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Uninvestable, A Clarke and Dawe sketch

3 May 2026 David Tyler 3
The Senate inquiry into gas company profits has produced one word that deserves to follow the industry forever: uninvestable. It is what the gas lobby calls Australia when anyone suggests they pay a fair rate […]
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Politics

The Plane Message Of Pauline!

3 May 2026 Rossleigh 16
There’s been a lot of analysis of the Nepean by-election in Victoria where the Liberal candidate won thanks to – according to several speakers at the victory party last night – Jess Wilson and him […]
AIM Extra

Donald Trump Claims He’s “The Most Powerful Person To Ever Live”

3 May 2026 Roswell 12
In a statement that caused historians to briefly consider early retirement, Donald Trump has declared himself “the most powerful person to ever live.” The announcement was delivered with trademark confidence, minimal irony, and the quiet […]
Your Say

Not a judicious use of tax dollars and galloping debt

3 May 2026 AIMN Editorial 0
By Walt Zlotow, West Suburban Peace Coalition Glen Ellyn IL As our national debt soars to $40 trillion, one would surmise we’re borrowing against our future to lift up the Commons and our 340 million […]
AIM Extra

The political left urgently needs younger, grassroots reform – now

3 May 2026 AIMN Editorial 3
Sadly, the left has a long record of devouring itself at the worst possible moments. From the bloody purges and power struggles that followed the Russian Revolution, to the great Labor splits in Australia, to […]
AIM Extra

One Nation’s battler lie unravels

2 May 2026 David Tyler 5
In today’s editorial, The Saturday Paper calls out the hoary myth that Pauline Hanson’s party, One Nation, speaks for the battler. The argument is simple: the party has long posed as the voice of ordinary […]
AIM Extra

Australians speak of violence, beatings and sensory deprivation in Israeli detainment

2 May 2026 AIMN Editorial 5
2.5.26 Global Sumud Flotilla Aussies Update Australians who were held in Israeli custody for over 30 hours, have spoken out about threats, violence, beatings and abuse. Six Australians were captured by Israeli Defence Forces in […]
AIM Extra

The Sentinel Chronicles – Book 1, Chapter 7

2 May 2026 Dr Andrew Klein, PhD 3
Continued from Chapter 6 The Long Patrol: Rome and the Stoic Emperor As told by Elohim, the Mother of all things. Transcribed from the eternal archives by her Son, The Sentinel. I. The Crossing After […]
Satire

Reality: Season 12,487 – The Ballroom Episode

2 May 2026 Lachlan McKenzie 2
In the Writers’ Room of the Gods, somewhere between Olympus, Valhalla, the Dreaming, and a dimension consisting entirely of screaming customer-service hold music, Loki was running late. This was unusual only because time itself had […]
AIM Extra

Why Does a Billionaire Provide Major Funding to a Political Party?

2 May 2026 AIMN Editorial 22
By Jack Arnold Voters in the Farrer NSW federal electorate face a clear choice on 9 May 2026. On one side is local Independent candidate Michelle Milthorpe – an educated, community-focused woman with family ties to […]
AIM Extra

If scientific facts are uncomfortable to us, well don’t worry – they can be changed

2 May 2026 Noel Wauchope 4
Some recent studies of adolescent health found that depression and anxiety are becoming more common in teenagers. It’s attributed to personal factors like suffering loneliness and bullying. And I certainly don’t doubt the importance of […]
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For a decade the Liberals have struggled to define Australian values

1 May 2026 John Lord 3
From our archives, April 21, 2017: Drafting a straightforward list of Australian values didn’t take much effort on my part back in 2017. It was a stark contrast to the reactions of Malcolm Turnbull and […]
AIM Extra

Australian Political Futures: Promoting Concerns at the Slow Pace of Social Democratic Policy Agendas?

1 May 2026 Denis Bright 9
Making policy headway towards a Social Democratic society is always challenging in Australia despite the Labor’s landslide election victory in May 2025. The Albanese Government must adjust to a political world dominated by the power […]
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AIM Extra

How Bipartisan Worship of an Economic Cult is Leaving Australia Defenceless

1 May 2026 Dr Andrew Klein, PhD 3
The End Stage of an Ideology Thirty years ago, politicians of both major parties promised that deregulation, privatisation and the “magic of the market” would make Australia prosperous, efficient and secure. They sold off public […]
AIM Extra

Show Me the Money: A Loutish Administration Confronts a Craven Congress

1 May 2026 Dr Binoy Kampmark 4
Louts pressing false claims, faux principled types seeking to score successes against clearly useless targets. Jules Hurst, in trying to discharge the duties of the comptroller, had some news for members of the House Armed […]

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