Independent Australia
WEBIndependent Australia is a progressive journal focusing on politics, democracy, the environment, Australian history and Australian identity.It contains news and opinion from Australia and around the world. [ Learn more ] Contact Us | ; PO Box 260, Isle of Capri, Qld, 4217 | Fax +61 7 5526 8217
Economics - Independent Australia
WEBSep 26, 2024 · Some Australian families are struggling, but fewer than ever before. 5 Aug 2024 | Consumer spending data, analysed correctly, shows the economy is nowhere near as bad as news ...
Universal basic income for a more prosperous Australia
WEBDec 19, 2023 · The biggest and boldest change we can strive for right now to claw back some of the excesses of their crony capitalism is an unconditional universal basic income ().A UBI is a payment from the state to every citizen with no strings attached, like a “citizen dividend” for being a “shareholder” in Australia.
Let's be clear: Australia is not immune to ‘democratic backsliding’
WEBFeb 18, 2024 · It is increasingly clear that we cannot take democracy for granted, writes Chris Simpson.. AS MANY observers have noted, we are living in a time marked by "democratic backsliding" and the consequences are starting to show.An obvious case in point is the resurgence of autocratic world leaders and the increasingly common practice of autocratic leaders either appointing themselves for life or ...
Politics - Independent Australia
WEBSep 26, 2024 · Why offshore student visa grants in 2025 must rise to hit student caps 23 Sep 2024 | The recently announced student visa caps have not only caused hysteria in the media but proven to ...
Labor's asylum strategy struggling to rectify Coalition backlog
WEB3 days ago · The backlog at the AAT appears to have plateaued at around 41,000 after having steadily increased from around 5,000 in 2016. (Data source: AAT annual reports and caseload statistics) The problem is now increasingly shifting to those refused by the AAT but not departed. At end August 2024, this reached a …
Housing crisis worsened by media fearmongering - Independent …
WEBJul 31, 2024 · The housing crisis in Australia is already bad enough without media stereotyping tenants and landlords into victims and villains, writes Rosemary Sorensen. MEDIA STORIES about evicted tenants tend to flatten the narrative into villain versus victim, drawing in secondary characters such as neighbours and relatives to capture incendiary quotes ...
Indigenous Voice to Parliament a good step, but not far enough
WEBDec 7, 2022 · Indigenous Voice in the Constitution is the only meaningful option. The Government has made little progress on enshrining an Indigenous Voice to the Federal Parliament. It's clear the Voice must be incorporated into the Constitution, writes Ronahi Demirbag. Albanese's Voice to Parliament referendum should be a no-brainer.
The tragic history of Coalition betraying Indigenous Australians
WEBOct 16, 2023 · Land rights: at last! The second major development was the 1976 Land Rights Act (NT) which gave Aborigines freehold title to their lands and power to veto mining and other intrusions.. The third was replaced in 1990 the Canberra-based Aboriginal Affairs Department with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Council ().This was a decision-making body comprised of elected Indigenous men and ...
It is time to question Australia's COVID-19 response
WEBMay 21, 2023 · The global death rate peaked in January 2021 at 100,000 per week, last week it was a few thousand. Australia’s COVID story was different from many countries. More than 80% of COVID deaths in Australia occurred in 2022 from January and July waves. 70% of Australians were infected, there were …