The Australian Independent Media Network

Ten is not enough to end the war

7 August 2025 AIMN Editorial 2

Ten of 535 congresspersons condemning US enabled Israeli genocide not enough to end it. By Walt Zlotow Every peaceful American beseeching our cowardly Congress to call out US complicity in Israeli genocide in Gaza should […]

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When Devotion Replaces Democracy

6 August 2025 Michael Taylor 7

In a healthy democracy, loyalty is earned through service, results, and truth. But what we’re witnessing in today’s Republican Party is not loyalty in the traditional political sense – it’s something deeper, more unsettling. It’s […]

Media release on Ombudsman investigation welcomed.

Damaging compliance system must stop immediately after damning Ombudsman report: ACOSS

6 August 2025 AIMN Editorial 4

ACOSS Media Release The Government must immediately stop the Targeted Compliance Framework being used against people relying on income support, after the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s report today found alarming systematic failings in its administration. The […]

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Adjusting the Temperature: Climate Change and International Law

6 August 2025 Dr Binoy Kampmark 3

Before the clenching constipation of reluctant and cloddish policy makers, climate change advocates have found courts surprisingly amenable to their concerns. Bodies of environmental law in national courts and international tribunals are now burgeoning on […]

Tim Wilson’s at it again: A partisan misrepresentation of flexibility

6 August 2025 AIMN Editorial 6

Dissecting the Bias and Selective Framing of Work-from-Home in Wilson’s Column By Sue Barrett Tim Wilson is at it again… His column in The Australian Financial Review (4 August 2025) criticises Victorian Premier Jacinta […]

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When the Press Becomes the Enemy: The Erosion of Media Independence in Trump’s America

6 August 2025 Michael Taylor 5

A free and independent press is one of democracy’s last lines of defense. It’s where power is questioned, facts are verified, and the public gains its understanding of the world. But under President Trump’s leadership […]

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A Day in the Life of an Opposition in Hiding

6 August 2025 Roswell 5

The sun rises quietly over Canberra, but not as quietly as the federal Opposition. It’s 7:00am. Somewhere, a shadow minister snoozes through a breakfast interview they weren’t invited to. The phone doesn’t ring. No one […]

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Last Chance (And Other Things I Don’t Believe)!

5 August 2025 Rossleigh 4

There are all sorts of companies, shops, subscriptions and other miscellaneous groups which have lured me into joining their chosen method of inveigling customers to believe that they get some sort of discount or benefit […]

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The Irony Files: When Hypocrisy Becomes Policy

5 August 2025 Roswell 0

The U.S. Trade Secretary is throwing a tantrum over Canada’s audacity to hit back. After the U.S. slapped tariffs on Canadian steel and timber, Ottawa mirrored the move with tariffs on American goods. In diplomacy, […]

How Australia’s Economic Sovereignty is Under Threat

5 August 2025 AIMN Editorial 2

By Denis Hay Description Discover why Australia’s Economic Sovereignty is under threat as BRICS nations reshape global trade. 🎧 Prefer to listen to this article? Press play Introduction Australia’s Economic Sovereignty is facing unprecedented […]

Foiling the Anti-Protest Sceptics: The Pro-Palestinian Sydney Harbour Bridge March

5 August 2025 Dr Binoy Kampmark 3

There were the doomsdayers, the moaners and, let’s face it, the ill-wishers, hoping that a march across one of the most famous bridges in Australia would not take place. Despite this, some 100,000 people attended […]

The Ethics of Realpolitik: Gaza, Genocide, and the Cost of Moral Evasion

5 August 2025 AIMN Editorial 9

How Australia’s leaders justify the unjustifiable while preaching democratic values By Leonie Saunders In my observations of Anthony Albanese before and after he was elected as leader of the ALP, then as Prime Minister, I […]

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The Loyalty Trap: Why Truth No Longer Matters in Trump’s America

5 August 2025 Michael Taylor 7

Preface: The Unraveling of a Democracy History rarely announces when a democracy begins to die. There is no grand ceremony, no flag lowered at half-mast. Democracies erode slowly – one institution at a time, one […]

Oxfam reaction to Australian Government’s announcement of humanitarian assistance for Gaza

4 August 2025 AIMN Editorial 1

Oxfam Australia Media Release Oxfam Australia welcomes the Australian Government’s announcement of an additional $20 million in humanitarian assistance for Gaza, but warns it falls far short of what is needed as the threat of […]

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Blind Faith: Patriarchal Authority, a gift or a curse?

4 August 2025 AIMN Editorial 7

By Leonie Saunders “Blind belief in authority is the greatest enemy of truth.” (Albert Einstein). Before I venture into the realm of militant patriarchal authority, let me make my position clear: As an intelligent […]