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Politics

Exaggerated Utility: The Bogus Value of the Pentagon Press Pass

16 October 2025 Dr Binoy Kampmark 3
Reporting on national security matters, irrespective of which country you are in, can be a hazardous affair. In police states, the consequences are self-evident to the brave who report on their misdeeds. The paid off […]
Rental affordability crisis for essential workers.
Social Justice

Essential workers locked out of rental market

16 October 2025 AIMN Editorial 5
Anglicare Australia has released new research showing that essential workers are being priced out of the rental market across the country. The Rental Affordability Snapshot: Essential Workers Report surveyed more than 51,000 rental listings and tested […]
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Politics

Time to declare there’s a Palestinian state, even if there isn’t

16 October 2025 AIMN Editorial 4
By Walt Zlotow   The Editorial Board in my local paper, The Chicago Tribune, makes a valid point in praising President Trump for prematurely declaring an end to the Israeli war (genocide actually) in Gaza […]
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AIM Extra

Wounded Nostalgia: GQ Tips for the Modern Gentleman

16 October 2025 Dr Binoy Kampmark 6
It reads like a lament of wounded nostalgia, cresting on a resigned sigh. “Knowing how to be a gentleman used to be straightforward: There were codes that were passed down, instilled, and strictly enforced. With […]
Newspaper headline about political leadership change.
Satire

The Liberal Party needs Abbott – and the whole circus back

15 October 2025 Roswell 11
An opinion piece this week suggested that Tony Abbott is just what the Liberal Party needs right now. Apparently, someone missed the memo from ten years ago – the one that said, “Thanks, Tony, but […]
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Environment

World Environmental Education Day – Why It Matters for Australia’s Koalas

15 October 2025 AIMN Editorial 2
Australian Koala Foundation Media Release The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) is proud to recognise World Environmental Education Day, a global event that highlights the importance of education in protecting and restoring our natural environment. For […]
Tweet designating ANTIFA as terrorist organization.
Politics

The menace of ANTIFA: a clear and present danger

15 October 2025 Michael Taylor 9
President Trump and his allies have sounded the alarm on the radical group known as ANTIFA, painting them as a shadowy network of extremists hell-bent on chaos and destruction. And you know what? They’re absolutely […]
AIM Extra

Democracy for Sale: The Hidden Cost of Corporate Power

15 October 2025 AIMN Editorial 7
By Denis Hay Description Democracy for Sale reveals how the hidden costs of corporate power in Australian politics harm citizens and hinder fair reforms. 🎧 Prefer to listen to this article? Press play Introduction: When […]
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Politics

Trump’s Gaza triumph wasn’t his alone

14 October 2025 AIMN Editorial 17
By Peter Brown   When President Trump strode before the cameras to announce “peace in Gaza,” the world applauded – and rightly so. After years of unrelenting bloodshed, the sight of a signed ceasefire agreement […]
Man waving from airplane stairs, blue background.
Satire

Trump: should he be let back in?

14 October 2025 Roswell 4
Note: This article is satire (or wishful thinking). BREAKING: President Trump Denied Re-Entry Into U.S. Under Precedent Set By His Own Administration In a stunning application of long-standing policy, President Donald Trump was detained and […]
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Politics

Worlds Extinguished: Hostage Returns, Central Casting and the Gaza Ceasefire

14 October 2025 Dr Binoy Kampmark 3
Depending on which source you consult, the twenty-point peace plan of President Donald Trump for securing peace in Gaza shows much exultance and extravagant omission. The exultance was initially focused on the return of the […]
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Your Say

The Manufacture of Arms and the Market Place

14 October 2025 Dr Andrew Klein, PhD 2
The most dangerous path for any economy is to go down the path of the military industrial complex. It produces nothing of benefit for the society concerned but creates wealth for a limited number of […]
No Picture
Politics

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 […]
Press conference at the White House podium.
Politics

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 […]
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AIM Extra

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 […]

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