deflect scrutiny of Israel’s war. ~ Dr Binoy Kampmark Using the slain: Israel exploits the Bondi beach shootings​​​​​​​ independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...