April 2026

Three smiling naval officers conversing at dock

Caps Off: How Mark Hammond’s Appointment Completes Labor’s Capture by Uncle Sam and the AUKUS Boondoggle

18 April 2026 David Tyler 7

Look at the photo. Anthony Albanese, grinning in his USS Vermont baseball cap like a kid who just won a free submarine from the Pentagon’s lucky dip. Beside him, Vice Admiral Mark Hammond, now our […]

Man in suit, red tie, White House caption

The Normalisation of Contradiction

18 April 2026 Michael Taylor 12

There are moments in politics when language is no longer used to describe reality, but to overwrite it. This week, Donald Trump declared that the United States has a “very good relationship” with Iran – […]

Politics

Beyond the screen: Beijing’s film festival becomes a citywide experience

17 April 2026 AIMN Editorial 1

By Chen Ziqi I’ve always loved that strange, slightly magical moment after a film ends. You step out of a cinema, the final scene still lingering in your mind. For a moment, the world […]

Every day is important – until there are no more

17 April 2026 John Lord 17

On 26 February 2027, I will turn 86 – well beyond the average lifespan of an Australian male. This realisation shapes my perspective. My core message: every day matters, and openly facing mortality motivates me […]

Question mark over headline: tech rivals collaborating

Putting the Calamity Makers in Charge: Anthropic and Claude Mythos Preview

17 April 2026 Dr Binoy Kampmark 2

Be wary of a company – any company – who exerts moral muscle as they create software and digital platforms that are injurious and simultaneously lauded for curing that injury. Be especially wary of Anthropic. […]

Environment

Pacific nations launch landmark declaration for a Fossil Fuel Free Pacific, calling for a Fossil Fuel Treaty and urgent phase-out

17 April 2026 AIMN Editorial 5

Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Media Release 17 April 2026, Port Vila, Vanuatu – Amidst a deepening fossil fuel-driven energy crisis that has triggered the declaration of a state of emergency in multiple Pacific nations, Ministers […]

Richard “Deadwood” Marles: A Liberal Wearing a Red Rosette

17 April 2026 David Tyler 16

A profile of Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Defence, and Geelong’s enduring gift to Australian satirists Meet Richard Donald Marles. Deputy Prime Minister. Minister for Defence. Member for Corio. Product of the Victorian Labor […]

Man speaking at press club with dollar symbols

The Apocalypse Salesman: How Richard Marles Sold Australia’s Future to the Permanent War Economy

17 April 2026 Dr Andrew Klein, PhD 13

Dedicated to my wife, who sees a future and is not buying the tickets. The Great Distraction On April 16, 2026, Defence Minister Richard Marles stood before the National Press Club and announced the biggest […]

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Trump prefers collapsing world economy to admitting defeat in his criminal Iran war

17 April 2026 AIMN Editorial 10

By Walt Zlotow That was some phony two-week ceasefire President Trump agreed to with Iran. When Iran refused Trump’s impossible demands presented by amateur US diplomats Vance, Witkoff and Kushner, Trump essentially resumed the war […]

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The Biggest Peace Time Release in our Nation’s History

16 April 2026 David Tyler 8

A Note from the Editor Readers should be warned that this piece pays deliberate homage to Evelyn Waugh’s exquisitely appropriate fondness for long, winding sentences and his unrivalled capacity to report the facts with deadpan […]

Protester in niqab holding watermelon fan

Constitutional challenge to Minns’ anti-protest laws verdict to be handed down 3pm today

16 April 2026 AIMN Editorial 12

Palestine Action Group Sydney media alert: Constitutional challenge to Minns’ anti-protest laws verdict to be handed down 3pm today Press conference outside NSW Supreme Court after the verdict. What: Press Conference Where: NSW Supreme Court […]

Political leader enthroned in Last Supper parody

Trump is not The Messiah, just a very Naughty Boy

16 April 2026 David Tyler 6

This piece is written in homage to the late, great Martin Amis. It borrows, in spirit and sharpness, from his satiric wit and his razor‑sharp edge; a style that skewered the powerful, the pretentious, and […]

Nearly empty supermarket produce shelf with two packages

US-Iran War Threatens Australia’s Food Supply: Delivery Crisis Looms

16 April 2026 AIMN Editorial 15

By Dr Martha Knox Haly There are many abhorrent aspects to the illegal US-Iran war. There is one very personal aspect that keeps me up at night. This is directly related to the fact […]

Sovereignty for some

15 April 2026 Michael Taylor 5

There are moments when irony is so perfectly formed, that it scarcely needs commentary. It simply waits – patiently – for someone to point at it. This week provided one such moment. Fresh from a […]

The big human brain

15 April 2026 Dr James Moylan 41

The whole proposition of a massive hunk of brain-flesh that is capable of introspective reflection, inside a body, inside a culture, doing the washing up, while shouting at the kids, is ludicrous. But there it […]

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