Roswell, Author at The Australian Independent Media Network

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The safest city ever saved from a crisis that never happened

13 August 2025 Roswell 2

If you only listened to Republican talking points this week, you’d think Washington, D.C., had become a cross between Mogadishu, Caracas, and a post-apocalyptic movie set. One after another, GOP figures have taken to microphones […]

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Recognising Palestine: the far right reacts

11 August 2025 Roswell 10

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that Australia will recognise Palestine as an independent state – a move that aligns us with most of the world’s nations, international law, and the long-standing global push for […]

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The LNP’s strategy huddle: a masterclass in political futility

10 August 2025 Roswell 1

Deep in the labyrinth of Parliament House, the LNP opposition huddles, plotting a path back to power. The problem isn’t a shortage of ideas – it’s that none lead anywhere useful. Three factions have emerged, […]

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Dutton + Trump: the political bromance that never was

8 August 2025 Roswell 5

Watching Sussan Ley feign disbelief during Question Time (see video below) that the Prime Minister hadn’t spoken to President Trump – despite him having done so three times – gave off a distinct “Trump the […]

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Politics on Repeat: Australia’s 365-Day Election Cycle

7 August 2025 Roswell 6

Things will never change Australian politics is like a 24/7 election cycle. It’s all part of the daily rhythm – like background noise, it hums along regardless of who’s in power. You’ll see the patterns, […]

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A Day in the Life of an Opposition in Hiding

6 August 2025 Roswell 5

The sun rises quietly over Canberra, but not as quietly as the federal Opposition. It’s 7:00am. Somewhere, a shadow minister snoozes through a breakfast interview they weren’t invited to. The phone doesn’t ring. No one […]

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The Irony Files: When Hypocrisy Becomes Policy

5 August 2025 Roswell 0

The U.S. Trade Secretary is throwing a tantrum over Canada’s audacity to hit back. After the U.S. slapped tariffs on Canadian steel and timber, Ottawa mirrored the move with tariffs on American goods. In diplomacy, […]

You’re fired

4 August 2025 Roswell 7

In a presidency that feels like a reality show stuck on endless reruns, Season 2 of The Apprentice: White House Edition is delivering peak chaos. President Trump’s latest firings look less like government reshuffles and […]

A day in the life of a LNP shadow minister

1 August 2025 Roswell 9

Intro Once upon a time, being in opposition meant holding the government to account, proposing credible alternatives, and engaging in constructive debate. But in today’s LNP, those noble duties have been replaced by something far […]

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A modern history of fake news

31 July 2025 Roswell 0

In a world where information moves faster than fact-checkers can keep up, the last decade has marked a turning point in the history of misinformation. Fake news – once the stuff of fringe tabloids and […]

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Economics 101 for Trumpsters

30 July 2025 Roswell 5

The enthusiasm in this tweet is palpable: But this excitement glosses over the downstream effects. Tariffs may spur domestic production, but they hit consumers and businesses hard with higher prices. Retaliatory tariffs from other countries […]

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A day in the life of a despondent Liberal voter

28 July 2025 Roswell 0

Meet Jack. A Liberal voter since birth, he has never fully recovered from his hero’s shock defeat in the nightmarishly ghastly 2007 election. The hero being, of course, John Howard. If losing the election wasn’t […]

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A day in the life of the Murdoch media – the Australian edition

26 July 2025 Roswell 2

6:00 AM – The Murdoch News Alarm goes off. It’s Rowan Dean screaming “WOKE!” from a grandfather clock that hasn’t worked since the Howard years. Interns sprint to their desks, where headlines are already pre-written: “Labor’s […]

“Somebody from the Opposition says…” – Media grapples with life after Peter Dutton

25 July 2025 Roswell 4

Intro It was the moment that rocked Australian journalism to its very core: Peter Dutton was gone, and with his departure the right-wing media had lost its favourite blunt instrument – and now they don’t […]

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Inside the MAGA Bot Farm: The AI Has Logged On

23 July 2025 Roswell 0

I just couldn’t help myself. The “Trump, Bots, and the Battle for the Algorithm” post published earlier today was screaming for some parody: Deep in a secret warehouse somewhere between Mar-a-Lago and a discarded MyPillow […]

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