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No one does news like Independent Australia: The facts say #SaveIA!
Implacable, unswerving, innovative, incorruptible –  standing up to bullies — no-one does it like IA. Help save Independent Australia! You'll miss it when it's gone.
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While small-time scammers are swiftly jailed for exploiting the NDIS, the powerful architects of Robodebt still enjoy freedom, pensions and impunity.

Justice for some: NDIS fraud punished, Robodebt crimes rewarded
~ Dr Michael King
Justice for some: NDIS fraud punished, Robodebt crimes rewarded
While small-time scammers are swiftly jailed for exploiting the NDIS, the powerful architects of Robodebt still enjoy freedom, pensions and impunity.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Cancel culture may be noisy, but real accountability remains rare, especially for survivors of sexual assault.

A message to everyone except Brittany Higgins
~ @kathoftarragon.bsky.social

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A message to everyone except Brittany Higgins
Cancel culture may be noisy, but real accountability remains rare, especially for survivors of sexual assault.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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Halting migration might sound like a fix to our housing and economic woes, but the real outcome would be stalled growth, lost jobs and rising costs across the nation.

No entry, no growth: Australia’s immigration pause illusion
~ @abulrizvi.bsky.social

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No entry, no growth: Australia’s immigration pause illusion
Halting migration might sound like a quick fix to Australia’s housing and economic woes, but the real outcome would be stalled growth, lost jobs and rising costs across the nation.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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While this year saw the demise of the USA as a global leader, next year may reveal its successors.

Trump’s decline into open corruption signals the end of America’s authority
~ @alanaustin.bsky.social
Trump’s decline into open corruption signals the end of America’s authority
While this year saw the demise of the USA as a global leader, next year may reveal its successors.
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December 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Looking at Australia through the lens of award-winning photojournalist Bill McAuley.
The ghost of Dame Nellie
~ Bill McAuley
The ghost of Dame Nellie
This striking image of the late renowned soprano Helen Noonan was taken in Melbourne's historic Exhibition Building.
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December 14, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Madeleine Cleary’s ‘The Butterfly Women’ brings colonial Melbourne to life in a gripping tale of murder, resilience and the women who refused to be forgotten.

The Butterfly Women: Murder and survival in colonial Melbourne
~ Anne Layton-Bennett

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The Butterfly Women: Murder and survival in colonial Melbourne
Madeleine Cleary’s ‘The Butterfly Women’ brings colonial Melbourne to life in a gripping tale of murder, resilience and the women who refused to be forgotten.
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December 13, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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Bill Granger was the first to put avocado on toast on a café menu — he defined modern Australian food before he died.
~ Michael Cohen

The honest legacy of Bill Granger and the unfairness of time
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The honest legacy of Bill Granger and the unfairness of time
Bill Granger, the 'godfather' of avocado toast, defined modern Australian food but never lived to see it.
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December 13, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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As neo-Nazis train for violence, pretending mass rallies alone will stop them ignores history — and leaves movements dangerously exposed.
~ Tom Tanuki

When it comes to standing up to fascism, unity doesn’t mean uniformity
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When it comes to standing up to fascism, unity doesn’t mean uniformity
As neo-Nazis train for violence, pretending mass rallies alone will stop them ignores history — and leaves movements dangerously exposed.
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December 12, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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For those who prefer solitude but still crave connection, Jenny Valentish offers a guide that feels more like a friend than a lecture.

How 'The Introvert’s Guide' helped me leave the house (and like it)
~ Elizabeth Spiegel
How 'The Introvert’s Guide' helped me leave the house (and like it)
For those who prefer solitude but still crave connection, Jenny Valentish offers a guide that feels more like a friend than a lecture.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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A traveller’s close call in flood-ravaged Hoi An reveals how easily visitors can escape — and how many locals cannot.

Human tragedy eclipses tourist turmoil amid Vietnam’s deadly floods
~ Craig Hill

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Human tragedy eclipses tourist turmoil amid Vietnam’s deadly floods
A traveller’s close call in flood-ravaged Hoi An reveals how easily visitors can escape — and how many locals cannot.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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The trouble with undesirable weeds is that they multiply...
CARTOONS: Mark David is putting down new roots
~ Mark David Cartoons
CARTOONS: Mark David is putting down new roots
The trouble with undesirable weeds is that they multiply...
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December 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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By omitting any mention of Israel’s actions, the Jewish Council’s latest report on antisemitism obscures the true source of rising hostility.

