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#3 TOP IA STORY OF 2023: HECS indexation increasing unaffordable student debt

Encouraging talented young journalists is what IA is about, so we are thrilled to see this standout article by Rowan Bosman making the podium.

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#4 TOP IA ARTICLE OF 2023: Say 'cheese!' Coles and Woolies have you on camera

Not content to just make you do their work for them, Australia s Big Brother supermarkets also monitor you closely. This July exposé was IA s fourth most popular piece for 2023.

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#5 TOP IA STORY OF 2023: In a week of farewells, some good news comes in

Music columnist Dave Kowalski has really brought the funk to Independent Australia during 2023, such as with this very catchy August piece.

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#6 TOP IA STORY OF 2023: Indigenous arguments against the Voice did exist — but the media hid them

The Indigenous Voice referendum of 2023 was a cause Independent Australia unashamedly supported and was dismayed – yet unsurprised – by its failure. That s despite this article by TT, IA s.

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#7 TOP IA STORY OF 2023: Qantas dances the Irish jig on the 'Spirit of Australia'

This razor sharp November story on Qantas by venerated IA columnist Dr Lee Duffield was deservedly one of our most popular of 2023, coming in at seven.

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