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Protesters outside Marian Street Theatre building.

Culture overlooked on North Shore

21 February 2025 AIMN Editorial 0

By Jane Salmon An increasingly diverse area of northern Sydney (north shore) is keen to demonstrate both its love of the arts and demand for a suitable community rehearsal and performance space. Any gravy trains […]

Independent Voices Crucial to Australia’s Democratic Future

21 February 2025 AIMN Editorial 5

Media Release Kate Hook, community independent candidate for Calare has called out the federal government’s electoral reforms as nothing short of a direct attack on Australia’s democratic future. The bill, recently passed by Parliament, will […]

Economics Committee releases report on the four major banks

20 February 2025 AIMN Editorial 1

House of Representatives Media Release The House Standing Committee on Economics has released its report on Australia’s four major banks, concluding a series of annual public hearings throughout the 47th Parliament with executives from CBA, Westpac, ANZ and NAB. These […]

Journalist typing on laptop in cluttered newsroom

‘No going back’: Greenpeace applauds Albanese gov’s investment into green industry and jobs

20 February 2025 AIMN Editorial 1

Greenpeace Media Release Greenpeace Australia Pacific has welcomed the Albanese government’s announcement of a new Green Iron Fund in Whyalla today, a move it says will support workers as well as national efforts to tackle […]

How Mental Health is a Social Justice Issue

20 February 2025 AIMN Editorial 1

By Denis Hay Description Mental health is a social justice issue. Learn how inequality, policy failures, and economic disparity impact mental well-being and what solutions exist. Introduction Mental health is often framed as a personal […]

As a community we must help our youth make the right choices for life

20 February 2025 AIMN Editorial 0

By Maria Millers There seems to be a growing unease in the community as the media constantly reports car thefts, home invasions and high-speed chases, sometimes involving children as young as 10. The statistics appear […]

Whyalla steelworks: joint union statement

20 February 2025 AIMN Editorial 2

AWU, AMWU, ETU, MUA Media Release The Australian Workers’ Union, Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union, Electrical Trades Union and Maritime Union of Australia welcome the South Australian and Federal Government’s $2 billion support plan for the […]

Red smoke demonstration contrasted with migrants

The rise and rise of the right

20 February 2025 AIMN Editorial 3

One from the archives on our sister site, published by Bert Hetenbry. I hate it when this happens: stroll into a bookshop and see a book that looks good, read the cover notes and spend […]

Before we decide where to dump nuclear waste, let’s answer the bigger questions

19 February 2025 AIMN Editorial 9

Australians for Affordable Energy Media Release Australians for Affordable Energy is urging caution following calls for South Australia to become a nuclear power hub and waste storage site, warning fundamental questions about nuclear remain unanswered. […]

Statement regarding Whyalla Steelworks

19 February 2025 AIMN Editorial 1

Australian Workers’ Union Media Release Paul Farrow, AWU National Secretary: The Australian Workers’ Union strongly backs urgent government intervention to secure the future of Whyalla Steelworks and its workforce. The steelworks is a critical pillar […]

Group holding "Raise the Rate" signs outdoors.

Australia needs more than a rate cut

18 February 2025 AIMN Editorial 2

Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) Media Release ACOSS urges all parties and candidates to commit to delivering more direct support rather than rely on the Reserve Bank to address financial hardship following today’s rate […]

Healthcare professionals and patients in hospital setting.

How Social Justice Shapes Health Equity in Australia

18 February 2025 AIMN Editorial 1

By Denis Hay Description Discover how social justice shapes health and how it affects healthcare access and equity in Australia. Introduction: The Link Between Social Justice and Health Picture this: Two Australians, both needing urgent […]

Advocacy for better access to palliative care.

Shortages of pain relief medications unresolved – still!

18 February 2025 AIMN Editorial 2

Palliative Care Australia Media Release Growing shortages of essential palliative care medicines in Australia are having a devastating impact on patients, especially those nearing the end of life, and the clinicians who care for them. […]

Protesters with signs against forest mining.

TOMORROW: Protest the approval of South32’s destructive bauxite expansion!

18 February 2025 AIMN Editorial 0

WA Forest Alliance Following the WA Government’s reckless decision to approve South32’s bauxite mine expansion last year, Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has chosen to greenlight South32’s massive bauxite expansion in the Northern Jarrah Forest, […]

People collecting water with Oxfam containers.

Less than seven per cent of pre-conflict water levels available to Rafah and North Gaza, worsening a health catastrophe

18 February 2025 AIMN Editorial 7

Oxfam Australia Media Release Nearly 1,700 kilometres of water and sanitation networks have been destroyed Big-ticket repairs of networks urgently needed but Israel baulks in approving supplies The resumption of aid into Gaza, including fuel […]

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Culture overlooked on North Shore

Independent Voices Crucial to Australia’s Democratic Future

Economics Committee releases report on the four major banks

‘No going back’: Greenpeace applauds Albanese gov’s investment into green industry and jobs

As a community we must help our youth make the right choices for life

Whyalla steelworks: joint union statement

The rise and rise of the right

Before we decide where to dump nuclear waste, let’s answer the bigger questions

Statement regarding Whyalla Steelworks

Australia needs more than a rate cut

Shortages of pain relief medications unresolved – still!

TOMORROW: Protest the approval of South32’s destructive bauxite expansion!

Less than seven per cent of pre-conflict water levels available to Rafah and North Gaza, worsening a health catastrophe