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...

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...

We may have had a Royal Commission into its systemic failures and voted in a new Federal Labor Government in the meantime, but two years on from the Robodebt findings, what has really changed? independentaustralia.net/life/life-di...

“Since the bombing, Jordan has been on high alert because it didn’t stop with the bombing. Very blunt death threats have been made to him and his producers about what would happen... The man who delivered the threats works for ABC 4 Corners. 'Firebombed friendlyjordies still receiving death threats'

Three years on from the firebombing of the home of Jordan Shanks, AKA friendlyjordies, an ABC Four Corners reporter has allegedly made death threats against the YouTuber. independentaustralia.net/business/bus... @michellepini.bsky.social

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Through Olivia Laing’s The Garden Against Time, the garden becomes more than a refuge — it’s a living battleground of beauty, class and conscience. Cultivating paradise: Olivia Laing and the politics of the garden ~ Dr Rosemary Sorensen independentaustralia.net/life/art-dis...

A brutal reckoning with the West’s complicity, as Gaza shatters the illusion of morality and exposes empire’s true reflection. Unseeing genocide: How the West lost Its moral compass in Gaza ~ Yuki Lindley independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

Australia may be online, but a growing gap in speed, skills and strategy shows we’re losing pace with global digital leaders. Online but outpaced: Australia’s digital drift ~ Paul Budde

While hailed as a model of fairness, compulsory voting may be breeding apathy instead. Compulsory voting under scrutiny amid claims it breeds political apathy ~ Dr Binoy Kampmark independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

Penny Wong’s cautious diplomacy reveals Australia’s struggle to balance loyalty to the U.S. with the need for genuine independence on the world stage. Wong’s world: Diplomacy under the shadow of America ~ Mark Beeson

A growing number of people in Australia remain stuck in immigration limbo. ~ Dr Abul Rizvi A clogged visa system only rewards the unscrupulous independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

Implacable, unswerving, innovative, incorruptible – standing up to bullies – no one does it like IA. You'll miss it when it's gone. You can save IA! No one does news like Independent Australia: The facts say #SaveIA! independentaustralia.net/business/bus...

The United States, Russia and China are spending tens of billions of dollars on new nuclear weapons, modernising their missiles, strategic bomber aircraft and nuclear submarines. JEFF MCMULLEN: Counting nuclear warheads in the new arms race independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

All the pearl-clutching about Zohran Mamdani--by right-wingers who elected a half-senile old TV star president--is very amusing. For once the shoe is on the other foot.

Albo's recent meeting with Charles Windsor and avid declaration that Australia would not become a fully independent nation had interesting echoes to the past. @davrosz.bsky.social independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

Mamdani: "My message to ICE agents & to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate it, you must be held accountable. There is sadly a sense growing that certain people are allowed to violate that law, whether they be POTUS or ICE agents."

Media legend Dr Jeff McMullen AM shares his thoughts on Donald Trump and the conservative narrative fueling our fear of difference, AI and the future of Australian media, and his Aboriginal rights activism. @michellepini.bsky.social

The PM wearing a Joy Division T-shirt is the new topic du jour about which to feign outrage, in case anyone was wondering, writes managing editor @michellepini.bsky.social. independentaustralia.net/life/life-di...

A former Media Watch presenter recently attempted to lecture Pulitzer Prize winner Chris Hedges on what his role as a journalist should be, and it was embarrassing. independentaustralia.net/business/bus... @michellepini.bsky.social

It's illegal for developers to make political donations in Qld. Yet this doesn't stop Tom "Have-a-Go" Tate from being a developer and Mayor. Gold Coast Mayor Tom pod-Tate-o & his Surfers Plaza backpacker factory independentaustralia.net/life/life-di... @davrosz.bsky.social @michellepini.bsky.social

Managing editor Michelle Pini takes a look at the Liberal Party's Far-Right takeover from within, simmering beneath the "civilised broad church" facade. independentaustralia.net/politics/pol... @michellepini.bsky.social

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...

When award-winning journalist Antoinette Lattouf won her unfair dismissal case against the ABC, it wasn’t just a personal victory. #OPINION by Aisya A. Zaharin Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250701-aus...

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...

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...

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

Exclusive: Reform's plan, which it claims would net huge savings over the coming decades, would actually cost the UK about £70-90bn over the next ten years alone, new analysis suggests

As I was saying…

Despite eye-watering profits, the banking sector is 'throwing workers on the scrap heap while executives pocket bonuses' and providing even less services. ANZ, NAB and ‘Bigger for You’ Bendigo’s ever bigger greed

I’m looking forward to speaking at the Australian Conservation Foundation’s 60th in Sydney. Our community & membership based environment groups have fought to protect nature and it’s wonders, adding much to the quality of life in Australia. More to do, but what a great legacy to build on.

Media outlets have been called out by the Australian Bureau of Statistics for inflating their data ahead of anti-immigration 'March for Australia' rallies. ~ Dr Abul Rizvi Media misuses migration statistics to promote anti-immigration rallies independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

He's been beating his climate-denial drum at the NSW Bush Summit. CARTOONS: Barnaby Joyce is turning red over renewables ~ Mark David Cartoons

The Liberal Party claims to represent middle-class Australians, but fails even its own members. A dissident’s political memoir of their time in the party. ~ Heath Clark Inside the Liberal Party: Where power is bought and policies sold independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

As policymakers begin to confront inequality, the response from corporate Australia reveals a telling divide. ~ Carl Rhodes Growth without fairness: Corporate Australia needs to face inequality crisis independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

For 25 years, timeless images of Melbourne's historic maritime gateway have been stored in a drawer, waiting to be brought to light. Docklands remembered: 'Last Light on Victoria Dock, 1999' ~ Bill McAuley

Official data on Australia’s economy continue to undermine the Albanese Government’s critics. Doomsayers proved wrong again as businesses expand and prosper ~ @alanaustin.bsky.social

In an apparent bid to appease Israel, the Albanese Government has expelled Iranian diplomats over questionable intelligence claims. Iranian expulsion a theatrical distraction from Palestinian statehood move ~ Dr Binoy Kampmark independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

Decades of political ducking and weaving on migration policy have fuelled public anger, leaving space for extremists to hijack the debate. Anti-immigration rallies reflect a failure of both major parties ~ @abulrizvi.bsky.social independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

Government reforms, falling interest rates and rising wages are combining to give first home buyers their best chance in years to break into the market. First home buyers finally get the upper hand in Australia’s housing market ~ @thekouk.bsky.social

Queensland teachers recently walked off the job in unprecedented numbers, demanding fair pay, safe classrooms and respect for the profession. Overworked, underpaid, unheard: Teachers lead historic Queensland strike ~ Anny Chau independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

"Reynolds has launched several other defamation cases – some already concluded – and is also suing the Commonwealth over Higgins' compensation, .." ..and we thought she was worried about her reputation .. How's your reputation going now 🤷🏾‍♂️