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Monash expert: Sussan Ley named new Liberal leader

13 May 2025 AIMN Editorial 4

Monash University Media Release Member for Farrer Sussan Ley has today been named new Liberal leader, after former leader Peter Dutton lost his seat of Dickson in last weekend’s federal election. Dr Blair Williams, Lecturer […]

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Commemorating Mummy: Reflections on Mother’s Day

13 May 2025 Dr Binoy Kampmark 0

Commercial gimmicks are sometimes impossible to beat off. Their stench and pull follows, even as you look the other way. One occasion is most prominent in this regard. Nostrils get clogged and eyes get fogged, […]

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‘Tinkering at the edges’: Woodside’s revised Browse plans fail to mitigate Scott Reef risk

13 May 2025 AIMN Editorial 0

Greenpeace Media Release Greenpeace Australia Pacific has welcomed the WA EPA’s rare decision to reopen public consultation for Woodside’s revised Browse offshore gas proposal submitted in March. The WA EPA assessed Woodside’s original proposal as […]

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Sussan Ley: The Cosmic Queen of the Liberal Party

13 May 2025 Roswell 9

In the 1980s, a young Susan Ley visited a numerologist, added a letter, and became Sussan – destined for a life “incredibly exciting” and never dull. Fast forward to May 2025, and she’s just nabbed […]

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President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission: A Fusion of Faith, Patriotism, and Polarisation

13 May 2025 Roswell 6

President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, established by executive order on May 1, 2025, claims to champion religious freedom but appears to intertwine this mission with a Trump-aligned vision of American identity. While its stated goal […]

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Oxfam reaction to the Gaza IPC hunger figures

13 May 2025 AIMN Editorial 3

Oxfam Australia Media Release Reacting to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report published today on Gaza warning that a risk of famine is “increasingly likely” if intense hostilities and restricted humanitarian access persist […]

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Sex and Gender – Essential but Messy (Part 2)

13 May 2025 AIMN Editorial 2

By Elizabeth Dangerfield Continued from Part 1 PART TWO – MESSY GENDER What you don’t know about sex Please note: This article, whilst scientific in purpose and nature, contains explicit material which some people may […]

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My Open Letter to Progressives in Labor, the Greens and Climate 200

13 May 2025 AIMN Editorial 6

By Callen Sorensen Karklis In mid-2025, Australia’s Labor Party secured its most resounding federal election victory in history, capturing up to 92 seats in the House of Representatives. The Greens, while retaining 12 seats in […]

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Why a New Social Contract is Needed Now

12 May 2025 AIMN Editorial 0

By Denis Hay Description A new social contract. Australians deserve better. Discover how to restore justice, services, and democracy in our post-election parliament. Introduction – Reclaiming the Social Contract Location: Suburban Melbourne, 1983 You walk […]

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Empires, colonies, past and present: The good, the bad and the ugly

12 May 2025 Bert Hetebry 2

At the height of its imperial power, Britain had about 130 colonies, imperial ‘possessions’ which encircled the earth. France, Portugal, Spain and the Netherlands accounted for over 200 possessions. Germany, Russia, Belgium, Sweden and Norway […]

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World-first solar thermal demonstrator targets net zero breakthrough for industry and agriculture

12 May 2025 AIMN Editorial 2

University of South Australia (UniSA) Media Release Industry and academia are collaborating to build a world-first, cost-effective concentrated solar thermal (CST) demonstrator that is set to transform Australia’s industrial heat sector by reducing its reliance […]