IA, the longstanding news website, which publishes daily at independentaustralia.net, is one of the last bastions of intelligent, independent, investigative journalism in Australia.

It is fighting for its very existence right now and really, really needs your help.

Independent Australia punches well above its weight, especially given it runs on the faint hint of a scent of an oily rag.

IA needs about $35,000 by the middle of December or it may not be able to keep on going.

What a shame that would be, because it is fearless, speaks truth to power and is one of the only truly progressive popular news journals in the nation. It’s been publishing continuously for close to 15 years.

And with the increasing concentration of conservative media in Australia and the likelihood of a Trumpist Dutton government, this nation needs courageous truth tellers now more than ever.

WHY IA NEEDS YOUR HELP

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Independent Australia’s intelligent content stems from the quality and depth of our contributors. Such as former ABC foreign correspondent Dr Lee Duffield; ex-ABC reporter Alan Austin; Canberra Press Gallery member Dr Martin Hirst; influential economic adviser to PM Kevin Rudd, Stephen Koukoulas; media academic Dr Victoria Fielding; prominent tech expert Paul Budde; high profile immigration expert Dr Abul Rizvi, ex-Fairfax journalist Sue Arnold, former Murdoch journalist Rosemary Sorensen, fearless anti-fascist Tom Tanuki; and award-winning cartoonist Mark David, to name just a few.

IA is innovative — one of few publications that references all its facts and is a pioneer of multimedia in online news. We also publish hard copy books and magazines.

Independent Australia has investigated scandals such as Ashbygate, Robodebt, the IPA, the Murdoch media, Watergate, Jacksonville and Barnaby Joyce, exposing everything from greenwashing to deep-seated political corruption.

IA is actually independent and is not afraid to slay a few sacred cows. But being iconoclastic, it’s shunned by the mainstream — for us, a badge of honour.

HELP SAVE INDEPENDENT AUSTRALIA

IA currently employs a team of six hardworking independent journos, including outstanding editor Michelle Pini and founder Dave Donovan.

Established in June 2010, Independent Australia has suffered financially since COVID struck. It is not about making money and our founder has never made a cent from his creation. However, until recently IA had always broken even.

If you would like Independent Australia to continue to be a beacon of light in an otherwise murky and dark sea of despair, please donate to our crowdfunding campaign. Even a small donation can make a huge difference.

You may also choose to become an IA subscriber. Do both! We really need you!

Thank you so much.

The IA team

(Michelle Pini, Dave Donovan, Dan Jensen, Cherie Moselen, Belinda Jones and Xavier Donovan.)