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The Neoliberal Turn (Chapter 2)

9 October 2026 Dr Andrew Klein, PhD 10
Chapter 2: The Instruments – How the State Began to See Citizens as Data Points Continued from Chapter 1 2.1 The Shift from Judgment to Measurement Chapter 1 established that neoliberalism required measurement. This chapter […]
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Aussie businesses risk falling behind in AI race

9 October 2026 AIMN Editorial 6
CPA Australia Media Release Key facts: Businesses have embraced AI but struggle to convert adoption into business value 88 per cent of Australian businesses use AI but only 10 per cent have deeply embedded it […]
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Deep Truth Ideal Type Analysis

9 October 2026 AIMN Editorial 5
By Steve Davies   An analysis of The Neoliberal Turn (written and published by Dr Andrew Paul Klein). What this analysis is, and what it is not You asked for an ideal type analysis: not […]
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Australian Political Futures: Wait and See Times for Labor’s Primary Vote

8 October 2026 Denis Bright 25
As Labor’s primary vote hovers in the 25-28 per cent range in recent polling, Treasurer Chalmers must still hope for an end of year breakthrough in the release of MYEFO data. The Albanese Government has […]
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Lectured on productivity, squeezed on rates: Manufacturers deserve better than the RBA’s blame game

8 October 2026 AIMN Editorial 0
Weld Australia Media Release Weld Australia says the Reserve Bank of Australia cannot demand that businesses ‘step up to the plate’ on productivity while delivering a fourth rate hike that makes it impossible for them […]
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The Neoliberal Turn (Chapter 1)

8 October 2026 Dr Andrew Klein, PhD 2
Chapter 1: The Neoliberal Turn – How Market Ideology Entered Human Services and Why It Required Measurement Continued from Intro 1.1 The Ideological Shift That Preceded the Machines The algorithmic lens did not arrive in […]
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Is Australia’s social media ban a breach of children’s rights?

8 October 2026 AIMN Editorial 7
UNSW Sydney Media Release  Australia’s world-first social media ban has been sold to the world as a policy to help protect children. But is it doing more harm than good? Australia introduced the world’s first social […]
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Fanatical US Iran war supporters need to stop fantasising

8 October 2026 AIMN Editorial 9
Fanatical US Iran war supporters must stop the fantasy that Iran attacked US 47 years ago By Walt Zlotow During my 75 years following US justifications for waging senseless war, I’ve never heard anything as […]
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Should governments regulate supermarkets or run them?

7 October 2026 AIMN Editorial 57
RMIT University Media Release  The Green Institute has proposed establishing a publicly owned supermarket chain to challenge the dominance of Coles and Woolworths. An RMIT expert says increasing competition would be a more effective way […]
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Flying Scared: The Evacuation of US Bombers from RAF Fairford

7 October 2026 Dr Binoy Kampmark 8
The evacuation of a dozen B-1B bombers of the US Air Force from the RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire is another instalment in the latest rippling of the Iran war that began as a pre-emptive, illegal […]
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A ‘victory’ for communities as High Court rules climate impacts from coal and gas must be considered even where fossil fuels are exported

7 October 2026 AIMN Editorial 2
Greenpeace Australia Pacific Media Release  SYDNEY, Wednesday 7 October 2026 – In response to the landmark High Court ruling that climate impacts of fossil fuel projects must be considered by NSW planning authorities, Joe Rafalowicz, […]
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Positive Changes in the World: Reasons for Hope

7 October 2026 AIMN Editorial 6
By Denis Hay   Positive changes in the world offer reasons for hope. Explore real gains in health, education and living standards, and lessons for Australia. More children are surviving their early years. More adults can […]
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The Neoliberal Turn (Intro)

7 October 2026 Dr Andrew Klein, PhD 3
The Neoliberal Turn – How Market Ideology Entered Human Services and Why It Required Measurement Introduction This is the first chapter in a series examining how the Australian state replaced human judgment with algorithmic governance […]
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They’re gonna die out anyway (Part 4)

7 October 2026 Michael Taylor 4
From “Protection” to Segregation Continued from Part 3 The relationship between colonisers and Aboriginal people had increasingly come to be understood through the language of social evolution. The theory offered a convenient justification for European […]
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The Ignorance Settlement

7 October 2026 Roger Chao 2
Part of civilisation is a response to our inability to know everything about the world around us. We don’t know what everyone else knows. We cannot anticipate all the effects our actions will have. Our […]

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