ONE OF THE FEW good things to come out of the chaos that used to be known as the rules-based international order is that Australia is not alone in attempting to ingratiate itself with the Trump ...

Despite hyped rhetoric about the “big, beautiful bill,” the legislation has stalled. Its deficit‑blowing ambitions have alarmed fiscal hawks across the aisle. With Musk and others highlighting its ...

The Labor Government has forecast net migration to fall from over 520,000 in 2022-23 and possibly well over 400,000 in 2023-24 (actual forecast is 395,000) to 260,000 in 2024-25; 255,000 in 2025-26 ...

The colonists saw the land as freely available to them, for the First People did not apparently cultivate the land but just wandered across it. The official government line was that the Aborigines ...

In 1984, Sophia Loren visited Melbourne as a special guest at the La Dolce Italia gala charity dinner, which raised funds for the Alannah and Madeline Foundation's efforts to safeguard children ...

I ONCE HEARD someone say that when the Left and the Right became polarised – when they divorced from each other – the Left got all the institutions of truth including science, education, justice and ...

In his 2024 Budget Reply speech (around 12 months ago), Dutton promised to cut the permanent migration program from 185,000 to 140,000, but at the time provided no details on where he would cut. He ...

In this week's edition of Indy Eye, managing editor Michelle Pini chats with lawyer and renter's advocateJordan van den Lamb – AKA Purple Pingers – and campaign manager and fellow social activist Roz ...

Some will tell Australia to feel ashamed for rejecting the idea of an Indigenous Voice. But it needn’t. After all, a majority of respondents supported it in opinion polls consistently for five years.

The latter media club – the ones that usually come out after dark – were never going to present considered coverage of such an important progressive issue, where emotions run deep and where latent ...

Taylor wins her rights back After missing out twice on sales of her life’s work that she was excluded from bidding on, Taylor Swift has reclaimed the rights to her original six albums she recorded for ...

Major theatrics in Melbourne!(Photo courtesy Bill McAuley | billmcauleyphotographer.com) Japanese Kabuki performers took the stage in Melbourne, electrifying audiences with their unique style. (Photo, ...