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AIM Extra

Economics Committee releases report on the four major banks

20 February 2025 AIMN Editorial 1
House of Representatives Media Release The House Standing Committee on Economics has released its report on Australia’s four major banks, concluding a series of annual public hearings throughout the 47th Parliament with executives from CBA, Westpac, ANZ and NAB. These […]
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Environment

‘No going back’: Greenpeace applauds Albanese gov’s investment into green industry and jobs

20 February 2025 AIMN Editorial 1
Greenpeace Media Release Greenpeace Australia Pacific has welcomed the Albanese government’s announcement of a new Green Iron Fund in Whyalla today, a move it says will support workers as well as national efforts to tackle […]
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Social Justice

How Mental Health is a Social Justice Issue

20 February 2025 AIMN Editorial 1
By Denis Hay Description Mental health is a social justice issue. Learn how inequality, policy failures, and economic disparity impact mental well-being and what solutions exist. Introduction Mental health is often framed as a personal […]
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AIM Extra

As a community we must help our youth make the right choices for life

20 February 2025 AIMN Editorial 0
By Maria Millers There seems to be a growing unease in the community as the media constantly reports car thefts, home invasions and high-speed chases, sometimes involving children as young as 10. The statistics appear […]
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AIM Extra

Whyalla steelworks: joint union statement

20 February 2025 AIMN Editorial 2
AWU, AMWU, ETU, MUA Media Release The Australian Workers’ Union, Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union, Electrical Trades Union and Maritime Union of Australia welcome the South Australian and Federal Government’s $2 billion support plan for the […]
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Politics

The rise and rise of the right

20 February 2025 AIMN Editorial 3
One from the archives on our sister site, published by Bert Hetenbry. I hate it when this happens: stroll into a bookshop and see a book that looks good, read the cover notes and spend […]
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AIM Extra

Before we decide where to dump nuclear waste, let’s answer the bigger questions

19 February 2025 AIMN Editorial 9
Australians for Affordable Energy Media Release Australians for Affordable Energy is urging caution following calls for South Australia to become a nuclear power hub and waste storage site, warning fundamental questions about nuclear remain unanswered. […]
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AIM Extra

Statement regarding Whyalla Steelworks

19 February 2025 AIMN Editorial 1
Australian Workers’ Union Media Release Paul Farrow, AWU National Secretary: The Australian Workers’ Union strongly backs urgent government intervention to secure the future of Whyalla Steelworks and its workforce. The steelworks is a critical pillar […]
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Politics

Clenching my buttocks & keeping it short ‘n light

19 February 2025 Dr James Moylan 9
I like to rummage about in the back drawers of our culture, dig out a bunch of glittery gee-gaws and trinkets, and then play with them in public. I have been called a ‘Cultural Commentator’ […]
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Politics

Peter Dutton: Then and now, always the wrong man for the job

18 February 2025 John Lord 6
Those of you who read my weekly missives could not but conclude other than l have very little time for Peter Dutton. Others, more credentialed than l, also have little time for him. I promise […]
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Current affairs

How bloody well informed are we? It doesn’t look good!

18 February 2025 Jon Chesterson 11
This is the dead land*   this is cactus land here the stone images   are raised, here they receive the supplication of a dead man’s hand   under the twinkle of a fading star. […]
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Politics

Australia needs more than a rate cut

18 February 2025 AIMN Editorial 2
Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) Media Release ACOSS urges all parties and candidates to commit to delivering more direct support rather than rely on the Reserve Bank to address financial hardship following today’s rate […]
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Social Justice

How Social Justice Shapes Health Equity in Australia

18 February 2025 AIMN Editorial 1
By Denis Hay Description Discover how social justice shapes health and how it affects healthcare access and equity in Australia. Introduction: The Link Between Social Justice and Health Picture this: Two Australians, both needing urgent […]
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Politics

Shortages of pain relief medications unresolved – still!

18 February 2025 AIMN Editorial 2
Palliative Care Australia Media Release Growing shortages of essential palliative care medicines in Australia are having a devastating impact on patients, especially those nearing the end of life, and the clinicians who care for them. […]
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Environment

TOMORROW: Protest the approval of South32’s destructive bauxite expansion!

18 February 2025 AIMN Editorial 0
WA Forest Alliance Following the WA Government’s reckless decision to approve South32’s bauxite mine expansion last year, Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has chosen to greenlight South32’s massive bauxite expansion in the Northern Jarrah Forest, […]

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