The Australian Independent Media Network

Horse, Anyone? Equine Spotting in the Food Chain

4 August 2026 Dr Binoy Kampmark 1

The undeservedly discredited horse is again coming in for criticism as a food filler for items that make nary mention of its presence. In a world of mass supply, changing of hands, and bewilderingly complex […]

Book review: Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

4 August 2026 Mark Buckley 6

Wolf Hall is a work of historical fiction. It is meticulously researched, but Hilary Mantel has allowed herself ample space, in which she has thoroughly personalised the figure of Thomas Cromwell. Thomas Cromwell, not to […]

After 157 days of Iran war failure, Trump must quit the war or quit the presidency

4 August 2026 AIMN Editorial 5

By Walt Zlotow President Trump is flailing around like every world leader in history who launched a criminal war of choice he can’t win but can’t quit. Like every losing criminal war predecessor, he’s becoming more […]

THE PREDATORS’ PARADISE

4 August 2026 Dr Andrew Klein, PhD 3

THE PREDATORS’ PARADISE Neoliberalism, Colonial Ideology, and the Weaponisation of Zionism Dedicated to: The Truth Abstract This essay examines the coordinated campaign that has reshaped Australia’s political and cultural landscape through the weaponisation of the […]

In search of Motherland

3 August 2026 Bert Hetebry 1

Where in hell can you go Far from the things that you know Far from the sprawl of concrete That keeps drawing its way About a thousand miles a day? Take on last look behind […]

Israel stole Palestine because they wished Palestine was empty

3 August 2026 Mark Buckley 4

Terra Nullius means “Land belonging to no-one” in Latin Most of us in the West still believe that the Jews were always in Palestine, from biblical times, and thus had a right to reclaim their […]

Many top military leaders opposed atomic bombings

3 August 2026 AIMN Editorial 1

By Walt Zlotow Every year the four day period August 6 – 9 brings to mind the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings. This year marks the 81th anniversary of those horrific acts. We may now […]

Why Australia Still Rewards Landlords Over Renters

3 August 2026 AIMN Editorial 4

By Denis Hay Description Australia still rewards landlords. It is reforming landlord tax concessions, but renters and public housing remain disadvantaged by decades of unequal policy. For decades, Australian governments have treated housing in two […]

Netanyahu, Biden and Trump join forces to commit genocide

3 August 2026 Mark Buckley 9

A short history of Gaza’s destruction Just when we thought Israel’s genocide was the final straw in Palestine’s tragic story, Donald Trump again exposes his own, and Netanyahu’s, disregard for standards of humanity. We must […]

Who’s listening now?

3 August 2026 AIMN Editorial 6

By Christopher Kennedy Who’s listening now? Hanson and her followers. It was very interesting to read an article in Pearls and Irritations where the author, Kos Samaras in “The half-empty hall: why Gen X broke […]

What today’s polls could mean for tomorrow’s election

3 August 2026 Michael Taylor 6

Opinion polls are snapshots, not predictions. Governments have recovered from dreadful polling before, and oppositions have turned seemingly hopeless situations into election victories. Yet sometimes polling reveals something deeper than the fortunes of individual leaders. […]