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Founder of Independent Australia (independentaustralia.net).
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Dave Donovan @davrosz.bsky.social · Sep 23
The Tate of Queensland: Right Time Tom, the wheeler dealer mayor, by @independentaus.bsky.social.
In this article we aim to do just three things: first, make an overdue apology; second, provide an important revelation; and third, make an informed prediction.
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The Tate of Queensland: Right Time Tom, the wheeler dealer mayor
Independent Australia makes an important new revelation about the recent purchase of a Gold Coast bowls club site by the City's Mayor.
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My new story... and career, prolly!
'Lights go on, lights go off! My brilliant new career as a modern artist'
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Lights go on, lights go off! My brilliant new career as a modern artist
I don't know much about art, and that's why I like modern art.
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October 8, 2026 at 12:48 PM
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The unreported gift that just keeps giving, Dave Hughes.
Or as I like to call him, Adam Smeth.
Penalties include jail time.
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Neo-Liberal comiconomics with Dave Hughes 2: No laughing matter
Independent Australia's hypothesis that
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October 7, 2026 at 7:49 AM
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David Shoebridge’s rise to the Greens leadership offers a chance to challenge Labor from the Left and push for more radical action on inequality, climate change and AI, writes Dr Mark Beeson.
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David Shoebridge brings a fighting edge to the Greens
David Shoebridge’s rise to the Greens leadership offers a chance to challenge Labor from the Left and push for more radical action on inequality, climate change and AI.
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October 1, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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With warnings of an AI-fuelled apocalypse growing louder, Independent Australia went straight to the source and asked ChatGPT whether we should start panicking
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IA interviews AI: Doomsday, oligarchs and extinction
With warnings of an AI-fuelled apocalypse growing louder, Independent Australia went straight to the source and asked ChatGPT whether we should start panicking.
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October 1, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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Want to know more about One Nation? Follow the money and 'sexy' planes
~ Michelle Pini
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Want to know more about One Nation? Follow the money and 'sexy' planes
One Nation supporters consistently say Pauline Hanson is an “average” Australian who speaks her mind and “says what the average person is thinking all the time”.
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October 1, 2026 at 6:13 AM
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Today in dystopia.
August 21, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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It was all about being rejected by big daddy Donald, Dave Donovan and Darren Crawford say, as they unpick Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate's latest foul-mouthed meltdown and subsequent sooky apology.
Trump dinner reject Tate's foul-mouthed tirade a Towering charade
It was all about being rejected by big daddy Donny, Dave Donovan and Darren Crawford say, as they unpick Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate's latest foul-mouthed meltdown and subsequent sooky apology.
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September 20, 2026 at 12:29 AM
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On the road to Mar-a-Lago with Tomahawk Tom and his Porkie Pies
~ John Todd
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September 18, 2026 at 9:29 AM
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This is absolutely heartbreaking and outrageous.
~ @michellepini.bsky.social
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5 things needed NOW — 6 months on from Simon Gordon scandal
Six months on from the Simon Gordon scandal, the systems that allowed his alleged surgical abuse of endometriosis patients continue to fail them.
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August 30, 2026 at 9:28 AM
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As physical media disappears, corporations are gaining unprecedented control over what consumers can watch, play and truly own, writes digital editor Dan Jensen.
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Physical media is dying as corporations seize control
As physical media disappears, corporations are gaining unprecedented control over what consumers can watch, play and truly own.
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August 21, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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Dave Hughes has become a self-professed corruption crusader and economics maven, denouncing the Labor Party as "corrupt" & appearing as a spokesperson for the Liberal Party.
Neo-Liberal comic economics with Dave Hughes
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Neo-Liberal comic economics with Dave Hughes
Previously a comedian, Dave Hughes has become a self-professed corruption crusader and economics maven, denouncing the Labor Party as
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August 19, 2026 at 10:38 PM
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MUST READ!
'Neo-Liberal comic economics with Dave Hughes'
~ by David G. Donovan and V. Michelle Pini, and featuring exclusive comments from the "comiconomist" himself, as well as his eloquent nemesis, Aaron Smith.
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Neo-Liberal comic economics with Dave Hughes
Previously a comedian, Dave Hughes has become a self-professed corruption crusader and economics maven, denouncing the Labor Party as
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August 20, 2026 at 6:58 AM
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Well said @michellepini.bsky.social
Ley’s U.S. road trip leads to later Liberal ‘clarity’
Sussan Ley has continued the conservative tradition of finding "clarity" and compassion, after it matters, writes managing editor Michelle Pini.
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August 13, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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Checks out.
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Why Trump and Musk may be snotty alien gamers in a simulated human reality
Ever thought reality didn't seem quite real? Well, modern science's increasingly supported "simulation hypothesis" suggests you may well be right.
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August 13, 2026 at 8:21 AM
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It's obvious that technology will evolve and that the development of artificial intelligence is inevitable. But when George Orwell’s 1984 meets The Godfather in real life, it’s time to consider the lack of public protection and regulation of AI and Big Tech. independentaustralia.net/business/bus...
Big Tech: When 1984 meets The Godfather
The development of AI is inevitable, but when Nineteen Eighty-Four meets The Godfather in real life, it’s time to consider the lack of public protection and regulation to deal with its consequences......
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August 8, 2026 at 9:54 AM
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😎 😅

