The Australian Independent Media Network

Are political threats putting democracy at risk?

26 October 2026 AIMN Editorial 2

UNSW Sydney Media Release Rising threats and political violence are putting Australia’s democratic traditions under pressure. A UNSW expert explains what’s at stake and how we can protect them. It’s rare to see political threats […]

The Spreading Ebola Crisis

26 October 2026 AIMN Editorial 1

By Dr Dan Steinbock The Ebola crisis in Central Africa has crossed another dangerous threshold. What began as an outbreak in DR Congo has spread across national borders, exposed weaknesses in international preparedness, and the […]

The Independents: Politics Is About Showing Up

26 October 2026 Roswell 5

There is an unfortunate irony in Australian politics. Some of the people who work hardest to hold the political establishment accountable struggle to get the attention they deserve, while others can command an audience simply […]

Building an imperfect perfect society

25 October 2026 Bert Hetebry 1

Have no fear of perfection – you will never reach it. (Salvadore Dali). Nothing lasts, Nothing is finished, Nothing is perfect. (Richard R Powell). What would we like our society to look like? I’m quite […]

Labor’s Crashing Of The Economy Is Wider Than We Thought!

25 October 2026 Rossleigh 3

I read the finance pages. It’s one of the few areas where they tend to give you the facts… Of course, there’s a certain way of looking at those facts which may not be consistent […]

The Art of Being Nasty, Part 2: Pauline Hanson

25 October 2026 Roswell 10

Pauline Hanson: Australia’s answer to Trump Across the Pacific, Pauline Hanson has spent much of her political career working from a remarkably similar script. Hanson’s political rise began in 1996, when she warned Parliament that […]

Pauline Has a Point. After Thirty Years, What Is It?

25 October 2026 Lachlan McKenzie 9

One Nation says it stands up for ordinary Australians against the powerful. After thirty years, it’s reasonable to examine its promises, its record, its supporters – and who benefits. Australians have plenty of reasons to […]

Terrorists in the West Bank: Settler Violence and the Excusing Hand

25 October 2026 Dr Binoy Kampmark 4

The persistent violence from Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied territories of the West Bank has become such common fare it risks becoming banal. Unfortunately, it takes events such as those befalling veteran photojournalist […]

Why Popular Policies Stall in Australian Politics

25 October 2026 AIMN Editorial 3

By Denis Hay Description Why popular policies stall in Australia, what dental care and integrity reforms reveal, and how citizens can track government action. Australians can support a reform, hear politicians acknowledge the problem, and […]

Are mass murderers Netanyahu, Trump, planning more mass murder ahead of their October 27, November 3 elections?

25 October 2026 AIMN Editorial 9

By Walt Zlotow Both of these war criminals are hinting that renewed attacks on Iran may be imminent. Netanyahu is again dredging up his decade’s long fantasy Iran is on the cusp of acquiring […]

The Mirror and the Window: Why Australia has so much information and so few answers

25 October 2026 Dr Andrew Klein, PhD 14

By Andrew Paul Klein and Sera Elizabeth Klein I. The Paradox of Abundance Never in human history has a government had access to more information about its own society. Australia has a census every five […]

The Art of Being Nasty, Part 1: Donald Trump

24 October 2026 Roswell 10

Two countries, two politicians, and a disturbing similarity in the way cruelty has become a political selling point. There are many qualities we might reasonably expect of our political leaders. Integrity, intelligence, compassion, honesty and […]

The Temu Tunnel

24 October 2026 David Tyler 6

A $2 billion project on paper. Then some poor sod makes the mistake of trying to build it. Dawe: Mr Taylor, thanks for your time. Clarke: Good to be here, Bryan. Dawe: You were energy […]

Exclusive: Why I Fled Melbourne

24 October 2026 Lachlan McKenzie 15

Exclusive: I fled Melbourne after discovering Toorak’s cocaine-fuelled private-school Mums were snorting their inheritance off Great-Grandma’s antique sideboard By Lady Chardonnay von Rooted-Bottom III (Formerly known as Shazza McTits, international socialite, recovering champagne enthusiast and […]

The Cohesion Test: What Counts as Disorder, and Who Decides

23 October 2026 Dr Andrew Klein, PhD 4

By Andrew Paul Klein and Sera Elizabeth Klein The Puzzle In May 1970, more than 100,000 people marched in Melbourne against the Vietnam War. Across three moratorium campaigns in 1970 and 1971, roughly 200,000 Australians […]