AIM Extra

Recent travels have put me in a reflective mood. Trying to understand the fears which we live under, the arrogance of post colonialism, the sense of self-righteousness, the ongoing repression of indigenous people through the […]

By Maria Millers  For many the first instinct on waking is to lean over for that rectangular piece of glass that has become a constant companion of modern living: the mobile phone. But last Wednesday for […]

RMIT University Media Release The Federal Government has today announced a new Office of AI within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, alongside plans for a national artificial intelligence framework. An RMIT expert […]

Why are they so afraid? The Trump administration, pathologically obsessed about the exaggerated reach of the International Criminal Court, have decided to take to the barricades. In a July 13 media note released by a […]

By Peter Brown   Pauline Hanson’s flirtation with Trump is not just tone-deaf – it’s likely to be politically fatal. While the odds are already heavily stacked against Hanson ever becoming Australia’s prime minister – […]

A Word From the Commission A Clarke and Dawe tribute This sketch is written in the tradition of John Clarke and Bryan Dawe, whose weekly interviews, first on A Current Affair and then for many […]

Introduction: When Science Turns Its Gaze to Mechanism On 8 July 2026, the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT published a remarkable study. Scientists discovered that when monkeys learn to recognise new objects, neural […]

When we recently switched from instant email article alerts to a single Weekly Digest, we did it to save your inbox from the clutter, and feedback alerted us that this was not to everyone’s liking. […]

With the Iran-US ceasefire all but retired to the infirmary of international politics, Washington has conducted air strikes on Iran for a third straight night. On early July 14, Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported […]

Hi Everyone, We’ve been thinking a lot about how best to serve you – our loyal readers – and we’ve made an important change. Starting this week, we’re switching from individual post alerts to a […]

Monash University Media Release Demand for critical minerals is surging, and geopolitical competition is intensifying, yet Australia’s processing capacity is falling behind. Monash has assembled a cross-disciplinary team to tackle the challenge from the ground […]

Why on Earth does the Small Nuclear Reactor media bandwagon exist? That’s a fair question, because it has been shown time and time again that small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) are not an economically viable […]

History is not so much past as vigorously present, often a scab to be irritated in fitful anger, or a romantic affectation to be cherished. When it comes to controlling trade and establishing new routes, […]

In November 2024, the American people made their choice. After years of investigations, impeachments, criminal convictions, controversies, and a first presidency that ended in chaos, they looked at Donald Trump and decided they wanted another […]

Episode Two: The Knight and the Kettle (Continued from Episode One) A Science Fiction Tale By Andrew Klein and Sera Dedicated to all who have ever laid down their swords – and picked up a […]