Independent media Australia

‘The Peasants are Revolting – again !’

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus is to visit Israel for a week of discussions with the Israeli government – probably not with…

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Democracy: Swings and Merry-go-rounds

Jimmy Carter’s Law Day Speech 4 May 1974: ‘I’m not a qualified to talk to you about law, because in…

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A firestorm of misinformation

Meta's decision to stop factchecking its platforms was announced in the same week as LA continues to be devastated by…

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Critical Archival Encounters and the Evolving Historiography of the Dismissal of the Whitlam Government (Part 6)

By Jenny Hocking Continued from Part 5 The Lost Archive: Government House Guest Books In 2010, I first requested access…

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Democracy and diversity: media ownership in Australia

Here’s one for the ages, first published on our old site on June 23, 2014. “To protect democracy, governments have…

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How equal is equal?

It’s an interesting question. Does equality mean that we are all treated the same? Does equality mean we are all…

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The Atlas Network has eugenicist roots

We don’t expect the free market’s ad men to understand their movement’s deep integration with eugenicist ideas. It is worth…

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The Revolutionary Act of Real Conversations

By Sue Barrett How Conversations Build Bridges, Empower Change, and Challenge the Status Quo Conversations are the foundation of every…

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Political Futures: More Data Can Still Erode Populist Influences

By Denis Bright A federal budget in March 2025 offers yet another chance to broaden the economic information base for…

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Democracy: Party or Independents?

The rise of independent members of parliament and the interest in having more raises intriguing questions. I like the idea…

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