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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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?

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Despite a less-than-stellar performance, Labor won the 2025 Election in a landslide due to the Coalition's immense failure to appeal to voters, writes Dr Binoy Kampmark. THE DUST HAD barely settled on ...

The ultimate goal of any business is to improve its overall sales. A key indicator in this case is an increase in the organisation's overall revenue. Hence, companies must utilise multi-faceted ...

The 2025 election campaign from both sides has been much like the show Seinfeld — basically, a whole lot of nothing. Lyn Bender writes. For those who have ever watched the Seinfeld series, it remains ...

The crushing defeat of the Coalition on Saturday stemmed from its inability to let go of hateful, racist and divisive policies, of which Australia has had enough, writes Dr Victoria Fielding. AS THE ...