September 2025

RBA decision risks further increases to unemployment

30 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 3

ACOSS Media Release ACOSS is disappointed by the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to leave interest rates on hold, as people with the least continue to suffer. “Today’s decision fails to confront the reality of […]

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The distant thunder: how Trump’s America echoes in our own backyard

30 September 2025 Michael Taylor 5

From the sun-bleached beaches of Surfers Paradise to the quiet verandahs of the suburbs, we Australians have long viewed American politics with a mixture of fascination and detachment. It was a dramatic, often chaotic, television drama […]

UN General Assembly 80th anniversary celebration.

Elder Abuse in International Relations: Attacking the United Nations at 80

30 September 2025 Dr Binoy Kampmark 3

Elder abuse in the frothy swirl of debates regarding the role of the United Nations is currently modish. The body has, after all, reached the age of 80 years. It has been a life ramshackle, […]

Two leaders at a joint press conference.

Trump’s 20-Point Gamble: A bold bid to end the Gaza War – or a recipe for stalemate?

30 September 2025 Roswell 18

In the sweltering corridors of power at the White House, where deals are struck and destinies rewritten over Diet Cokes and classified briefings, President Trump has once again thrust himself into the heart of the […]

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Deconstructing Justice Dept. statement deleting study of escalating right-wing violence

30 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 2

By Walt Zlotow The Justice Department ran afoul of Boss Trump’s deranged obsession totally ignoring right-wing violence while blaming it all on the “extreme left.” Justice’s transgression was posting a study laser focused on […]

Couple stressed over financial documents at table.

RBA must cut rates to support jobs

29 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 4

ACOSS Media Release ACOSS is calling on the Reserve Bank of Australia to cut interest rates tomorrow amid clear signs of the labour market slowing. “The economic risk now lies with jobs and incomes growth, […]

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Trump’s MedBed Moment: A Symptom of Something Bigger

29 September 2025 Roswell 2

In what may be the most bizarre episode of his political career to date, Donald Trump recently posted an AI-generated video on Truth Social promoting the “MedBed” conspiracy – a belief that secret alien technology […]

People waving flags aboard a large ship.

Sumud Flotilla reaches dangerous waters. Drones above. DFAT silent about Aussies.

29 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 16

Media Release Flotilla Update: Flotilla Tracker As the Global Sumud Flotilla reaches locations of previous interception by Israel, drones hover overhead. The drones are too high to photograph. Juliet Lamont of Wahoo on Global Sumud […]

Man in suit with desert satellite station.

US Military Bases in Australia & Trump’s Chaotic Leadership

29 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 10

By Denis Hay Description US military bases in Australia and Trump’s chaotic leadership are exposing sovereignty, security, and wasted billions. 🎧 Prefer to listen to this article? Press play Introduction: Why Australia Should Pay Attention […]

The un-American spectacle of Portland: troops are for battlefields, not city streets

28 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 4

By Peter Brown When I picture American troops being deployed with the authorisation of “full force,” my mind conjures images of Vietnam or Europe – war zones where the rules of engagement were fundamentally […]

Man delivering speech at UN General Assembly.

Attempts to Delegitimise: Netanyahu at the UN General Assembly

28 September 2025 Dr Binoy Kampmark 4

It takes a lot to make UN delegates walk out from an address to the General Assembly. But this was precisely what Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, managed to achieve in his September 26 speech. […]

Echoes of Nuremberg: The Chilling Parallels Between 1930s Germany & Today’s America

28 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 4

When Flags Become Weapons: A Wake-Up Call for Australia to Recognise the Fascist Playbook By Sue Barrett “When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.” Sinclair Lewis […]

Soldiers detaining person during street protest.

Dear America: The Prophecy Fulfilled

28 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 12

In January 2016 – months before Donald Trump shocked the world by winning the presidency – Roswell published an article on our old site with a simple plea: “Dear America, please don’t make Donald Trump […]

Military officer in uniform, sepia-toned photo.

What the River Remembers

27 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 1

By James Moore (Below is a rework of a piece I wrote several years ago about the border, Mexico, “Black Jack” Pershing, and politics, an earthy mix of incompatible parts. But a story worth telling. […]

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Libspill OR Let’s Not Be Hastie!

27 September 2025 Rossleigh 14

About a year ago I wrote a piece where I suggested that the Labor Party were morphing into a conservative force, that the Greens were possibly going to turn into the major opposition and the […]

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