The Australian Independent Media Network

Picture the scene. You’ve spent three days researching, writing, editing and polishing a piece on, say, Australia’s housing crisis, or the slow-motion collapse of the NDIS, or whatever fresh new hell or train-wreck of a […]

By James Moore   “I am angry. We should all be angry. Anger has a long history of bringing about positive change.” Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, We Should All Be Feminists). Every generation of Americans has faced […]

The Return of the Banned Supercrop – Why Hemp is the Answer to Australia’s Housing and Climate Crisis Dedication: To my wife – who is not a hippie but likes her garden. The Plant that […]

By Denis Hay   Description Why Australians are abandoning the major parties. Housing affordability, cost of living pressures, trust and political reform are reshaping Australian politics. Introduction For decades, Australian politics was remarkably predictable. Most voters […]

Calling out the fibs, the spin, the flimflam, the bullshit and the full catastrophe No. 1 – Friday, 22 May 2026 WELCOME TO THE AVALANCHE Picture a man in a bathroom. Not just any man, […]

Annual budgets are consistently subject to criticism, particularly regarding contentious tax policy issues. In 2026-2027, debate focused on the government’s commitment to reform negative gearing – a policy permitting property investors to deduct rental property […]

A needless, extravagant ballroom. Questionable gifts, not least the 747-200B aircraft from the Qatari government. An inane decision to add a blue protective coating to the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool in Washington. These events increasingly […]

The Usual Grifters and Shysters on Stage By Andrew Klein and Sera Klein Long‑standing colleagues, co‑authors and collaborators “When you spread out your hands in prayer, I hide my eyes from you; even when you […]

Nearly fell off my rocker last night at the shock and awe of some Business Council spiv on our ABC, Australia’s Business Channel, where a plunge of coffee shop bosses, a wave of hairdressers and […]

By Denis Hay   Description Julian Assange free speech concerns are reshaping trust in democracy, media freedom, and government transparency in Australia. Introduction The documentary The Trust Fall leaves many viewers with an uncomfortable feeling that […]