We’ve turned 1 – take 25% off and back independent journalism

One year in, and we’re just getting started

That flew by quickly. But amid an unrelenting news cycle, we’ve managed to prove something promising: community-powered journalism is possible.

In 12 months, we’ve published:

• 174 articles

• 29 writers – including prominent voices such as Amy Remeikis, Greg Jericho, Max Chandler-Mather, Kenneth Roth, Jeff Sparrow, Antony Loewenstein, Randa Abdel-Fattah, Sue Higginson, Ahmed Ouf and Stephen Lawrence

• 17 exclusives

All that work has brought in more than 360,000 (!) unique readers on Substack. And that’s while doing this part-time!

25% off birthday sale

To mark the milestone, we’re offering 25% off our annual subscription until the end of June.

First-year reflections

If there’s one thing the past year has made clear, it’s that Australia isn’t insulated from global crises – it’s entangled in them.

From wars in West Asia to domestic inequality and democratic backsliding, the same systems of power keep showing up in different forms.

Our work has tried to connect those dots – to show not just what’s happening, but why.

And in a media environment driven by rage, distortion and algorithms, that kind of journalism has become necessary.

If you’ve read, shared or supported us in our first year: thank you.

If you’d like to help us get to our second birthday, take 25% off and join us. Journalism isn’t a job – it’s a mission. We’re all in this together.