The Australian Independent Media Network

How Pete Hegseth turned the Pentagon into a Black Box

10 June 2026 AIMN Editorial 4

By Hassan El Biali Pete Hegseth has a word for journalists who ask inconvenient questions about America’s war with Iran. Pharisees. He said it in a speech. Out loud. Seemingly proud of it. That tells […]

The Barnaby Method

10 June 2026 Roswell 11

Barnaby develops revolutionary new science of looking at people and guessing stuff Barnaby Joyce has unveiled a revolutionary new approach to social science. For years, researchers have wasted billions of dollars collecting data, conducting surveys, […]

The Australia I Entered at 15 no Longer Exists

10 June 2026 AIMN Editorial 10

By Denis Hay Description The Australia I entered at 15 no longer exists. Discover how government training programs, apprenticeships, and secure jobs shaped a generation and what changed. Introduction When I left school at 15 and […]

Beached Arguments: Pete Hegseth, JD Vance and European Immigration

9 June 2026 Dr Binoy Kampmark 4

Waxworks have nothing to say, but when incarnated in the form of former Fox News anchor and, at a pinch, “personality”, Pete Hegseth proves to be a marvel of sheer stupidity. It’s not that one […]

The think tank that built the Liberal Party just picked a new client

9 June 2026 AIMN Editorial 13

For 80 years the IPA pushed free-market ideology through the Liberal Party and shaped Australian policy in ways that served the wealthy few. Now it has found a more useful vehicle. By Sue Barrett On […]

Data Centres – Perhaps capturing more than data?

9 June 2026 AIMN Editorial 8

By Alicia Lucas Despite increasing widespread and bi-partisan protest in the USA by urban and rural communities including the use of such methods as moratoriums by local (county and city) government to allow some time […]

The politics of division: the masters

9 June 2026 Michael Taylor 8

In more than four decades of following Australian politics, two names stand out when I think about division: Pauline Hanson and John Howard. That is not because they were the most extreme politicians Australia has […]

Is AI breaking the career ladder?

9 June 2026 AIMN Editorial 2

UNSW Sydney Media Release As AI reshapes the workplace, cutting entry-level jobs today could create a skills shortage tomorrow. From customer service and marketing to software development and human resources, tasks that once required teams […]

Donald John “Two-Weeks” Trump: The Work-Experience Boy from Hell

9 June 2026 David Tyler 8

The government of one who pretends to make deals There is a particular kind of man you meet in every pub in Australia. He’s never a stranger, always a mate of a mate. “I’m a […]

Bowen urged to lead with vision and ambition to accelerate fossil fuel phase out at Bonn climate meeting, as global energy crisis bites

8 June 2026 AIMN Editorial 7

Greenpeace Australia Pacific Media Release Bonn, Germany, Monday 8 June 2026 – As the UN climate negotiations in Bonn commence, Greenpeace Australia Pacific is calling on Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen to lead with […]