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Coalition must provide clear answers on nuclear policy

24 March 2025 AIMN Editorial 6

Australians for Affordable Energy Media Release The Coalition must provide immediate and detailed answers about its nuclear energy policy after Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor failed to confirm even basic costs. Australians for Affordable Energy is […]

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Plastic Apocalypse

24 March 2025 Roger Chao 1

Where the tide leaves in sorrow, where the oceans weep beneath the sky’s wide and endless dome, Lies a silent affliction, a slow creeping bane that shrouds the earth in synthetic foam. It slithers through […]

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Rant 1: A Memo to the 77 Million

23 March 2025 AIMN Editorial 8

First in a Series? By James Moore “Courage is a fire, and bullying is a smoke.” – Benjamin Disraeli. I keep waiting for it all to collapse. Who doesn’t? When you begin to fire staff […]

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Liberation Day, or Self-Aggrandisement Day?

23 March 2025 Michael Taylor 4

You might have heard President Trump talk of “Liberation Day” – a term he has used to describe significant policy shifts during his presidency, though its meaning has evolved depending on the context in which […]

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Why the Federal Election 2025 Could Change Australia Forever

23 March 2025 AIMN Editorial 8

By Denis Hay Description Australia’s federal election 2025 looms as cost of living, housing, climate, and youth issues put the nation’s future on the line. Introduction Picture this: It’s a chilly winter evening in outer […]

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Nuclear power is such a mess – Zaporizhzhia plant as the shining example

23 March 2025 Noel Wauchope 6

You do wonder how the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) can tell us with a straight face, that nuclear power is safe! Nobody talks about Chernobyl any more (melted down 1986), Fukushima (melted down 2011). […]

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A letter to the children of tomorrow

23 March 2025 Roger Chao 1

Dear Children of Tomorrow, in sorrowed verse we write, To pen our deep apology beneath the failing light. We’ve ravaged Eden’s gardens and scarred her innocent face, And left a fractured legacy of greed’s unyielding […]

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The Mythologies of Musk

23 March 2025 AIMN Editorial 4

This article was originally published on our previous site in December last year. From what we’ve learned about Elon Musk since then adds a new dimension to the article. By James Moore Living in the […]

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Conservative philosophy, including Trumpism, inhibits change for the better (Part 2)

22 March 2025 John Lord 4

The sort of change I’m talking about: change for the better. Continued from Part 1 In our politics, people want changes that reflect more trust, transparency, involvement, truth and a higher standard of governance for […]

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The World According To Press-i-dent Trump…

22 March 2025 Rossleigh 3

A lot of people have suggested that Trump wants to take the world back to the 1950s. They couldn’t be more wrong! Now, I’m not going to mock President Trump for being amazed that his […]

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How Media Literacy Fights Misinformation in Schools

22 March 2025 AIMN Editorial 1

By Denis Hay Description Discover how school media literacy empowers students to fight misinformation with critical thinking and digital skills. Introduction: The Battle for Truth in a Digital World Picture this: A 14-year-old scrolls through […]

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Careless People, Meta and Restricting the Digital Town Square

22 March 2025 Dr Binoy Kampmark 2

There is much talk in this age of heaving tech behemoths about the digital town square, where views can be aired with confidence, impunity and, at stages, disconcerting stupidity. Tech moguls such as Elon Musk are […]

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Crime Fear, Conservative Cheer: Media’s Election Playbook Exposed

22 March 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 2

Introduction In Victoria, headlines scream of rising crime, politicians trade barbs over “law and order,” and social media feeds overflow with viral videos of brazen thefts or assaults. But are crime rates truly spiraling out […]

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The Kennedy Files: A Deep Dive into the Latest Release

22 March 2025 Michael Taylor 5

For those old enough, most, if not all, will remember where they were and what they were doing when the news came in that President Kennedy had been assassinated. I had just settled in to […]

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The Siren’s Call

22 March 2025 Roger Chao 0

When twilight cloaks the city’s restless streets, And fear whispers through the cracks in our resolve, A siren’s call, like venom, softly seeps, Luring hearts towards shadows that evolve. When storms of change rage fierce […]