April 2025

Projection of a shutdown message with a radiation symbol on a cooling tower at night.

Toxic threat: New Greenpeace report outlines unacceptable risk of nuclear waste in Australia

24 April 2025 AIMN Editorial 1

Greenpeace Media Release A new report from Greenpeace Australia Pacific has shown the Coalition’s nuclear plan could produce 14 billion Coke cans’ worth of radioactive waste a year, warning it is a matter of when, […]

Donald Trump pointing with a caption saying 'I AM THE GREATEST'.

If you asked Donald Trump who was the greatest person ever to have lived, he’d say “Donald Trump”

24 April 2025 Michael Taylor 8

Donald Trump’s knack for self-praise is the gift that keeps on giving. Part Einstein, part superhero – at least in his own mind – Trump’s confidence is a spectacle. Take his word for it: “I […]

Person entering a Centrelink and Medicare office with no smoking signs visible.

Crossbench demands income support increase

24 April 2025 AIMN Editorial 1

Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) Media Release Independents, Greens and other crossbench candidates are pushing the next government to substantially increase income support to tackle the cost-of-living crisis and lift people out of poverty. […]

Environment

New report: Coalition’s nuclear folly would cost Australian economy at least $4.3 trillion by 2050

24 April 2025 AIMN Editorial 3

Climate Energy Finance Media Release New analysis by independent public interest think tank Climate Energy Finance (CEF) looks at the economic implications of the nuclear pathway modelled by Frontier Economics for Australia’s energy transition – […]

Australian ballot paper showing voting preferences for multiple parties.

Why Strategic Voting Maximises Your Vote’s Power

23 April 2025 AIMN Editorial 12

By Denis Hay Description Learn how strategic voting can transform Australia’s politics. Empower your vote to challenge ALP-LNP dominance using preferences effectively. Strategic Voting in Australia: Unlocking the Power of Preferences Australia’s preferential voting system […]

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Strong Leaders OR Democracy Costs Too Much!

23 April 2025 Rossleigh 1

Imagine if job interviews were like election campaigns. “What skills do you bring to this job, Trevor?” “Well, Simon, the other applicant, is weak and lacks decisiveness and he…” “Yes, but your skills… what do […]

Illustration of Donald Trump on a US dollar bill.

The Selling of America: Ending the US Dollar’s Exorbitant Privilege

23 April 2025 Dr Binoy Kampmark 5

Has the love, or even more so the fixation, gone with the US dollar, that all cushioning reserve currency that has shown itself unimpeachable for decades? A curious event teasing and ruffling currency watchers and […]

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A house is more than a home… if you’re lucky enough to have one

23 April 2025 AIMN Editorial 5

By Maria Millers They think I’m building a house. I’m building a haven, not with brick, but with tenderness. (“What They Don’t Know” by Jericho Brown). Housing seems to have moved centre stage in the […]

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Aid workers describe Gaza as “stuff of nightmares” as Israel’s mass forced displacements cause carnage and despair

23 April 2025 AIMN Editorial 0

Oxfam Media Release Restrictions on movement and total siege making aid operations almost impossible As Gaza enters the eighth week of an Israel-imposed siege, blocking aid, vital supplies and commercial goods, Oxfam staff are describing […]

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Superannuation myths – what’s fact and what’s fear?

23 April 2025 AIMN Editorial 0

UNSW Sydney Media Release Amid ongoing market volatility, should Australians reconsider common assumptions about their superannuation? As global stock markets fluctuate in response to rising geopolitical tensions – including renewed tariff threats impacting global trade and supply […]

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Month: April 2025

Toxic threat: New Greenpeace report outlines unacceptable risk of nuclear waste in Australia

If you asked Donald Trump who was the greatest person ever to have lived, he’d say “Donald Trump”

Crossbench demands income support increase

New report: Coalition’s nuclear folly would cost Australian economy at least $4.3 trillion by 2050

Why Strategic Voting Maximises Your Vote’s Power

Strong Leaders OR Democracy Costs Too Much!

The Selling of America: Ending the US Dollar’s Exorbitant Privilege

A house is more than a home… if you’re lucky enough to have one

Aid workers describe Gaza as “stuff of nightmares” as Israel’s mass forced displacements cause carnage and despair

Superannuation myths – what’s fact and what’s fear?

Trump’s 3,521% Tariffs: A Solar Storm Hits Southeast Asia

Time for Conclave to consider woman Pope?

Two Out of Three Judges Endorse Chaos: Incoherent Policies and Misinformation Win Leader’s Debate

Euphemistic Practices: The IDF, Killing Aid Workers and Self-Investigation

Honouring ANZAC Values: A Call for Justice Today