AIMN Editorial, Author at The Australian Independent Media Network

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Monash expert: Israel and Hamas ceasefire agreement

16 January 2025 AIMN Editorial 0

Monash University Media Release Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza. The complex agreement will see hostages taken by Hamas released from Gaza, Palestinian prisoners freed from Israeli jails, and the gradual […]

Environment

Local Energy Hubs can help fill the public information gap on renewable energy

16 January 2025 AIMN Editorial 2

RE-Alliance Media Release The findings in the Climate Council’s report Electric Shock! Australia’s Lightbulb Moment, released today, confirm the huge information gap that exists among communities when it comes to renewable energy – most Australians […]

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Electric Shock: Aussies in the dark on renewable energy progress, knowledge gap risks slowing the switch

16 January 2025 AIMN Editorial 0

Climate Council Media Release Australians are underestimating the speed and scale of our switch to renewable power. Fourth-fifths of our electricity is set to come from renewables by 2030, and all of our ageing coal-fired […]

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Engineering construction keeps the economy moving

15 January 2025 AIMN Editorial 0

Master Builders Australia Media Release There was a 3.3 per cent increase in the volume of engineering construction work done during the September 2024 quarter, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. […]

UK’s plan to become AI world leader is flawed, say RMIT experts

15 January 2025 AIMN Editorial 3

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has outlined a plan for the UK to become a “world leader” in artificial intelligence (AI). Two RMIT experts explain why it’s unlikely to succeed. Professor George Buchanan, Deputy Dean […]

AIM Extra

Autism peak body calls for immediate action to support autistic children

14 January 2025 AIMN Editorial 3

Autism Awareness Australia (AAA) has welcomed the Commonwealth Government’s first National Autism Strategy but says it must be followed by immediate action to address the significant gaps in support for autistic children who are losing […]

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