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Amy Remeikis access debate divides

14 January 2025 AIMN Editorial 5

By Melissa Marsden Australian journalist Amy Remeikis has missed the mark on disability. In a post shared on social media site Bluesky, Remeikis criticised comments made by American journalist Christopher F. Ruffo to support people […]

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The Morrison Government: A textbook case of rampant, moral disengagement

13 January 2025 AIMN Editorial 4

Though our original site will still be up for another couple of years, it is a horrid thought knowing that it will eventually be gone, and with it, thousands of articles that are a record […]

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How Neoliberalism Created a Workforce Shortage in Australia

13 January 2025 AIMN Editorial 2

By Denis Hay Description How neoliberalism created a workforce shortage by dismantling government-led training programs, leading to a severe shortage of tradespersons and professionals. Introduction Australia faces a significant shortage of skilled tradespersons and professionals. […]

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Duty of Care on climate pollution

13 January 2025 AIMN Editorial 3

Former Liberal Leader, Nobel Laureates and Australia’s most decorated Olympian join calls to legislate a Duty of Care on climate pollution as 2024 confirmed hottest year on record. A host of well-known Australians have signed […]

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Blame it on the Media?

12 January 2025 AIMN Editorial 4

By James Moore “If you don’t want to work, become a reporter. That awful power, the public opinion of the nation was created by a horde of self-complacent simpletons who failed at ditch digging and […]

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Critical Archival Encounters and the Evolving Historiography of the Dismissal of the Whitlam Government (Part 6)

12 January 2025 AIMN Editorial 7

By Jenny Hocking Continued from Part 5 The Lost Archive: Government House Guest Books In 2010, I first requested access to the Government House guest books held by the Archives, which provide the details of […]

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Australian Conservation Foundation warns of more climate catastrophes as LA wildfires burn and 2024 declared hottest year on record

11 January 2025 AIMN Editorial 4

Australian Conservation Foundation Media Release With 2024 now officially declared the hottest year on record, and wildfires continuing to rage in California, the Australian Conservation Foundation says urgent action is needed to phase out fossil […]

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Critical Archival Encounters and the Evolving Historiography of the Dismissal of the Whitlam Government (Part 5)

11 January 2025 AIMN Editorial 3

By Jenny Hocking Continued from Part 4 On the afternoon of 11 November 1975, Kerr revealed that he had secretly met with the Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, Sir Garfield Barwick, the […]

Refugees as Business: The Paladin Group Contract

10 January 2025 AIMN Editorial 3

Though our original site will still be up for another couple of years, it is a horrid thought knowing that it will eventually be gone, and with it, thousands of articles that are a record […]

Richest 1% burn through their annual carbon limit in just 10 days

10 January 2025 AIMN Editorial 4

Oxfam Australia Media Release The richest 1 percent have burned through their share of the annual global carbon budget – the amount of CO2 that can be added to the atmosphere without pushing the world […]

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Make brain health your New Year’s resolution in 2025

10 January 2025 AIMN Editorial 2

Dementia Australia Media Release As many Australians start the year with a New Year’s resolution to increase their physical activity, Dementia Australia is cheering them on. Physical inactivity is the nation’s largest contributing modifiable risk […]

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Critical Archival Encounters and the Evolving Historiography of the Dismissal of the Whitlam Government (Part 4)

10 January 2025 AIMN Editorial 3

By Jenny Hocking Continued from Part 3 Kerr always claimed that the decision to dismiss the Whitlam government was his alone, that the leader of the opposition, Malcolm Fraser, did not know and that he […]

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Dutton reminds us of Abbott, but not in a good way

9 January 2025 AIMN Editorial 5

One from our old site that deserves another run. Mark Buckley published this well-received article on September 25, 2023. Reading Nikki Savva’s The Road to Ruin is a depressing read, because it validates what many of us […]

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Jimmy Carter’s place in the sun

9 January 2025 AIMN Editorial 1

By Peter Boyer In June 1979, on a warm and sunny morning in Washington, President Jimmy Carter stood with minders and media people on the roof of the White House to view what they imagined […]

Los Angeles fire a wake up call for Australia

9 January 2025 AIMN Editorial 4

Friends of the Earth Australia Media Release The fires currently tearing through Los Angeles are a reminder that Australia can no longer rely on northern hemisphere nations for water-bombing aircraft and firefighters during our summer. […]

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