The Australian Independent Media Network

Dedicated to my wife – who knows exactly which bears to poke. Introduction: When the Bear Blocks First I posted a comment on X. Nothing extraordinary – a mild jest, a raised eyebrow, a screenshot […]

Pauline Hanson is not an isolated Australian figure. She forms part of an international pattern of right-wing populist politics that has reshaped debate in many Western democracies. Leaders like Trump in the United States, Farage […]

By Peter Brown In her address to the National Press Club, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson targeted immigration, spending, and social policy, relying on several assertions that clash directly with official data and legislative facts. […]

RMIT University Media Release At One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson’s first address at the National Press Club, she vowed to remove taxpayer funding from SBS and significantly curtail the ABC’s reach and accessibility. An RMIT […]

By Denis Hay   Description How do political donations and lobbying influence Australia? Examining foreign policy, international law, transparency and democracy. Introduction Australia prides itself on being a democratic nation governed by the rule of […]

By Peter Brown  For a moment, it was easy to forget that the speaker standing at the National Press Club was Pauline Hanson. The themes were familiar. Immigration was blamed for almost every social problem. […]

Never make laws regarding the unmeasurable and the uncontainable. The silliness of these injunctive measures can only come back and bite. Prohibit brothels, and decent whoring goes into, quite literally, dens of unmonitored squalor, lacking […]

By Maria Millers Alas, this exciting news from 2023… “It’s truly exciting news that Australia is about to appoint its first poet laureate in 200 years. At last the Albanese government is giving poetry proper recognition […]

Dedication: To Justin Glyn, S.J. – All relationships start with a conversation. “The conversation is not a debate. It is a dance. And the dance – the dance is the only thing that has ever […]

Observation 1 – (I will eventually get to the point) Many Aussies have decided to outsource their thinking to third parties. Consequently, there are an awful lot of dumb schmucks lurking around water fountains. Therefore […]

Conservative nostalgia for the return of LNP hegemony is still on the rise. The Weekend Australian (13-14 June 2026) deserves a reward for attempts to steer audiences in a conservative direction. These initiatives included banner […]

Adelaide University Media Release More than 3000 Australians die by suicide each year, yet one of the strongest known drivers of suicide risk – unemployment – remains largely overlooked in Australia’s suicide prevention programs. Now, […]