Erasing Israel: Jewish Council’s antisemitism report misses the point
~ Dr Evan Jones
Erasing Israel: Jewish Council’s antisemitism report misses the point
By omitting any mention of Israel’s actions, the Jewish Council’s latest report on antisemitism obscures the true source of rising hostility, writes Evan Jones.
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December 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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When small nations resist the United States, democracy becomes a game of pressure.
~ Ben Laycock

Venezuela and the colonial enterprise
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Venezuela and the colonial enterprise
When small nations resist America, democracy becomes a game of pressure.
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December 11, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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British politics has rotted so badly you now need a cheese knife to understand it.
~ Vince Hooper

Make Britain grate again: Between Reform and Conservatives, UK is out of ideas
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Make Britain grate again: Between Reform and Conservatives, UK is out of ideas
British politics has rotted so badly you now need a cheese knife to understand it.
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December 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Now, at least and at last, the line is drawn on climate change and the environment.

Changing the climate in the Liberal Party
~ Dr Lee Duffield

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Changing the climate in the Liberal Party
Now, at least and at last, the line is drawn on climate change and the environment.
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December 10, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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America’s new National Security Strategy reads less like a plan for stability and more like a sermon for chaos, trading diplomacy for dogma and unity for delusion.

Trump’s Security Strategy: A delusional blueprint for disaster
~ Mark Beeson

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Trump’s Security Strategy: A delusional blueprint for disaster
America’s new National Security Strategy reads less like a plan for stability and more like a sermon for chaos, trading diplomacy for dogma and unity for delusion.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate has sold a former community-owned Bowls Club to Chinese interests for an alleged $33 million, making a massive profit.

EXCLUSIVE! GC Mayor makes millions selling Bowls Club to Chinese developers
~ @davrosz.bsky.social

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EXCLUSIVE! GC Mayor makes millions selling Bowls Club to Chinese developers
IA CAN REVEAL Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate has sold a former community-owned Bowls Club to Chinese interests for an alleged $33 million.
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December 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Humanoid AI may dazzle with imitation, but without a living body to think and feel, it can never truly be one of us.

Why a truly humanoid AI may not be possible
~ Paul Budde
Why a truly humanoid AI may not be possible
Humanoid AI may dazzle with imitation, but without a living body to think and feel, it can never truly be one of us.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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It's been a busy week for Australia’s most “colourful” politician, Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate, the subject of this publication’s close to ten-year-long, detailed “Tate Town” investigation.

TATE TOWN: Tom Tate and Tozer's very big week
~ @davrosz.bsky.social

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TATE TOWN: Tom Tate and Tozer's very big week
It has been a busy week for Australia’s most “colourful” politician, Gold Coast City Mayor Tom Tate, the subject of this publication’s close to ten-year-long, detailed “Tate Town” invest...
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December 9, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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With 2025 drawing to a close, there is a range of unexpectedly favourable news on the economy.

Australia's economic momentum builds despite inflation jitters
~ @thekouk.bsky.social

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December 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Analysts expect new ABS data to show net migration holding steady around 315,000, defying claims of both a rebound and a collapse.

Australia’s migration numbers defy both camps
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Australia’s migration numbers defy both camps
Analysts expect new ABS data to show net migration holding steady around 315,000, defying claims of both a rebound and a collapse.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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FIFA invents a “Peace Prize” to flatter Donald Trump, proving once again that football’s governing body never misses an open goal for global embarrassment.

Trump scores an own goal for FIFA
~ Kate Zarb

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Trump scores an own goal for FIFA
FIFA invents a “Peace Prize” to flatter Donald Trump, proving once again that football’s governing body never misses an open goal for global embarrassment.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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Last week’s national accounts confirm Australia is back on a sound economic path.

Australia’s economy strengthens as the rest of the world struggles
~ @alanaustin.bsky.social
Australia’s economy strengthens as the rest of the world struggles
Last week’s national accounts confirm Australia is back on a sound economic path.
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December 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Looking at Australia through the lens of award-winning photojournalist Bill McAuley.
'Australia's golden girl of fashion': Prue Acton
~ Bill McAuley
'Australia's golden girl of fashion': Prue Acton
Prue Acton OBE is an Australian fashion designer who started her own business in Melbourne in 1963, later becoming the first Australian female designer to mount a show of her own range in New York.
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December 7, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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It’s been a rough week with a number of brilliant musicians departing for the great gig in the sky.
~ David Kowalski

The ARIAs and a trademark feud with Eminem no one saw coming
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The ARIAs and a trademark feud with Eminem no one saw coming
It’s been a rough week with a number of brilliant musicians departing for the great gig in the sky.
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December 6, 2025 at 5:07 AM