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New $35 million Aboriginal Cultural Centre opens this Sunday in Port Adelaide

27 May 2025 AIMN Editorial 0

Yitpi Yartapuultiku is a major milestone in community co-design, environmental regeneration, collaboration, connection, and regional economic growth. This new Cultural Centre opens as a path to reconciliation and regional growth. A landmark $35 million Aboriginal […]

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Glossing over genocide

27 May 2025 AIMN Editorial 2

By Walt Zlotow The horrific murder of two Israeli Embassy workers by a Chicago man received massive coverage in our two daily newspapers. The Sun-Times had a stark front page followed by six full […]

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Understanding “Liberal values”

27 May 2025 Michael Taylor 22

In a recent interview, Senator Jane Hume claimed that Australians no longer understand the “Liberal values” that define her party. The May 2025 federal election suggests otherwise. Australians didn’t just understand Liberal values – they […]

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Caught by the Chill: A Memorial Day Story (Part 2)

27 May 2025 AIMN Editorial 0

Editor’s note: For our growing number of readers from the United States, and of course, the many Australian readers who enjoy the articles and stories we publish by James Moore Continued from Part 1 The […]

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Caught by the Chill: A Memorial Day Story (Part 1)

27 May 2025 AIMN Editorial 1

Editor’s note: For our growing number of readers from the United States, and of course, the many Australian readers who enjoy the articles and stories we publish by James Moore This Memorial Day I want […]

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A Quandamooka Voice on National Sorry Day: The Unfulfilled Promise of Treaty

26 May 2025 AIMN Editorial 2

By Callen Sorensen Karklis On National Sorry Day, May 26, 2025, we reflect on the enduring struggle for First Nations justice, a fight my Quandamooka relatives have carried since colonisation scarred our lands. In […]

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Democracy by Design – or Decree? Inside the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’

26 May 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 5

If this passes, the next election may not matter at all. What if authoritarianism didn’t come with a bang – but a bill? Wrapped in the language of freedom, fiscal discipline, and “America First,” Trump’s […]

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Tim Wilson: throwing stones in a glass house

26 May 2025 Michael Taylor 13

The Goldstein race was one of the closest in the 2025 election. Liberal candidate Tim Wilson reclaimed the seat, defeating the incumbent teal independent MP Zoe Daniel, who had won the seat from Wilson in […]

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The Opposition That Used To Be Known As Coalition…

26 May 2025 Rossleigh 10

In the aftermath of the election, I noticed a lot of comments from people in the parties that used to be known as the Coalition about the need to keep fighting. Stupidly, I presumed that […]

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Most Australians find Israel’s denial of aid to Palestinians in Gaza unjustifiable

26 May 2025 AIMN Editorial 2

New polling reveals most Australians find Israel’s denial of aid to Palestinians in Gaza unjustifiable, think government should do more: aid organisations Aid organisations: Oxfam Australia, ActionAid Australia, Plan International Australia, Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA, Caritas […]