<div><strong>BEACON OF HOPE, Independent <em>A</em>ustralia, after 15 years of shining a light in dark places, is in danger of being snuffed out.</strong>
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<div>Fearless news publication I<em>A</em> has exposed deep-rooted secrets other media routinely ignored or intentionally overlooked.
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<div>Along the way, I<em>A</em> innovated, investigated, attracted experts, broke stories that shook the nation and faced constant abuse, envy and the emulation of the mainstream media.
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<div>Here’s what trailblazing truthteller Jordan Shanks-Markovina <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfaKaJzgNO0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">said about</a> Independent <em>A</em>ustralia:
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<div><em>"As the name suggests, ‘Independent’, in ‘Australia’.</em>
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<div><em>"They were the lone voice, for about a decade, saying, guys, the ABC sucks. They were the only ones saying, guys, this is just a Liberal Party mouthpiece, now.</em>
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<div><em>"They were the only ones saying that the Peter Slipper scandal was entirely just to weaken the Gillard Government.</em>
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<div><em>"They’re still doing that work to this very day."</em>
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<div>And here’s what Jeff McMullen, ABC foreign correspondent and star <em>Sixty Minutes</em> reporter, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEFOM7MSzv4" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">said about</a> I<em>A</em>:
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<div><em>"Independent Australia has years of investigating subjects that the mainstream ignored … stories like Ashbygate … there were political campaigns where Barnaby Joyce’s behaviour was only examined in Independent Australia.</em>
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<div><em>And on it went, into Robodebt and other subjects … I believe Independent Australia led those investigations."</em>
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<div>Our publication may not be large, but it is feisty and true, punching up above its weight with in-depth investigations and analysis, without fear or favour.
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<div>And this is why it is so popular and far-reaching. But this is also the reason Independent <em>A</em>ustralia is constantly besieged from the powerful we hold to account, from their legacy media and their social media cronies, and from the insidious vested interests with which they're entangled — who all want to see I<em>A</em> silenced.
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<div><strong>Please support Independent <em>A</em>ustralia</strong>
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<div>Now, because the world went into lockdown and descended into Trumpian inanity and insanity, after more than a decade and a half, we are in real danger of being extinguished.
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<div>We urge you not to allow this to happen. There are vanishingly few media outlets that are fearless and true, and actually independent. If Australia loses I<em>A</em>, this nation is one step closer to dystopia.
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<div>Even if you don’t read I<em>A</em>, even if you don’t read the news at all, think of an Australia where there are no brave media outlets standing up to Trumpian, anti-truth spin doctors.
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<div>We joke about operating on the hint of a scent of an oily rag, but this is our daily challenge.
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<div>If you would like Independent <em>A</em>ustralia to keep going beyond this month, please donate to our crowdfunding campaign today by clicking on the link below. Even a very small donation might make all the difference.
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<div>You can also choose to become an <a href="https://independentaustralia.net/about-ia/subscribe" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">I<em>A</em> subscriber</a>. Please do both! We really need your support.
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<div>Thank you so much.
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<div><strong><em>The </em></strong><a href="https://independentaustralia.net/about-ia/about" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong><em>IA team</em></strong></a><strong><em> (Michelle Pini, Dan Jensen, Cherie Moselen, Xavier Donovan, Zayda Dollie and Dave Donovan)</em></strong>
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peter harkess

Gib deine Spende für Independent Australia desperately needs your help!