Indeedy do!

But *only* because I know how amazingly good you are at doing it! 🤗
August 4, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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Has anyone ever seen Stephen Miller and Jonathan Greenblatt in the same room? I mean, sorry to say that so baldly.
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August 4, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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Goodnight all.

And, thank you.

And may we remember our shared humanity & contribute in whatever ways we can to living together peacefully.

🪷 🪷 🪷
August 4, 2026 at 12:47 PM
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Someone should tell the Jonathan Greenblah from the ADF that "anti-defamation" is so fucking passe and old school now. All the cool Zionist genocide dissemblers are chanting "blood libel" these days as everyone knows... derr!
August 4, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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Oh sto-op!
Just kidding, keep going!
July 2, 2026 at 11:27 AM
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My new - partly autobiographical - piece:
Pauline Hanson, Joh Bjelke-Petersen and the IA story:
"GORDON DONOVAN, my father, a grazier and long-serving Duaringa Shire Councillor, knew Joh Bjelke-Petersen reasonably well." independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
Pauline Hanson, Joh Bjelke-Petersen and the IA story
IA founder Dave Donovan explains why holding politicians like Joe Bjelke-Petersen and Pauline Hanson to account is paramount for Independent Australia, and has shaped its very existence.
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June 21, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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Ben Carroll has replaced Jacinta Allan as Victoria's Premier and immediately announced a royal commission into the "Big Build" scandal, but let's not kid ourselves that the possibility of corruption was the reason Allan was forced to resign, writes Michelle Pini.
Allan’s resigned: How will the media shut down Labor now?
Ben Carroll has replaced Jacinta Allan as Victoria's Premier, but let's not kid ourselves that the possibility of corruption was the reason Allan was forced to resign.
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July 30, 2026 at 1:35 AM
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Australians want a leader who has the intelligence to read, understand and cite important information, without getting it wrong, then spreading lies and causing unnecessary angst among Australians, writes assistant editor Belinda Jones.
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Pauline shines in the political gutter, enjoying spoils from wealthy donors
Perhaps if Pauline Hanson actually turned up for work more often, she'd have a greater understanding of the issues Australia is dealing with.
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July 23, 2026 at 7:59 AM
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Absolutely outrageous scandal. independentaustralia.net/life/life-di...
In the wake of the Simon Gordon scandal: Adding insult to injury
A severe public wrong has occurred, causing ongoing, debilitating physical pain and emotional and mental distress in many hundreds of women, and there must be accountability.
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July 17, 2026 at 10:45 AM
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The “Ditch the Witch” campaign is back, now directed at Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan, and faithfully reported in the media with clear delight almost leaping from the pages and screens, writes managing editor @michellepini.bsky.social
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Jacinta Allan Victoria's best bet due to rabid media's unhinged disdain
The “Ditch the Witch” campaign is back, now directed at Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan, and faithfully reported in the media with clear delight almost leaping from the pages and screens.
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July 10, 2026 at 12:48 AM