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Monash University welcomes historic Europe-Australia agreement on trade, national security, research and innovation

24 March 2026 AIMN Editorial 8

Monash University Media Release Monash University Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Enterprise) and Senior Vice President, Professor Robyn Ward AM, has welcomed today’s historic announcements by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and President of the European Commission, […]

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More Parleying Nonsense: Trump, Iran and Promised Negotiations

24 March 2026 Dr Binoy Kampmark 3

It’s almost not worth considering, but precisely because it comes from the White House, the mad manoeuvrings and silly airings of the US President must be taken seriously. But only to a point. Over the […]

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Are we at War with Iran?

24 March 2026 David Tyler 3

In the tradition of John Clarke and Bryan Dawe INTERVIEWER: Prime Minister, thank you for joining us. ALBANESE: Always a pleasure. Always. I want to say that upfront. Always a pleasure to be here, to […]

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The Inheritance of Fear: From the Cold War to Trump’s World

24 March 2026 Michael Taylor 14

I was a young boy during the Cuban Missile Crisis, but I remember the feeling clearly. Even as children, we knew something was wrong. The adults spoke in hushed tones. The news carried a sense […]

The Man Who Is Never Responsible: Albanese, the Mosque, and the Politics of Deflection

24 March 2026 Dr Andrew Klein, PhD 9

Introduction: The Boos That Told the Truth On March 19, 2026, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited Lakemba Mosque in western Sydney to celebrate Eid al-Fitr with the Muslim community. Fifteen minutes into the visit, protesters […]

Can everyday Australians help everyday people in the USA avoid “unpersoning”?

23 March 2026 AIMN Editorial 3

By Alicia Lucas It’s hard to imagine the delicate balance Minnesota, USA, residents-turned-protesters must have gone through each day. Waking up, carefully but forcefully protesting the utter wrongness of it all, fearing someone’s, or […]

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A War Built on Lies, Sold by Lobbyists, with Innocent Children as its Price

23 March 2026 David Tyler 2

On 27 February 2026, the night before the bombs fell, Oman’s foreign minister, Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, announced that a breakthrough had been reached. After months of back-channel diplomacy, Iran had agreed to never […]

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The Packaging Scam We All Pay For

23 March 2026 Lachlan McKenzie 1

We’re paying more for packaging than the product – and it’s costing us the planet. You go to the supermarket to buy food. You come home with plastic, cardboard, film, trays, wraps, seals, labels, inserts […]

One Nation’s Success And North’s Great Win Over Eagles!

23 March 2026 Rossleigh 8

I’d just like to congratulate AFL side, North Melbourne, for their great win over the West Coast Eagles. At quarter time they were over thirty points up and a performance like that makes them a […]

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Come Some Sweet Bluebonnet Spring

23 March 2026 AIMN Editorial 0

By James Moore (We seem to have skipped spring down here in Texas and slipped directly into the 90s. The summer is likely to be more searing than ever, but the sun is still slowly […]

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Republicans tell Trump, “Destroy US economy, please destroy it”

23 March 2026 AIMN Editorial 8

By Walt Zlotow A new Reuters/Ipsos poll finds 77% of Republican voters support Trump’s criminal war on Iran. Every one of them driving a car is now paying an extra buck per gallon for gas. […]

The Place of Dates

22 March 2026 David Tyler 16

The Arabic name for the strait is Maḍīq Hurmuz. One theory derives “Hormuz” from the local Persian word Hur-Mogh, meaning “Place of Dates,” but the dominant scholarly etymology traces it through Middle Persian to the Zoroastrian god […]

From Protest to Power: Polling momentum is one thing… running a country is another

22 March 2026 Michael Taylor 31

What would Australia look like under a Hanson government? Not long ago, the question felt almost laughable – the kind of political thought experiment you raise for effect, not because it might ever happen. But […]

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Why US likely losing war on Iran

22 March 2026 AIMN Editorial 19

By Walt Zlotow Iran has destroyed 10 advanced US radar systems that are crucial for identifying and destroying incoming Iranian missiles and drones. Three major bases lost their radar to Iranian missiles as well as […]

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The Obscenity of Trump: Wealth, War, and the Collapse of Accountability

21 March 2026 Dr Andrew Klein, PhD 8

Introduction: A Study in Contrasts Donald Trump is one of the richest men ever to hold the U.S. presidency, with a net worth estimated at $3.9 billion – more than 99.9 per cent of American […]

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