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The Ebola Crisis: The Inconvenient Truths

1 June 2026 AIMN Editorial 0

By Dr Dan Steinbock For weeks, the latest Ebola outbreak was framed as a regional emergency. That assumption is now being challenged by mounting evidence that the outbreak may be broader, more fragmented and entrenched […]

Digital ID expansion: a flawed system rushing to scale

1 June 2026 AIMN Editorial 0

By Rob Mellett Data privacy experts and civil liberties advocates warn that Australia’s November 2026 expansion of its digital identity system risks entrenching serious, unresolved privacy failures at national scale. From 30 November, private sector […]

Trump’s failed Iran war may prevent war with China

1 June 2026 AIMN Editorial 6

By Walt Zlotow One possible blessing from Trump’s criminal, failed war on Iran? Trump squandered so many offensive and defensive missiles in 39 futile bombing days, he’s doesn’t have enough left to provoke war with […]

Jesus on Route 66

1 June 2026 AIMN Editorial 4

“This highway, if you just think about it, is peppered with hope, it is peppered with tears.” (Angel Delgadillo, dubbed the “guardian angel” of Route 66). By James Moore When Interstate 75‘s construction began to […]

The Center for Performing Rants

31 May 2026 Roswell 12

There are some stories that feel like political satire before a writer even taps away at the keyboard. This week, a federal judge ordered that John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts could not […]

Less Than Nothing – What the American Security Guarantee Really Costs Australia

31 May 2026 Dr Andrew Klein, PhD 8

Dedication: To my wife – who taught me that silence is not neutrality. It is a choice. And that the price of subordination is always paid by the subordinate. The Architecture of “Presence” Australia maintains […]

Mexico’s World Cup of shame

31 May 2026 AIMN Editorial 1

The families of more than 133,000 missing Mexicans are organising around the World Cup as a rare chance to be heard. Four women tell their stories to Rob Mellett via video link from Mexico. By […]

Not Much to See: The Release of the UFO Files

31 May 2026 Dr Binoy Kampmark 9

These are always occasions of anticipation and even celebration for the tinfoil hatters and those keen to spot the internal plot, the thriving fifth column and anything that could risk being seen as ordinary. The […]

Privatisation in Australia: What the Great Sell-Off Cost

31 May 2026 AIMN Editorial 16

By Denis Hay Description Discover how privatisation in Australia transformed public assets, shifted wealth, affected costs, and changed the nation’s future. Privatisation in Australia: What the Great Sell-Off Cost Introduction Imagine if Australians collectively owned […]