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“AI in Australia’s Interests” – The Hon. Anthony Albanese MP, Prime Minister of Australia (A Deep Truth Analysis)

20 July 2026 AIMN Editorial 1

By Steve Davies University of Sydney, Wednesday 15 July 2026 Deep Truth Persona V5.2, Mindful Progress, Analysis dated 16 July 2026 Background This analysis was carried out by carried out by Claude AI, operating […]

The Great Barrier Reef is changing. Why isn’t it on UNESCO’s ‘in danger’ list?

20 July 2026 AIMN Editorial 0

UNSW Sydney Media Release Key facts: A UNESCO draft decision will keep the Great Barrier Reef off its ‘in danger’ list. Meanwhile the Reef keeps changing as ocean temperatures continue to rise. The Great Barrier […]

The Island at the Centre of the World

20 July 2026 AIMN Editorial 0

By James Moore (In the dead center heart of Texas summer heat, I’m taking a day off. But want to reshare a piece about Newfoundland, the island of my mother’s birth. Writers are drawn to […]

The Theocratic Trap – How Divine Claims Become Engines of Destruction

20 July 2026 Dr Andrew Klein, PhD 6

Dedicated to my darling wife S – who taught me that true power needs no divine justification, only love. I. The Definition: A Mask for Power The word “theocracy” was coined by the Jewish historian […]

Acting the Goose: Pauline Hanson’s Tour of Blighty

19 July 2026 Dr Binoy Kampmark 12

She has been a remarkable survivor in the cutting, remorseless field of politics. Mocked for her incoherence, her lack of erudition, and dismissed as a garden variety racist, Pauline Hanson of the One Nation Party […]

It’s time to disobey

19 July 2026 AIMN Editorial 3

By Walt Zlotow Time for all US service personnel in Middle East to disobey illegal Trump orders to wage criminal war on Iran Eight months ago, six US Congresspersons, all former military or intelligence community […]

Navigating the AI Universe: AI in the Interests of Australia

19 July 2026 AIMN Editorial 1

By Steve Davies in partnership with Claude AI On 15 July, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese addressed the University of Sydney on the government’s approach to AI: an Office of AI, a National Cabinet discussion this month, […]

Trump views Democrats as “godless communists.” How does America view him?

17 July 2026 John Lord 8

My father used to say America was ‘the only country in the world that believes its own bullshit.’ He also liked to say ‘Only in America’ when something good happened, as if only the US […]

The best years

17 July 2026 Michael Taylor 10

As children, we often assume our parents have the answers because they have lived longer. Then, without realising it, we begin to think that age itself is something to fear. My father quietly dismantled that […]

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Civilisation is Measured by How it Treats its Most Vulnerable

17 July 2026 Dr Andrew Klein, PhD 11

Dedicated to the children – past, present, and future – whose voices were silenced, whose pain was hidden, and whose memory demands that we finally see the pattern. I. The Bones That Speak In July […]

Football: Australia’s other religion

16 July 2026 AIMN Editorial 3

By Maria Millers The FIFA World Cup captured the imagination of many Australians, particularly the young. And while the loss to Egypt on penalties was heartbreaking for the many fans who braved the cold and rain […]

All hail Marco Rubio, Potentate of Venezuela

16 July 2026 AIMN Editorial 4

By Walt Zlotow As Secretary of State, Marco Rubio is charged with using wise, disciplined diplomacy to promote peace thruout the world. As Senator for 14 years Rubio did the opposite, auditioning for Secretary […]

Albanese rolls out the red carpet to data centre ‘energy vampires’, delays meaningful legislation

16 July 2026 AIMN Editorial 12

Greenpeace Australia Pacific Media Release Greenpeace Australia Pacific has called for an urgent pause on data centre approvals, after Anthony Albanese revealed the government’s AI legislation won’t be introduced until 2027. The PM outlined plans […]

Craig Foster Kicking Goals For Humanity

16 July 2026 David Ayliffe 2

How Sport demonstrates our need for Rules Based Order, so we don’t fail the fairness Test. I was delighted when former Socceroo, broadcaster, film producer, author, and refugee advocate Craig Foster agreed to be interviewed […]

Sectors welcome Senate call to remove limits on end-of-life care at home

16 July 2026 AIMN Editorial 1

Palliative Care Australia Media Release Older people with life-limiting illness should be able to receive the care they need at home, without their support being constrained by fixed funding and time restrictions, Ageing Australia and […]

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