Denis Bright, Author at The Australian Independent Media Network

Political Futures: More United Front Possibilities in 2026?

4 December 2025 Denis Bright 10

The year is ending on a remarkably positive note for Australia’s majority Labor Government. The political finales include the passage of the environmental reform package and the implementation of controls on access to selected social […]

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Political Futures: A More Inspirational Labor Financial Outreach with the Approach of MYEFO 2025?

29 November 2025 Denis Bright 24

As the confidence of our financial ministers increases, Jim Chalmers can afford to be franker about the trendlines in budget parameters since his budget speech on 25 March 2025. Any deteriorations in the indicators at […]

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Sustainable Political Futures: Ending the Parliamentary Year with Consensus on Environmental Law Reforms

25 November 2025 Denis Bright 13

Australia’s environmental management framework is undergoing a timely review to overhaul the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). The government’s proposed reforms seek to fundamentally transform the way national environmental matters are […]

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Political Futures: Coping with the Potential Ascendency of Andrew Hastie MP

20 November 2025 Denis Bright 16

Andrew Hastie has emerged as a potential LNP leader in the event of a leadership spill against Opposition Leader, Sussan Ley. According to an exclusive report in The Australian (17 November 2025) sourced to Greg […]

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Public Sector Futures: Deviating from Conventional Wisdom with Progressive AI Information Resources

15 November 2025 Denis Bright 12

President Trump’s Command Society is under construction worldwide to spread the influence of political elites through the corporate corridors of power across the representative governments. Multinational corporations, the military industrial complexes and their related intel […]

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Political Futures: Maintain Appropriate Levels of Responsible Outrage

12 November 2025 Denis Bright 13

To mark the fiftieth anniversary of the dismissal of Prime Minister Whitlam, I am pleased to remind readers to maintain an appropriate level of outrage against the dismissal of a twice elected constitutional government in […]

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Political Futures: Adjusting to President Trump’s Global Command Outreach

25 October 2025 Denis Bright 11

Having sparked a new accord with Prime Minister Albanese, President Trump is off to spread his partisan news off to Asia with visits to Malaysia for the ASEAN Summit, a whistle stop visit to loyal […]

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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 13

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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