May 2026

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Budget 2026: The Question Everyone Is Asking And The Answer Nobody’s Giving

12 May 2026 Rossleigh 4

Frequently I heard a version of the following interview: Interviewer: So, you went to the 2025 election promising no changes to negative gearing or capital gains… Isn’t this a broken promise? Labor Politician: Well, it’s […]

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At least seven times more being spent to damage climate and nature than protect it

12 May 2026 AIMN Editorial 3

Australian Conservation Foundation Media Release The budget contains at least seven times more spending on initiatives that damage nature and the climate than it allocates to climate and nature protection, the Australian Conservation Foundation said. […]

Caveat Canvas: ShinyHunters Hacks the Education Sector

12 May 2026 Dr Binoy Kampmark 0

They make you do it – they, in this case, being the folly-fouled leaders of educational institutions – because it’s all in the name of organisational efficiency, productivity and purpose. Engage what is often erroneously […]

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Why Political Anger in Australia Keeps Growing

12 May 2026 AIMN Editorial 13

[mv_video jsonLd=”true” key=”wzLm80ry380wj3bGv82N” ratio=”16:9″ thumbnail=”https://videos.scriptwrapper.com/32796/wzLm80ry380wj3bGv82N/thumbnail.jpg” title=”theaimn.net”] By Denis Hay Description Political anger in Australia is rising as inequality, privatisation, and misuse of public money leave citizens feeling ignored. Introduction – Australians Are Losing Faith in Politics […]

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The Great Australian Housing Panic

12 May 2026 AIMN Editorial 2

By Peter Brown Tonight’s federal budget has not even been delivered, yet sections of the Australian media are already behaving as though civilisation itself is under attack. The source of the panic? Rumours the Albanese […]

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The Front Fell Off The Coalition

12 May 2026 David Tyler 9

A note on acknowledgement and copyright This piece is written as a tribute to the late John Clarke (29 July 1948 – 9 April 2017) and his long-time collaborator Bryan Dawe. For nearly three decades, […]

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Ted Turner: The Devil Behind Cable News

12 May 2026 Dr Binoy Kampmark 3

Being very much the all-American figure that he was, the passing of Ted Turner was bound to enliven the cliché machine with the usual, clotty descriptions: the philanthropist, the conservationist, the yachtsman, sporting proprietor and […]

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Labor reforms: It’s now or never

11 May 2026 John Lord 8

Australia faces a pivotal decision on labour reforms: whether to implement immediate, bold changes essential to advancing fairer workplaces, economic justice, and a stronger democracy, or to delay action in favour of further assessment. This […]

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Lessons for Liberals from One Nation’s strong showing in Farrer by-election

11 May 2026 AIMN Editorial 9

By Jack Arnold The Liberal and Nationals candidates were convincingly defeated by Pauline Hanson’s One Nation (PHONey) party in the Farrer bye-election. Credible local Independent candidate Michelle Milthorpe outperformed them, securing second place with majorities […]