Lachlan McKenzie, Author at The Australian Independent Media Network

Reporters cover coal mine fire incident.

The fire next doorl

8 December 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 2

A Clarke & Dawe–Inspired Interrogation of Murdoch’s Renewable Ambulance Chasing THE INTERVIEW Interviewer: Let’s begin. A solar farm was on fire? Spokesperson: Yes. Terrible business. Interviewer: A grassfire? Spokesperson: Well, yes. But we’ve carefully placed […]

Christmas beetle on sandy ground at sunset.

Where Have All the Christmas Beetles Gone? Australia’s Vanishing Summer Icon and the Quiet Story We Forgot to Tell

7 December 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 12

There was a time – and not very long ago – when Australian summers came with a soundtrack. Not the thrum of air-conditioners or the crackle of half-truths on talkback radio, but the whirr of […]

Cartoon of energy debate in industrial setting.

Landman: Fossil-Fuel Fan-Fiction Wearing Cowboy Boots

30 November 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 0

By: L.J. “Flywheel” Pascolini Cultural critic A TV critic’s review sketched between thunderous applause and involuntary eye-twitching I like Landman. I like root canals too, but only one of these is meant to hurt. The […]

Cartoon depicting media transition and outdated fixtures.

Australia’s Media Crisis: What Works Overseas, Why We Fail, and How We Build Something Better

23 November 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 3

When Peter FitzSimons asked what kind of legislation actually works – and which countries are doing it better – he pointed to the heart of a quiet national crisis. Australia doesn’t lack intelligence, civics, or […]

Cartoon critiquing renewable energy and coal industry.

The renewable recycling lie: the zombie myth the fossil-fuel lobby can’t let die

15 November 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 33

Every few months, like clockwork, the fossil-fuel lobby resurrects its favourite zombie myth: “Renewables can’t be recycled. They’ll just end up on the trash heap.” It wasn’t true in 2015. It wasn’t true in 2020. […]

Protester holding "Republic NOW!" sign outdoors.

Imagining Australia as a New Republic – and a Better Nation for us all (Part 6)

6 November 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 12

Imagining Australia as a New Republic – Part 11: Health, Wellbeing and the Human Future Health, Wellbeing and the Human Future The republic has healed its land and strengthened its democracy. Now it turns to […]

Imagining Australia as a New Republic – and a Better Nation for us all (Part 5)

5 November 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 2

Imagining Australia as a New Republic – Part 9: Education, Innovation and the Future of Knowledge Education, Innovation and the Future of Knowledge The republic protects its people with fairness and justice, but its greatest […]

Sign near pond with government building background.

Imagining Australia as a New Republic – and a Better Nation for us all (Part 4)

4 November 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 4

Imagining Australia as a New Republic – Part 7: The Civic Campus and the Architecture of Democracy The Civic Campus and the Architecture of Democracy After defining who we are as a people, the next […]

Vanity Fear poster with Trump and dancer.

Vanity Fear: Trump’s Halloween Ball and the Eternal Carnival of Stupidity

4 November 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 4

William Thackeray wrote Vanity Fair to mock the vain and the greedy. Two centuries later, they’ve rented a ballroom, called it a fundraiser, and billed the taxpayer for the hors d’oeuvres. The puppets keep dancing […]

Sovereignty sign with mountain and flag background.

Imagining Australia as a New Republic – and a Better Nation for us all (Part 3)

3 November 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 6

Imagining Australia as a New Republic – Part 5: Protecting Sovereignty and Transparency Protecting Sovereignty and Transparency In the last part we explored how fairness and dignity become the foundation of the republic’s economy. Now […]

Map of Australia made from banknotes and coins.

Imagining Australia as a New Republic – and a Better Nation for us all (Part 2)

2 November 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 0

Imagining Australia as a New Republic – Part 3: Building Integrity and Trust Into the System Building Integrity and Trust Into the System In the first two parts, we explored why Australia needs to begin […]

Parliament building with multiple international flags.

Imagining Australia as a New Republic – and a Better Nation for us all (Part 1)

1 November 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 6

Part 1: Why We Need to Begin Again The Preamble We, the people of Australia, standing upon lands, waters, and skies cared for by the First Peoples since time beyond measure, acknowledge that their sovereignty […]

Earth at night with illuminated city lights.

How overseas allies can peacefully help Americans access the truth

12 October 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 15

A call to peaceful assistance Across social media, emails, and private messages, ordinary Americans are asking people in Australia, Canada, and beyond for one simple thing: “Please tell us the truth. We’re not getting it […]

TV host promoting product in lively studio.

American Windows – the Delux Edition

11 October 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 1

The game Putin would play if he were American. (By Crispin Glazetone, Consumer Experience Correspondent – bringing you the shiny side of systemic failure.) Everyone’s playing it – whether they know it or not. The […]

Cartoon satire on Australian trade deals.

When Governments Sell You Out: Howard, Abbott, and the ISDS Trap

26 September 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 8

Introduction: The Boycott That Could Break Them Picture this: Australians decide they’ve had enough of a multinational that trashes our environment, exploits workers, or peddles addictive garbage. So we launch the simplest and most democratic […]

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Articles by Lachlan McKenzie