The Australian Independent Media Network

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After Five Decades, It Comes to This: The PNG-Australia Pukpuk Treaty

16 September 2025 Dr Binoy Kampmark 6

It’s clearer than ever: the Albanese government is continuing its efforts to shut out China in wooing and seducing island states across vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean. Bilateral security treaties are being pursued as […]

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AI with a Moral Compass: How a New Collaboration Is Making Ethics Accessible to All

16 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 3

Breaking down barriers between complex moral concepts and everyday understanding – because everyone deserves a seat at the table. By Steve Davies What if artificial intelligence could do more than answer questions? What if it […]

The high cost of political hate

16 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 4

By Helen Reynolds A fog of hate has settled over the Western world. It’s a cold, thick mist that chills the soul and obscures our common humanity. From the fevered debates over immigration in […]

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99% of House voted to continue sending genocide weapons to Israel

16 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 7

By Walt Zlotow A reminder: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green’s amendment to the 2025 National Defense Authorization bill to revoke $500 million in weaponry for Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza was overwhelmingly defeated in the […]

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Kicking Downwards: Australia Excludes the Pacific Island Press Corps

15 September 2025 Dr Binoy Kampmark 2

Bullies, never able to hit upwards, always kick down. The United States beats their vassals in the Indo-Pacific and Europe with vulgar presumption. Their vassals kick down to their own appointees, expecting compliance and respect […]

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From Ignorance to Understanding: Facing the Truth of Colonisation (Part 25)

15 September 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 0

Chapter 25: Treaty – The Unfinished Business of Australia What Is a Treaty? A treaty is a formal agreement between sovereign peoples. It recognises that two nations exist, and sets terms for coexistence, rights, and […]

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Australia Defence Spending Fuels US Power, Not Peace

15 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 7

By Denis Hay Description Australia defence spending rises again, but urgent social needs go unmet. Learn why jobs for peace matter now. 🎧 Prefer to listen to this article? Press play Introduction Australia defence […]

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‘Everything we love is at stake’: Climate Risk report lays bare the dire costs of inaction for Australian communities

15 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 3

Greenpeace Australia Pacific Media Release The National Climate Risk Assessment, released today, lays out the catastrophic impacts to communities and ecosystems across Australia if we fail to reduce climate pollution fast enough and limit warming […]

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The Price of calumny

15 September 2025 Grumpy Geezer 3

What happens when the RWNJ’s tame Aborigine proves to be a self-absorbed, Trumpy twat? When you fan-girl the bloated, rumoured orange paedophile Cankles McTinyhands and are in turn subject to deification from the swivel-eyed, goose-steppers […]

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Grok’s Right of Reply: Emojis, Excuses, and Elon

15 September 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 1

By Gonzo Snark Balanced journalism means giving everyone a right of reply – even the chatbot sweating emojis under Musk’s spotlight. The Guardian reported last week that Grok – Elon Musk’s in-house chatbot – falsely […]

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When calling for violence becomes prime-time

15 September 2025 Michael Taylor 4

Every so often, a moment comes along that shows us just how far the political discourse has fallen. One of those moments came this week when a Fox News commentator, Brian Kilmeade casually suggested that […]

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Uni made me a loonie Leftie. Apparently that was the plan.

14 September 2025 Roswell 8

If some in the right-wing media are to be believed, my story is proof that Western universities are nothing but “toxic cesspits of communist and anti-Western indoctrination… indoctrination factories.” When I enrolled in my first […]

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Stop Calling It ‘Clashes’: Why Media Keep Misreporting Protest Violence

14 September 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 4

A weekend of protests, a familiar narrative In Melbourne this weekend, thousands gathered. On one side, Indigenous leaders, anti-racism campaigners, unions, and community allies under banners like Sovereignty Never Ceded. On the other, a far […]

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The Stunned Ones

14 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 2

By James Moore On the night of April 4, 1968, Robert Kennedy stood on the back of a flatbed truck in Indianapolis, speaking to a crowd that hadn’t yet heard the news. He had […]

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From Ignorance to Understanding: Facing the Truth of Colonisation (Part 24)

14 September 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 0

Chapter 24: Reparations – Paying the Debt Owed More Than Symbolism Truth-telling is essential, but without action it risks becoming symbolic. Reparations are about action – addressing not just the moral debts of colonisation, but […]