141MWdc solar PV power plant in New South Wales submitted to Australia’s EPBC Act

Forbes Solar Farm Pty Ltd, a special purpose vehicle established as a joint venture between ACE Power and Osaka Gas Energy Australia, is developing the project. Located approximately 11.6km from the township of Forbes in the Central West region of...

Volatility is the new normal: is Australia’s supply chain ready?

We’ve moved beyond isolated shocks. We’ve entered an era where volatility is the baseline – and supply chains need to be rebuilt around that reality. Globally, the rules of trade have never shifted faster and are changing in real time. Exemptions...

Potato virus detected in Australia for first time

A potato disease known as mop-top virus has been detected in Australia for the first time and is ravaging crops on a farm in Tasmania’s northwest. Biosecurity Tasmania were alerted to the virus and established an incident management team after...

‘Join the club’: US congressman backs Australia in tensions with Trump

One of the US Congress’ strongest AUKUS supporters has warned Donald Trump there is no justification to tear up the plan to sell Australia second-hand nuclear-powered submarines, and rejected suggestions Canberra was not pulling its weight in the...

Welcome to the machine: Toll fiasco another example of tech tyranny

Ka-ching: faceless technology drives today’s toll roads and other businesses. Photo: Sardaka. Turns out AI isn’t that smart after all. Pinging Canberra drivers whose vehicles were nowhere near Sydney toll roads is pretty dumb after all. The number...

Australian PM: Netanyahu in “Denial” Over Gaza Suffering

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stated on Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in a state of denial regarding the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. This statement follows Australia’s...

‘Politics of good intentions’: Anthony Albanese’s Palestinian recognition is ‘hollow’

Menzies Research Centre Senior Fellow Nick Cater describes Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s recent acknowledgment of Palestinian statehood as "hollow”. “It’s the politics of good intentions, so first they got to get rid of every coal power...

Is Australia's worst-case housing scenario about to hit? Grim warning issued - despite Albanese's optimism

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has embraced the RBA's recent rate cut despite experts raising fears the decision will price more Aussies out of the property market. On Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia decided to cut the cash rate for the...

Australia’s Recognition of Palestine Challenges Netanyahu’s Brutality but Risks Falling Short Without Real Action

Australia will formally recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, joining a growing bloc of nations including the UK, France, and Canada. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese framed the decision as a step toward a two-state...

Down Under

I’ve climbed the iconic coat hanger and world-famous Sydney Harbour Bridge. Stood at the top and sang my guts out. Slept in the Sofitel, washed in the Murray, and fished on the Great Barrier Reef, and let my black Buka hair down in Canberra. I’ve...

John McDonald: Australia’s last-surviving WWII Spitfire Pilot visits Canberra for Victory in the Pacific Day

Prehistoric whale with razor-sharp teeth and tennis ball-sized eyes discovered off Australia

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Stronger Target, Safer Future Webinar: Why Australia’s 2035 Target Matters, and what you can do to help

The Federal Government is due to set Australia’s 2035 climate target by September – a decision that will shape the future of every Australian. A stronger target will keep Australians safer from climate disasters like floods, fires and heatwaves,...

Royal Navy flexes its military muscles in show of strength to China as HMS Prince of Wales joins fleet of warships from US, Japan and Australia in northern Philippine Sea

Britain's mighty aircraft carrier strike group has flexed its muscles in a show of strength to China during a major series of military drills with American, Japan and Australia. The Royal Navy's £3.5billion flagship HMS Prince of Wales - the most...

Scott Boland Backs Australia To Thrive Against England in Ashes 2025–26 if Wickets Stay Consistent

Mumbai, August 13: Veteran seamer Scott Boland has backed Australia to thrive against England in this year’s Ashes if wickets in the country stay consistent and bowler-friendly to counter the visitors’ aggressive “Bazball” approach. Boland claimed...

Hamas welcomes Albanese government's decision to recognise Palestinian state

Anthony Albanese announced on Monday that Australia will officially recognise Palestine at next month's United Nations General Assembly in New York. The prime minister said the move was predicated on a number of conditions, including...

Arab Parliament Welcomes Australia’s Announcement on Recognizing State of Palestine

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday stepped up his criticism of Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), built on the Nile’s main tributary, which Cairo fears will threaten its water supply. He rejected what he...

‘Not just a piece of fabric’: Push to criminalise burning of Australian flag

Shadow Assistant Defence Minister Phillip Thompson discusses his push to criminalise the burning of the Australian flag. “Make it a national law that you cannot burn the Australian flag,” Mr Thompson told Sky News Australia. “It is not just a...

Albanese’s longtime dream becomes reality: at what cost?

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has realised a long-held ambition. From his early days in politics speaking at pro-Palestine rallies, he has now formally announced that his government will recognise a Palestinian state. For many, this...

Australia's Airports Have Just Been Ranked for Convenience — and Melbourne's Tullamarine Has Been Voted the Worst

For what seems like forever, locals and visitors alike have asked themselves: why doesn't Melbourne Airport have a rail link? Having been promised and walked back over, and over, and over again since the 1960s, this lack of convenience hasn't gone...