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Media Moguls & Political Puppeteers: Time to Drag the ‘Fair Go’ Back from the Boardroom BBQ!

7 May 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 0

Snarky Article by Bazza McSatire Senior Correspondent, The Wombat Weekly Australia, land of sun, surf, and a media landscape so dominated by vested interests that even the koalas are rolling their eyes. Let’s cut through […]

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Israel’s New INGO Registration Measures Are a Grave Threat to Humanitarian Operations and International Law – 55 Organisations Say

6 May 2025 AIMN Editorial 2

Oxfam Media Release The undersigned 55 organisations operating in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) call for urgent action from the international community against new Israeli registration rules for international NGOs. Based on vague, […]

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Responding to an offensive meme of dog whistling lies

2 May 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 3

This meme I saw shared contains multiple false, misleading, and offensive claims that dismiss the depth and continuity of Indigenous Australian culture. Below the meme is a breakdown of its inaccuracies and the harm they […]

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Why Whistleblowers Are Charged but the Guilty Walk Free

2 May 2025 AIMN Editorial 1

By Denis Hay Description Australia punishes whistleblowers while protecting wrongdoers. Discover why truth-tellers are silenced – and how Australians can demand real reform. Introduction Picture this: You’re sitting alone in a tiny interview room. Fluorescent […]

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Wars: Humans and the Ultimate Deception

2 May 2025 AIMN Editorial 4

Humanity spends so many costly resources on the games of war, the pleasures of the hunt knowing that the end means killing another human being. Making such obscenities possible, the small-minded, sociopathic leaders delight in […]

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Dutton’s 11th hour snub to students

2 May 2025 AIMN Editorial 4

Northern Territory Education Union (NTEU) Media Release Peter Dutton has quietly committed to stripping away ‘prac payments’ to student nurses, midwives, social workers and teachers who must finish their studies by doing practical work, often […]

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165,000 workers face cuts to pay and conditions under Coalition’s IR approach: report

1 May 2025 AIMN Editorial 1

Media Release: The McKell Institute Some 165,000 Australian workers could lose vital protections such as overtime, penalty rates, and allowances if the Dutton Coalition wins government, according to a new report released today by the […]

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What Australians really think of nuclear power

1 May 2025 AIMN Editorial 7

Monash University Media Release Support for nuclear power among Australians has fallen, with the numbers of people wanting to maintain Australia’s ban growing since Opposition leader Peter Dutton announced his nuclear power policy in 2024, […]

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The ICJ, Israel and the Gaza Blockade

30 April 2025 Dr Binoy Kampmark 4

The murder and starvation of populations in real time, subject to rolling coverage and commentary, is not usually the done thing. These are the sorts of activities kept quiet and secluded in their vicious execution. […]

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Should school kids be shown ‘Adolescence’?

28 April 2025 AIMN Editorial 1

RMIT University Media Release The hit drama series, Adolescence, has been making headlines for its exploration of masculinity, toxic behaviours and online radicalisation. There has been a worldwide debate about whether the show should be […]

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Part Two: Cardinal George Pell’s Failed Coup to Destroy Pope Francis

28 April 2025 Tess Lawrence 5

Link to Part One: Cardinal George Pell’s failed coup to destroy Pope Francis The Battle for Rome Pell v Francis Today, we go back in time to republish a 2019 article I wrote that first […]

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Remember When We Listened to the Radio?

27 April 2025 AIMN Editorial 6

By James Moore (I have succumbed to the need for a modest marketing effort, and have, consequently, offered up endorsements from a few readers. There has been a bothersome drop off in readership and subscribers, […]

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How Conservative Think Tanks Undermine Truth in Australia

27 April 2025 AIMN Editorial 2

By Denis Hay Description Discover how conservative think tanks distort facts in Australia, spread misinformation, and threaten democracy and the environment. Introduction: Behind the Curtain of Public Debate Location: A bustling newsroom in Sydney. A […]

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What I think of Peter Dutton

25 April 2025 AIMN Editorial 6

By Kathryn The rising label of Peter Dutton as “Mr. Flip-Flop” thinly veils the harsher truth: he’s seen as a shameless, unapologetic liar, willing to say or do anything to seize unchecked power and govern […]

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Be wary of Google Search, especially on nuclear matters

24 April 2025 Noel Wauchope 8

I’ve been meaning for a long time, to write about Google’s very pro-nuclear stance. Then today, I found something that was both amusing and a wake-up call. I have, for the past 16 years, run […]

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