August 2025

Eyes with speech bubbles: misinformation and truth.

How Shocking Tricks of Misinformation Hijack Your Mind

7 August 2025 AIMN Editorial 6

By Denis Hay Description Discover the shocking tricks of misinformation and how to prime your brain to spot them. Learn the secrets before they fool you. Introduction: How Lies Beat the Truth Online Bold […]

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Politics on Repeat: Australia’s 365-Day Election Cycle

7 August 2025 Roswell 6

Things will never change Australian politics is like a 24/7 election cycle. It’s all part of the daily rhythm – like background noise, it hums along regardless of who’s in power. You’ll see the patterns, […]

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When Hubris Met Nemesis: The Titan Submersible Investigation Report

7 August 2025 Dr Binoy Kampmark 2

A reckless enterprise bordering on criminal stupidity, the story of the Titan’s crushing demise as it descended to the ocean floor is one with many historical echoes. The Report of Investigation (ROI) by the US […]

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ACOSS calls for economic reform to lift living standards

7 August 2025 AIMN Editorial 2

ACOSS Media Release ACOSS is calling for an ambitious economic reform agenda to improve living standards for those falling behind. “The government must not waste this historic chance to put Australia on a fairer, more […]

Trump celebrates Supreme Court decision, courthouse image.

Stacking the Bench: How Trump’s Grip on the Judiciary Threatens American Justice

7 August 2025 Michael Taylor 6

The judiciary is meant to be the final safeguard against political overreach – a neutral arbiter that upholds the Constitution when other branches falter. But under President Trump’s rule, even this final line of defense […]

Ten is not enough to end the war

7 August 2025 AIMN Editorial 2

Ten of 535 congresspersons condemning US enabled Israeli genocide not enough to end it. By Walt Zlotow Every peaceful American beseeching our cowardly Congress to call out US complicity in Israeli genocide in Gaza should […]

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When Devotion Replaces Democracy

6 August 2025 Michael Taylor 7

In a healthy democracy, loyalty is earned through service, results, and truth. But what we’re witnessing in today’s Republican Party is not loyalty in the traditional political sense – it’s something deeper, more unsettling. It’s […]

Media release on Ombudsman investigation welcomed.

Damaging compliance system must stop immediately after damning Ombudsman report: ACOSS

6 August 2025 AIMN Editorial 4

ACOSS Media Release The Government must immediately stop the Targeted Compliance Framework being used against people relying on income support, after the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s report today found alarming systematic failings in its administration. The […]

Climate protest with banners and diverse crowd.

Adjusting the Temperature: Climate Change and International Law

6 August 2025 Dr Binoy Kampmark 3

Before the clenching constipation of reluctant and cloddish policy makers, climate change advocates have found courts surprisingly amenable to their concerns. Bodies of environmental law in national courts and international tribunals are now burgeoning on […]