The Australian Independent Media Network

Julian Assange Free Speech and Democracy

21 May 2026 AIMN Editorial 6

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 […]

Aus to Albo: Show some spine…

21 May 2026 AIMN Editorial 7

… or resign Media Release Head of the Australian Delegation of the Global Sumud Flotilla calls on the Prime Minister to Join International Condemnation of the Abuse of Flotilla Participants Taken Hostage by Israel. Simon […]

Australian Political Futures: Challenge the Bipartisan United Front on Strategic Secrecy

20 May 2026 Denis Bright 8

The Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defence Test Site: A Strategic Asset for Peace in the Pacific? Captured from Japanese occupation in 1944, US Defence installations in the Marshall Islands and adjacent Palau have evolved into […]

Free Speech in Australia and the Fear of Speaking Out

20 May 2026 AIMN Editorial 9

By Denis Hay Description Free speech in Australia faces growing pressure as whistleblowers, journalists, and critics risk punishment for exposing wrongdoing. Introduction Free speech in Australia is often described as secure because Australians can still […]

Budget theatrics: the final act

20 May 2026 AIMN Editorial 0

By Maria Millers The whole theatrics of the Budget: the inevitable strategic leaks, the dramatic lock up of journalists and the performative delivery by both Government and Opposition, flanked by a Greek chorus of the […]

The joke that lost its punchline

20 May 2026 Roswell 4

In 2015 and 2016, much of the world treated Donald Trump like a political novelty act. He was loud, theatrical, unpredictable, and impossible to ignore. Commentators laughed at the rallies. Late-night comedians built entire careers […]

Russian business leader on future China-Russia cooperation

19 May 2026 AIMN Editorial 1

By Chen Ziqi As Russian President Vladimir Putin begins his state visit to China from May 19 to 20, attention is once again turning to the strength and resilience of China–Russia relations at a time […]

Will there be global war over Taiwan?

19 May 2026 Noel Wauchope 0

Will there be global war over Taiwan? Ask a sociologist. Having never actually studied sociology, I am indeed prepared to be shot down in flames, for my audacity in pronouncing opinions on sociology. But that […]

Mirrors of Greed: Elon Musk, OpenAI and the Tech Brat Battle

19 May 2026 Dr Binoy Kampmark 2

They are a disagreeable bunch, with disagreeable ideas to match. The querulous brats behind the drive for technological servility and plugged in stupidity were always going to scrap over which dystopian vision they most prefer. […]

F’King Oath! Swearing allegiance to accused rapist

19 May 2026 Tess Lawrence 16

Australia needs to formally cleanse and quarantine itself from Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as a prince and to whom we still swear allegiance despite him being internationally regarded a rapist. Not so much tugging the […]

Israel: A Rogue State

19 May 2026 Dr Andrew Klein, PhD 6

Dedication: States are like children. Impunity to one might amuse its parents – they grow up and terrorise regions. The Predator on Land, Sea and Air On 17 May 2026, the Global Sumud aid flotilla […]

The great Australian dream: No room for it in the budget

19 May 2026 David Tyler 2

John Clarke was born in Palmerston North, New Zealand, in 1948 and after a brief love affair with the Massey-Ferguson tractor, and a marathon runaway success in God Zone Country, playing Fred Dagg the archetypal, […]

The First Cowboy Song

18 May 2026 AIMN Editorial 11

By James Moore “Often when I have camped here, it has made me want to become the ground, become the water, become the trees, mix with the whole thing. Not know myself from it. Never […]

Why Broken Political Promises Distract Australians

18 May 2026 AIMN Editorial 6

By Denis Hay Description Broken political promises in Australia. Why media outrage distracts from housing, healthcare, and cost-of-living failures. Introduction The debate over broken political promises has become a constant feature of Australian politics. Every […]

The Art of the No-Deal

18 May 2026 David Tyler 8

Picture the scene at the Great Hall of the People on a chilly morning in May, frost winking in wan sunshine through the tall windows and in the chill of the vestibule where the two […]