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UNGA – ‘A global win but a domestic disappointment’: Australia misses crucial milestone for Global Ocean Treaty

20 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 1

The Albanese government “hasn’t missed the boat but had better start swimming” after it failed to meet a crucial milestone in the landmark Global Ocean Treaty negotiations ahead of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) this […]

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Ministerial Selection in Australia Exposed

19 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 8

By Denis Hay Description Discover how ministerial selection in Australia fuels corporate influence and why reform is urgent for citizens. 🎧 Prefer to listen to this article? Press play Introduction Ministerial selection in Australia […]

Antifa Nation

19 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 7

By Walt Zlotow I must thank President Trump for a moment of personal enlightenment. He’s made me aware that for the past 75 years I’ve been a member of the domestic terrorist group Antifa. […]

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Inadequate income support leaves people in poverty

19 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 1

ACOSS Media Release The Federal Government must substantially lift deeply inadequate income support payments, with routine indexation leaving 1.5 million people unable to afford basic essentials. Tomorrow’s routine indexation of JobSeeker will only lift the […]

Taxing mining – will Australians stop shooting themselves in the foot?

18 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 5

By Dr Martha Knox Haly I recently wrote an article suggesting Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund could be a model for Australia. The discussion referred to Dutch Disease (where developed economies such as Australia and […]

Weak climate target prioritises fossil fuel profits over safety of our communities

18 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 1

Media Release Greenpeace Australia Pacific has branded the Albanese government’s new 2035 climate target as weak, dangerous and drastically short of what’s needed to meet the urgency of the climate crisis, exposing communities across Australia […]

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Pacific symposium builds evidence to address climate loss and damage

17 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 1

Monash University Media Release In an historic first, Monash University, together with Fiji National University (FNU) and the Pacific Community (SPC), will host a symposium in Fiji bringing together more than 150 researchers, policymakers and […]

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US Threat to World Peace, AUKUS, and Dollar Sovereignty

17 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 3

By Denis Hay Description US threat to world peace, why AUKUS spending risks Australia, and how dollar sovereignty offers a safer path. 🎧 Prefer to listen to this article? Press play Introduction The US […]

Trump not Commander in Chief… he’s Violence Inciter in Chief

17 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 11

By Walt Zlotow Forty-five men have served as president. Everyone had a base of voters they geared their presidency toward to remain politically viable and enact their agenda. But all pledged fealty to serving […]

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AI with a Moral Compass: How a New Collaboration Is Making Ethics Accessible to All

16 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 3

Breaking down barriers between complex moral concepts and everyday understanding – because everyone deserves a seat at the table. By Steve Davies What if artificial intelligence could do more than answer questions? What if it […]

The high cost of political hate

16 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 4

By Helen Reynolds A fog of hate has settled over the Western world. It’s a cold, thick mist that chills the soul and obscures our common humanity. From the fevered debates over immigration in […]

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99% of House voted to continue sending genocide weapons to Israel

16 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 7

By Walt Zlotow A reminder: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green’s amendment to the 2025 National Defense Authorization bill to revoke $500 million in weaponry for Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza was overwhelmingly defeated in the […]

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Australia Defence Spending Fuels US Power, Not Peace

15 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 7

By Denis Hay Description Australia defence spending rises again, but urgent social needs go unmet. Learn why jobs for peace matter now. 🎧 Prefer to listen to this article? Press play Introduction Australia defence […]

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‘Everything we love is at stake’: Climate Risk report lays bare the dire costs of inaction for Australian communities

15 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 3

Greenpeace Australia Pacific Media Release The National Climate Risk Assessment, released today, lays out the catastrophic impacts to communities and ecosystems across Australia if we fail to reduce climate pollution fast enough and limit warming […]

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The Stunned Ones

14 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 2

By James Moore On the night of April 4, 1968, Robert Kennedy stood on the back of a flatbed truck in Indianapolis, speaking to a crowd that hadn’t yet heard the news. He had […]

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