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Super Rich, Super Rort, Super Hypocrisy: The Coalition’s War on Common Sense (and Common People)

21 June 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 0

By L.J. McKenzie (with a hangover and a calculator) Welcome to Australia in 2025, where Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd’s long-forecast superannuation increases for workers have finally landed – a whole twelve years after they […]

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The Sunshine State Declares War on Unicorn Farts

21 June 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 3

DeSantis Signs Landmark Legislation Banning Chemtrails, Leprechauns and Other Aerial Menaces By “Skylar McCloudrage”, airborne correspondent and accidental inhaler of jet exhaust. TALLAHASSEE, FL – In a bold move against clouds, vapour, and things that […]

Holding Our MPs Accountable because if the NACC Won’t, We Will

21 June 2025 AIMN Editorial 9

Join Us in Assessing MPs with AI Tools & the 8 Mechanisms of Moral Disengagement. Starting with Case Study 1: Tim Wilson By Sue Barrett How can we effectively hold our elected representatives accountable […]

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The Weight of Unequal Tears

21 June 2025 Michael Taylor 8

Every night, the news flickers across my screen, a parade of tragedies reduced to numbers and soundbites. Gaza burns, its streets choked with rubble and grief, thousands dead under Israeli bombs. Iran mourns too, its […]

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Trump’s Fox News Fiasco: Polls Get a Presidential Pummeling

20 June 2025 Roswell 10

In a fiery outburst that could make a reality TV producer blush, President Donald Trump has turned his Twitter-fueled wrath on Fox News, once his media BFF, after their latest poll painted his approval ratings […]

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Why Richard Marles Backs the U.S. War Machine

20 June 2025 AIMN Editorial 4

By Denis Hay Description Richard Marles backs the U.S. military power on Australian soil. Discover how it risks our sovereignty, and what citizens can do to reclaim it. Introduction – A Quiet Coup Over […]

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What I think of the Murdoch Media

20 June 2025 AIMN Editorial 4

By Kathryn Best advice is to NEVER EVER waste your money purchasing Z-rated, lying, internationally-discredited Murdoch rags! Anyone with an IQ reaching into double digits KNOWS that the Murdoch rags are nothing more than […]

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Broken university governance needs urgent reform after unprecedented federal intervention

20 June 2025 AIMN Editorial 6

National Tertiary Education Union Media Release The National Tertiary Education Union has urged the federal government to overhaul Australia’s broken university governance system following an unprecedented intervention by the Education Minister. Jason Clare has referred […]

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Lucky We Didn’t Go For Nuclear…

19 June 2025 Rossleigh 1

Regular readers may have noticed that I try and stay out of the Middle East and there’s a good reason for that… apart from the potential Weapons of Mass Destruction which sometimes fall into the […]

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Trump Rejects Intel on Iran’s Nuclear Program, Raising War Fears

19 June 2025 Michael Taylor 20

In a move that’s barely registering in Australian media, President Trump has publicly dismissed U.S. intelligence assessments concluding Iran is not actively building a nuclear weapon, prompting concerns he may be leaning toward military conflict. […]

Satire

Trump Hails G7 Exit as “Masterstroke of Galactic Brilliance”

19 June 2025 Roswell 4

President Trump has dismissed claims that his early departure from the G7 summit was a diplomatic misstep, instead framing it as a “calculated act of supreme genius” that left world leaders in awe. Addressing reporters […]

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Who Does Government Really Serve?

19 June 2025 AIMN Editorial 1

By Denis Hay Description Who does government really serve? Do they work for you, big donors, or no one at all? Explore why the free market can’t replace public good. Introduction: When the Government Stopped […]

Environment