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Gunfire Communication with “Zombie Hordes”: The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and the IDF

8 July 2025 Dr Binoy Kampmark 7

It’s made to order. First, eliminate the aid system after creating circumstances of enormous suffering. Then, kill, starve, vanquish and displace those in need of that aid. Finally: give the pretence of humanity by ensuring […]

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NAIDOC: A New Generation

8 July 2025 AIMN Editorial 0

By Maria Millers With so much happening both here and overseas it is easy to forget that it’s NAIDOC Week, a significant annual event that celebrates and recognises the history, culture, and achievements of […]

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The corruption we pretend not to see: Why Australia turns a blind eye

8 July 2025 Michael Taylor 8

Australia likes to tell itself it’s the land of the fair go. A country of straight shooters, good governance, and decency baked into our DNA. But behind the myth of national integrity lies a quieter […]

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The Web of Mycelium

8 July 2025 Roger Chao 1

Beneath the trees that reach for skies with limbs both scorched and wide, Where drongos wheel through whistling winds and grasses shift with pride, Below the ridged and ancient stones, where roots and silence meet, […]

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The Great Economic Victory (and the Tiny Little Inconvenience of Mass Extinction)

8 July 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 7

Once upon a scorched and crumbling Earth, long after the last Davos summit and shortly before the oceans began boiling slightly on Tuesdays, there sat a ruin of a man by the embers of capitalism […]

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Reform not retaliation the best approach to tariffs – Trade and Assistance Review 2023-24

8 July 2025 AIMN Editorial 0

Productivity Commission Media Release New modelling shows that proposed US trade policy measures will have a marginal direct impact on the Australian economy, but the risks and uncertainty they have brought about may have far […]

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A day in the life of a Liberal backbencher

8 July 2025 Roswell 3

The LNP’s “do-nothing” facade masks a flurry of activity. Behind the scenes, they’re caught in a whirlwind of fruitless meetings, rehashed rhetoric, and a frantic quest for relevance. Let’s dive into a day in the […]

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Coronial findings on Kumanjayi Walker’s death a powerful call for justice reform

7 July 2025 AIMN Editorial 44

Australian Human Rights Commission Media Release The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Katie Kiss, says the coronial findings into the death of Kumanjayi Walker in police custody are a painful, but powerful […]

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The Dangers of believing the Mythology of Others

7 July 2025 Dr Andrew Klein, PhD 2

“Come back with your shield – or on it” (Plutarch, Mor.241) was supposed to be the parting cry of mothers to their sons. Mothers whose sons died in battle openly rejoiced, mothers whose sons survived […]

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Why Budget Surpluses Are Harming Everyday Australians

7 July 2025 AIMN Editorial 1

By Denis Hay Description Learn how budget surpluses cut services, widen inequality, and ignore Australia’s dollar sovereignty – plus a people-first plan to fix it. 🎧 Listen to this article. Introduction Brisbane, 2024. Nurse Mara […]

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Rivers of Tears

7 July 2025 AIMN Editorial 6

By James Moore “Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” (Elizabeth Stone). There were 16 people camped along […]

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Key Robodebt RC recommendations still not implemented two years on

7 July 2025 AIMN Editorial 9

Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) Media Release Two years on from the findings of the Robodebt Royal Commission, the Federal Government has still not implemented all of its recommendations, and alarming flaws in the […]

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Wrestlemania: White House Edition

7 July 2025 Roswell 3

In a move that surprises absolutely no one, President Donald Trump has announced he will be staging a full-scale wrestling match on the South Lawn of the White House – complete with fireworks, folding chairs, […]

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The Forgotten Voices of the Night

7 July 2025 Roger Chao 0

When daylight dies beyond the range and Blackwoods sigh no more, The hush of dusk begins to creep across the forest floor. No trumpet sounds, no banner waves, no marching human feet, But still a […]

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The Great American Grift: How the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Funnels Wealth Upward

6 July 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 0

What does the One Big Beautiful Bill Mean for the Economy? THE G.R.I.F.T. MACHINE Scene description: A giant slot machine in a government building labeled “THE G.R.I.F.T. 9000,” operated by a beaming politician while lobbyists […]