Australian protesters at Pine Gap argue that civil disobedience is justified when secrecy, surveillance and alliance politics entangle Australia in mass civilian killing in Gaza.

And finally to #1, by managing editor Michelle Pini, who in January built on the earlier work of columnist Belinda Jones to remind voters why Peter Dutton was unsuitable to lead Australia. Well ...

Public debate often focuses on big decisions, elections, legislation, economic reform. Yet much of how society actually functions is shaped by smaller, everyday choices that rarely make headlines.

Meanwhile, Donald Trump talks tough on... well... everything!

Elections this year could continue the drift away from democracy, or reverse it, as Alan Austin reports. OF THE 40 or so elections to be held worldwide in 2026, several will significantly impact the ...

Dr Abul Rizvi has yet another Top 10 Story of the Year. This former Immigration Department head is now the most in-demand national media expert in this field. But first he writes for IA, including ...

Exposing Rupert Murdoch's News Corp as a news creation factory has been IA's thankless task for more than 15 years. This stunning February exposé by editor Michelle Pini about Sydney's Daily Travesty ...

IA believes that true democracy is impossible in Australia under the current party system, which exercises strict party discipline to maintain power and subvert the will of the people. Read more about ...

Right-wing commentators and think tanks owe the ABS an apology after falsely accusing it of censorship and politicisation over migration data, writes Dr Abul Rizvi. These media and think tanks argued ...

Last week’s national accounts confirm Australia is back on a sound economic path, as Alan Austin reports. WE NOW HAVE the September quarter growth numbers for gross domestic product (GDP) for 35 ...