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The Great Barrier Reef is changing. Why isn’t it on UNESCO’s ‘in danger’ list?

20 July 2026 AIMN Editorial 0

UNSW Sydney Media Release Key facts: A UNESCO draft decision will keep the Great Barrier Reef off its ‘in danger’ list. Meanwhile the Reef keeps changing as ocean temperatures continue to rise. The Great Barrier […]

The Island at the Centre of the World

20 July 2026 AIMN Editorial 0

By James Moore (In the dead center heart of Texas summer heat, I’m taking a day off. But want to reshare a piece about Newfoundland, the island of my mother’s birth. Writers are drawn to […]

It’s time to disobey

19 July 2026 AIMN Editorial 3

By Walt Zlotow Time for all US service personnel in Middle East to disobey illegal Trump orders to wage criminal war on Iran Eight months ago, six US Congresspersons, all former military or intelligence community […]

Navigating the AI Universe: AI in the Interests of Australia

19 July 2026 AIMN Editorial 1

By Steve Davies in partnership with Claude AI On 15 July, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese addressed the University of Sydney on the government’s approach to AI: an Office of AI, a National Cabinet discussion this month, […]

Historic Announcement: AIMN Enters a Bold New Era

19 July 2026 AIMN Editorial 25

President Trump has been busy putting his name or face on anything that doesn’t move: airports, bridges, arts centres, coins, banknotes, and government buildings over four stories tall. He has now gone global and The […]

Football: Australia’s other religion

16 July 2026 AIMN Editorial 3

By Maria Millers The FIFA World Cup captured the imagination of many Australians, particularly the young. And while the loss to Egypt on penalties was heartbreaking for the many fans who braved the cold and rain […]

All hail Marco Rubio, Potentate of Venezuela

16 July 2026 AIMN Editorial 4

By Walt Zlotow As Secretary of State, Marco Rubio is charged with using wise, disciplined diplomacy to promote peace thruout the world. As Senator for 14 years Rubio did the opposite, auditioning for Secretary […]

Genetic clues reveal rare Australian wattle is quietly heading for extinction

16 July 2026 AIMN Editorial 2

Adelaide University Media Release A threatened South Australian plant has been slowly declining for more than 3000 years, with new genetic research revealing it is now on the brink of extinction and should be recognised […]

Albanese rolls out the red carpet to data centre ‘energy vampires’, delays meaningful legislation

16 July 2026 AIMN Editorial 12

Greenpeace Australia Pacific Media Release Greenpeace Australia Pacific has called for an urgent pause on data centre approvals, after Anthony Albanese revealed the government’s AI legislation won’t be introduced until 2027. The PM outlined plans […]

Sectors welcome Senate call to remove limits on end-of-life care at home

16 July 2026 AIMN Editorial 1

Palliative Care Australia Media Release Older people with life-limiting illness should be able to receive the care they need at home, without their support being constrained by fixed funding and time restrictions, Ageing Australia and […]

“Please don’t interrupt my addiction”

15 July 2026 AIMN Editorial 5

By Maria Millers For many the first instinct on waking is to lean over for that rectangular piece of glass that has become a constant companion of modern living: the mobile phone. But last Wednesday for […]

Why Australia’s new office marks a turning point for AI governance

15 July 2026 AIMN Editorial 8

RMIT University Media Release The Federal Government has today announced a new Office of AI within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, alongside plans for a national artificial intelligence framework. An RMIT expert […]

New AI office must make good on PM’s pledge for additional renewable energy to power new data centres

15 July 2026 AIMN Editorial 2

Climate Council Media Release The new Office of AI – announced today in a speech by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese – must enforce his directive that new Australian data centres bring additional renewable energy to […]

Pauline Hanson’s Trump embrace is electoral suicide

15 July 2026 AIMN Editorial 14

By Peter Brown Pauline Hanson’s flirtation with Trump is not just tone-deaf – it’s likely to be politically fatal. While the odds are already heavily stacked against Hanson ever becoming Australia’s prime minister – […]

Headline: We heard you

14 July 2026 AIMN Editorial 19

When we recently switched from instant email article alerts to a single Weekly Digest, we did it to save your inbox from the clutter, and feedback alerted us that this was not to everyone’s liking. […]

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