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Staindl v Frydenberg: a pyrrhic victory for Josh? – The evolving story

21 October 2026 AIMN Editorial 12
By Sandi Keane   For over a week, we’ve been treated to a “Festival of Josh”, especially by the Murdoch Press after The Australian and the Weekend Australian Magazine launched Josh Frydenberg’s memoir: A Grateful […]
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One Nation, Three Shareholders

21 October 2026 David Tyler 9
This is the second part of a series. A note of candour: part one promised the mining paddock. In researching and fact-checking this instalment, the author found the Two Davids needed a part of their […]
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China’s new Long March: Why its modernisation is a demanding journey

20 October 2026 AIMN Editorial 5
By Chen Ziqi   In less than eight decades, China has undergone a remarkable transformation. Once grappling with food shortages and limited industrial capacity, it has now become a global trade powerhouse, a major force […]
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Ordinary people doing their jobs

20 October 2026 Dr Andrew Klein, PhD 2
At a rock shelter called Abric Romaní, near Capellades in Catalonia, archaeologists have been excavating since 1983. Across sixteen levels spanning roughly 62,000 to 40,000 years ago, they recovered 597 wooden remains and imprints. Thirteen […]
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EMILY’s List Australia condemns attack on Helen Haines: Women must be safe to participate in democracy

20 October 2026 AIMN Editorial 4
EMILY’s List Australia Media Release Key facts: EMILY’s List Australia has condemned an attack on independent MP Helen Haines outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, expressing shock and concern for her wellbeing. CEO Pamela Anderson […]
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Why the cancelled proposal to livestream Nidal Hasan’s execution did not align with the purposes of punishment

20 October 2026 Roger Chao 0
Nidal Hasan killed 13 people and injured another 32 at Fort Hood in Texas on 5 November 2009. He was sentenced to death by a military court-martial in 2013. He is due to be executed […]
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War criminal Hegseth to hide Iran school slaughter report till after election

20 October 2026 AIMN Editorial 2
By Walt Zlotow Two hundred thirty-three days ago Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth committed a monstrous war crime. He conspired with his fellow war criminal President Trump to attack Iran posing no threat to America whatsoever. […]
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Nobody Planted Pauline

20 October 2026 David Tyler 12
The Bunyip Aristocracy’s Favourite Battler, Part One On 2 March 1996, the voters of Oxley unfolded a ballot paper that was already out of date. Beside the name Pauline Hanson, former Ipswich councillor and co-owner […]
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America’s Midterms: The political ground is shifting, but how far?

19 October 2026 Michael Taylor 7
Editor’s notes: This article is deliberately cautious about forecasting. It distinguishes polling results, race ratings and campaign behaviour rather than treating them as interchangeable evidence. All figures and dates are based on reporting available as […]
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The politics of abuse

19 October 2026 Bert Hetebry 8
A heckler interrupted a lecture with an attack on the presenter, rather than addressing the content of the lecture. The response from the lecture went something like this: “Your opinions define you, not me. They […]
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Greenpeace delivers 47 metre-long petition with half a million signatures to Woodside HQ following major gas protest

19 October 2026 AIMN Editorial 2
Greenpeace Australia Pacific Media Release PERTH, Monday 19 October 2026 – Dozens of Perth community members delivered a giant petition, signed by almost half a million people, to Woodside’s corporate headquarters this morning, calling on […]
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Understanding Before Judgement

19 October 2026 Dr Andrew Klein, PhD 2
A Framework for Investigating Harm, Establishing Accountability, and Changing Outcomes Understanding is where we begin. Evidence is how we learn. Accountability establishes what must change. The reduction of harm is how we judge whether we […]
Satire

The Nobel Prize for Orthography: Donald Trump and the Discovery of the Letter B

19 October 2026 Roswell 6
After centuries of linguistic confusion, one man has finally accomplished what generations of scholars apparently could not. There are moments in human history when the world changes forever. The discovery of fire. The invention of […]
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Greenpeace Australia Pacific activists in police custody after two-day protest against Woodside’s Browse gas project at Scott Reef

18 October 2026 AIMN Editorial 2
Greenpeace Australia Pacific Media Release PERTH, Sunday 18 October 2026 – Two Greenpeace Australia Pacific activists are in police custody after occupying a gas platform at Woodside’s Scarborough gas project, in peaceful protest of the […]
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Post-Genocide Israel 2026: Fragmented, Divided, Segregated Election with few Alternatives

18 October 2026 AIMN Editorial 16
By Dr Dan Steinbock   Israel’s political center of gravity has shifted sharply toward security and military power. And with the new segregation of its Arab parties, the fragmented election offers no real change – […]

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