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Australian Political Reform: Why Australia Needs Change

6 September 2026 AIMN Editorial 8

By Denis Hay Australian political reform could give citizens more influence between elections. Is our democracy really delivering for the people? Introduction: What Does Democracy Actually Deliver? Australia proudly describes itself as a democracy. Every […]

The Xi-Sisi Meeting: Why It Matters

6 September 2026 AIMN Editorial 0

Dr. Steinbock’s TRT World Interview Recently, TRT World released the analysis of Murat Sofuoglu on “Why did Xi choose to visit Egypt amid the US-Iran tensions?” Dr Steinbock was one of the interviewees. Here are […]

The Perfect Cup

6 September 2026 Lachlan McKenzie 3

Penguin had learned that cafés were dangerous places. This was not because of the coffee. Usually. The difficulty was Café Mathematics, a specialised, high-precision branch of Bistro Mathematics concerned with what happened when coffee, probability […]

“Dear Governor-General: Here are our demands”

6 September 2026 Roswell 9

Hardly a day goes by on social media without somebody demanding that the Governor-General sack Anthony Albanese. Apparently, such a sacking has been done before. And therefore, according to the sophisticated constitutional analysis currently circulating […]

Australian Political Futures: Defend Labor’s Social Democratic Goals

5 September 2026 Denis Bright 11

The latest data on housing prices illustrates the growing social divide in our complex neoliberal economy with its close ties to US investment hubs. Home entertainment through the corporate streaming services is an important safety […]

Dreams about Gaza: Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing Proposals

5 September 2026 Dr Binoy Kampmark 10

I’m Let’s be done with the pretence of decency and soggy references to just resolution in the face of extreme circumstances. Be done with the hilarious stage acts of referring to legal doctrines that either […]

A toxic recipe for social disconnect and disaffection

5 September 2026 AIMN Editorial 11

Australians were less engaged in their communities, lonelier, unhappier and less satisfied with life, even before the present turmoil. But there is cause for hope, writes Dr James O’Donnell… Look around the world and you […]

Keating v Watson: A biography

4 September 2026 John Lord 6

A few years ago I read Don Watson’s biography of Paul Keating, Recollections of a Bleeding Heart: A Portrait of Paul Keating PM. Watson worked as Keating’s senior speechwriter from 1992 to 1996. In this […]

What do you expect for $100 million?

4 September 2026 Roswell 5

There are many things Elon Musk has demonstrated an extraordinary talent for. Building electric cars, launching rockets, buying Twitter and turning it into X, annoying approximately half the population of Earth and convincing the other […]

Man charged over alleged attempt to traffic 163 native reptiles out of Australia

4 September 2026 AIMN Editorial 0

National Environmental Protection Agency Media Release A 21-year-old man has been charged and remanded in custody over allegations he attempted to smuggle 163 native reptiles from Sydney to Hong Kong as air cargo. The charges […]

Slander and Impunity: The World Central Kitchen Killings in Gaza

3 September 2026 Dr Binoy Kampmark 5

In September 2025, nine countries launched the Declaration for the Protection of Humanitarian Personnel. Australia explained its important if dark inspiration in pursuing it: the slaying of Zomi Francken, along with six of her colleagues […]

Dementia Australia and Carers Australia call for urgent review of respite care

3 September 2026 AIMN Editorial 6

Dementia Australia and Carers Australia Dementia Australia and Carers Australia are calling for Federal Government leadership and investment in an independent national review of respite care services, warning that carers are struggling to access the […]

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