Denis Bright, Author at The Australian Independent Media Network

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Political Futures: Contrasting Leadership Options in the Federal LNP?

19 October 2025 Denis Bright 16

Predatory political birds are hovering over the embattled federal LNP under Sussan Ley’s leadership. Even the Weekend Australian’s Inquirer has zoomed in on the speculation with a feature article (paywalled) from Paul Kelly as Editor-At-Large. […]

Political Futures: Offering Australian Perspectives for Troubled Times on 20 October 2025?

17 October 2025 Denis Bright 12

Even if President Trump’s thoughts are sometimes overly bombastic, his minders and intel services are aware of the importance of Australia in global geopolitics. Together this support network can produce pragmatic but inadequate initiatives to […]

Political Futures: Learning to Cope with Conflicting Paradigms in US Global Alliance

13 October 2025 Denis Bright 14

Prime Minister Albanese is growing in confidence on both domestic and international fronts. Expect the Prime Minister’s encounter with President Trump to be a well-choreographed affair on 20 October 2025 under the control of canny […]

Political Futures: Rearranging the Deck Chairs in Those Economically Challenged Democracies Achieves a Regal Thumbs-Up

7 October 2025 Denis Bright 12

Close trading ties between Australian and adjacent Asian and near Pacific countries are protecting Australians from the excesses of President Trump’s commitments in the new MAGA era. These profitable trading ties for Australia can be […]

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Political Future for Australia: Side-Step Those Long-Established Imperial Command Structures

25 September 2025 Denis Bright 18

Public Broadcasting News (PBS) in the USA provided a useful summary of President Trump’s hour-long address to the UN General Assembly (UNGA). The address fundamentally questioned the purpose of the U.N.’s existence. PBS offered a […]

Political Futures: Critical Focus on New Security Strategic Ties with PNG

19 September 2025 Denis Bright 11

Saturation news coverage of President Trump’s gala dinner at Windsor Castle has concealed the need for more critical coverage of the defence pact with PNG as an extension to the Golden Anniversary of independence for […]

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Are Progressive Strategic Futures Still Possible in a More Militarised Era?

11 August 2025 Denis Bright 5

The Australia-US Military Alliance has become more top-down and White House focused treaty since the second coming of President Trump after the US elections in 2024. The Trump administration has scant understanding of constitutional restraints […]

Alternative Futures: Foster Progressive Change by Annoying Political Royalty with More United Front Protests

4 August 2025 Denis Bright 6

Almost 100,000 Australians joined in a responsible united front protest in support of Palestinians. This historical event challenged the recent genocide from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. These contemporary horrors in Gaza and […]

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Alternative Political Futures: Fortress Australia with Progressive Regional Investment Links

28 July 2025 Denis Bright 5

Australia is revitalizing its investment connections with the financial capitals of New York, London and the EU. Strategic investment by military industrial complexes (MICs) is part of the new militarism cheered on by calls from […]

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Political Futures: Strengthening Win-Win Engagement with China

18 July 2025 Denis Bright 8

Anthony Albanese’s China visit has attracted harsh criticisms from LNP spokespersons. Instead, the LNP wants a closer strategic relationship with the Trump administration despite the insults hurled against us by the Trump-initiated tariffs against our […]

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Political Futures: Drumming Up a New Mainstream Agenda for Australians

3 July 2025 Denis Bright 9

Drumming up support for Palestine in the spirit of the recent Free Palestine Rally in Brisbane and other locations should be bipartisan political agendas across Australia and other representative democracies. Claiming that Israel has the […]

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Political Futures: Doing Things Our Way

23 June 2025 Denis Bright 6

Having captured the imagination of Australians, the more larrikin political style of Anthony Albanese is available for application on the world scene. According to ABC News (16 June 2025), the AUKUS Review has immense possibility […]

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Political Futures: Seeking Rules Based Strategic Alternatives to AUKUS for Regional Security

17 June 2025 Denis Bright 6

The ABC’s Four Corners Programme (16 June 2025) warned of the uncertain future for the AUKUS submarine deal. Already $13 billion has been squandered to fast track the construction of nuclear-powered attack submarine construction in […]

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Political Futures: Will March Quarter Financial Indicators Divert Future Directions for Scott Morrison’s AUKUS Commitments?

5 June 2025 Denis Bright 7

With its record parliamentary majority, the influx of fresh Labor faces and the move by WA’s Senator Dorinda Cox to Labor, the Albanese Government is well equipped to pragmatically manage our relationship with the Trump […]

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Linking Grassroots Opinions to Changing Political Realities

31 May 2025 Denis Bright 6

Renee Coffey MP triumphed in Brisbane’s Southside electorate in a tight contest with the sitting Green’s Member Max Chandler Mather. Both progressive candidates had their appeal in different parts of the Griffith electorate. (See summary […]

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