While Saturday’s election result was an outstanding win for Albanese and Labor, it was also a clear and powerful message from Australians to our polity: Australians want the Far-Right-crazy dialled ...

We do not want a complicated voting system, but we do want a system closer to "one vote, one value", writes Kim Sawyer. WE HAVE ELECTED the members of parliament to represent us, but who or what do ...

The nation's shifting core group has outgrown, outnumbered and outclassed the politicians still refusing to represent it, writes Zayda Dollie. It's a sign of the times, but it also marks a shifting ...

Drummers are in the news this week, with a range of stories from the tragic to the straight up perplexing. IA's music columnist, David Kowalski, is on the beat. IN THE NEWS this week is the tragedy ...

After the historic election results, progressive action is now needed to reform Australia's system of government, writes Dr Klaas Woldring. REMEMBER THE FAILURE to get the republic proposal accepted?

The Administrative Review Tribunal is struggling to cope with a high rate of appeals while dealing with a rapidly increasing backlog. Dr Abul Rizvi reports. GOVERNMENT POLICY to accelerate student ...

It isn't illegal for political parties to spam text voters before an election, but maybe it should be, writes John Turnbull. Ignoring for a moment that an alleged $60 million bought Mr Palmer ...

Mick learns what a majority group is and wonders whether his face is still the face of modern Australia, writes John Longhurst. MICK DABBED THE SWEAT from his brow with his handkerchief and called for ...

After a glowing reference from outgoing Liberal Party Senator Hollie Hughes, Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor looks set to become the next Liberal Party Leader. Hughes gushed: “The behaviour ... is ...

The first 100 days of Donald Trump's second presidency have seen an unprecedented level of chaos with global repercussions, writes Dr Norm Sanders. “Move fast and break things” (MFABT) is a philosophy ...

Using fear and spin where facts should be is journalism we shouldn't have to stomach, writes Ben Peterson. THE RECENT ARTICLE by Peta Credlin in the Herald Sun doesn't read like journalism. It reads ...

The impotence of Murdoch's News Corp, Sky News and the 2GB radio network as political persuaders was shown up by the 2025 Federal Election. These sorts of outlets featuring intransigent and heavily ...