October 2025

From our archives: May His Like Never Be Seen Again

13 October 2025 Dr Binoy Kampmark 13

His type should never be seen again. Born from the dark well of swill and advertising, former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was always the apotheosis of politics’ worst tendencies: shallow form, public service for […]

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The Media’s Mute Button

13 October 2025 Michael Taylor 9

In the grand theatre of American dysfunction, where the script is written in thought bubbles and the props are recycled from 2020, the media plays the role of hapless understudy – nodding along to every […]

CPA Australia welcomes common-sense changes to proposed $3m super tax

13 October 2025 AIMN Editorial 7

CPA Australia Media Release CPA Australia welcomes common-sense changes to proposed $3m super tax Tax on unrealised capital gains would have been unjust Indexation of super balance thresholds vital to protect future generations of workers […]

Political Futures: Learning to Cope with Conflicting Paradigms in US Global Alliance

13 October 2025 Denis Bright 14

Prime Minister Albanese is growing in confidence on both domestic and international fronts. Expect the Prime Minister’s encounter with President Trump to be a well-choreographed affair on 20 October 2025 under the control of canny […]

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Australia Peace and Neutrality: A Path to Regional Stability

13 October 2025 AIMN Editorial 3

By Denis Hay Description Australia peace and neutrality can strengthen diplomacy, use dollar sovereignty wisely, and build stability across the Indo-Pacific region. 🎧 Prefer to listen to this article? Press play Introduction For decades, […]

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Poverty increases to 1 in 7 people: New report

13 October 2025 AIMN Editorial 19

ACOSS and UNSW Media Release The number of people living in poverty in Australia has increased to 1 in 7, according to a new ACOSS and UNSW report released today at the start of Anti-Poverty […]

The Pink Rabbit on Highway 83

12 October 2025 AIMN Editorial 4

By James Moore “They can take my money, they can rob my family, they can lock me away, but I will keep coming back. I will keep crossing, again and again, until I make […]

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The Liberal Party’s Great Leap Forward (to 1996)

12 October 2025 Roswell 8

In a bold bid to drag the Liberal Party kicking and screaming into the modern era, Sussan Ley announced plans to hoist the party all the way from the 1950s to the 1990s – “a […]

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How overseas allies can peacefully help Americans access the truth

12 October 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 15

A call to peaceful assistance Across social media, emails, and private messages, ordinary Americans are asking people in Australia, Canada, and beyond for one simple thing: “Please tell us the truth. We’re not getting it […]

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Outsized and Eccentric: The Farce Behind the Nobel Peace Prize

12 October 2025 Dr Binoy Kampmark 6

The fuss about the Nobel Peace Prize has always been excessively outsized to its relevance. Like most prizes, the panel is bound to have its treasure trove of prejudices and eccentricities in reaching any decision. […]

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The End of the Joke

12 October 2025 Michael Taylor 8

The laughter stopped years ago. The consequences haven’t. For years, Donald Trump was treated as a punchline – a blustering reality show host who stumbled into the presidency, mocked for his ego, his rhetoric, and […]

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American Windows – the Delux Edition

11 October 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 1

The game Putin would play if he were American. (By Crispin Glazetone, Consumer Experience Correspondent – bringing you the shiny side of systemic failure.) Everyone’s playing it – whether they know it or not. The […]

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The Efficiency of Chaos

11 October 2025 Roswell 4

If there’s one thing Donald Trump has always excelled at, it’s smashing things to bits and slapping an “efficiency” sticker on the wreckage. The latest masterpiece? Mass-sacking of over 4,000 federal workers – with a […]

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Why Anti-Protest Laws in Australia are Silencing Democracy

11 October 2025 AIMN Editorial 22

By Denis Hay Description Anti-protest laws in Australia threaten the principles of freedom of speech and democracy. Discover how citizens can protect their rights to peaceful protest. 🎧 Prefer to listen to this article? […]

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In its 250th year, America’s genocide support has forever destroyed its worldwide moral authority

11 October 2025 AIMN Editorial 15

By Walt Zlotow US political leaders’ statements touting US as the beacon of democracy, humanitarianism, fair play, decency on the world stage ring hollow to anyone with an iota of moral clarity. The day […]

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