AIMN Editorial, Author at The Australian Independent Media Network

Breaking through the infloglut: the vicious cycle between information overload and anger

28 August 2026 AIMN Editorial 9

COVID, global warming, conspiracy theorists, natural disasters, financial collapses – and a sham social media ban. It’s no wonder young Australians are glum, writes Professor Axel Bruns… Why are we so angry? The easy, lazy, […]

Labor’s refugee backflip leaves thousands without a pathway to safety

27 August 2026 AIMN Editorial 15

SSI Media Release National refugee resettlement provider SSI has condemned reports that the Albanese Government will reduce Australia’s annual humanitarian intake from 20,000 places to 13,750, describing the move as a backwards step that betrays […]

Counting the cost-of-living, angrily

27 August 2026 AIMN Editorial 10

Fights over multiculturalism and gender are hiding the core of the nation’s despair – rising economic inequality. Mark Kenny reports… Flat wages growth, stagnant productivity, and dwindling purchasing power at the supermarket. Is it any […]

The Hormuz Catastrophe: The Netanyahu and Trump Administrations Knew the Risks – and Escalated Anyway

26 August 2026 AIMN Editorial 3

By Dr Dan Steinbock The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has produced precisely the kind of strategic blowback that earlier Israeli and American war-gaming had warned against. So, why the escalation? Iran has not collapsed, while […]

The collapse of trust in facts: making sense of verification on the internet

26 August 2026 AIMN Editorial 6

The modern fact-checking movement launched 25 years ago but is now in retreat – just as it’s needed more than ever. Ned Watt and Michelle Riedlinger report… For society and democracy to function we used […]

A toxic brew has shaped a world driven by anger, fear and confusion

25 August 2026 AIMN Editorial 4

Cost-of-living pressures, terror attacks, widening inequality and financial crises – it’s no wonder Australians are angry. Yet danger lies in scapegoating, writes Professor Alan Gamlen. We are living through an age of disruption. The postwar […]

SCO countries are making green development an engine of growth

25 August 2026 AIMN Editorial 79

By Chen Ziqi Member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) are navigating a common challenge: how to continue economic development and improve living standards while protecting the environment. To address this challenge, they are […]

The Philippines’ Security Trap

25 August 2026 AIMN Editorial 1

By Dr Dan Steinbock The recent school shootings are a tip of an iceberg of a vast private-security industry, Filipinos recruited into foreign wars, expanding U.S. military access and rising defense expenditure. These converging phenomena […]

Render Unto Greg

24 August 2026 AIMN Editorial 6

By James Moore Every few days the governor of Texas opens his phone and shares a little scripture with the rest of us. Proverbs, mostly. Some Isaiah when he is feeling expansive. The verses arrive […]

Will the New NDIS Law Leave People Behind?

23 August 2026 AIMN Editorial 12

By Denis Hay The new NDIS law changes eligibility, plans and funding. Learn who may lose support, what safeguards exist and what Australia should do next. Introduction For many Australians with disability, the National Disability […]

Trump’s Iranian Roulette: Whose regime will collapse first, Iran’s or America’s?

23 August 2026 AIMN Editorial 12

By Walt Zlotow Having suffered a catastrophic military defeat in his 39 day bombing war on Iran from February 28 thru April 7, Trump has pivoted to economic warfare to collapse the Iranian regime on […]

How Dating Has Changed in Australia

21 August 2026 AIMN Editorial 0

By Denis Hay How dating has changed in Australia, from courtship and marriage to apps, consent, equality and modern expectations of intimacy. How Dating Has Changed in Australia When I first entered adulthood, dating […]

The Ebola Escalation is a Global Health Emergency

20 August 2026 AIMN Editorial 1

By Dr Dan Steinbock After three months, the Ebola crisis in Central Africa has crossed a critical regional threshold. Concurrently, it reflects the emerging US/China division – and possible complementarity – of global health power. […]

Dementia Australia welcomes extension of Commonwealth Home Support Program

20 August 2026 AIMN Editorial 0

Dementia Australia Media Release Dementia Australia welcomes the Federal Government’s decision to extend the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) until 30 June 2029. Dementia Australia Chief Executive Officer Professor Tanya Buchanan said she welcomes the […]

Test of nature law standards is major curb on deforestation