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Out on the Road Like Some Lowdown Joe

27 July 2026 AIMN Editorial 0

By James Moore (My first summer of hitchhiking and wandering the U.S., I encountered, with my buddy Butch, a lonely character walking the plains. He was, like my friend, a veteran of American wars, and […]

Enrichment Antics: Trump’s Saudi Nuclear Deal

26 July 2026 Dr Binoy Kampmark 4

The Israelis had their jaws dropping and dragging on the grounds. The Saudis were cock-a-hoop. The Trump administration remains, as it always does, streaky and fickle. The agreement between the US and Saudi Arabia for […]

Australian Political Futures: The New Light on the Hill as Deconstructed from Annabel Crabb’s Kitchen Cabinet

26 July 2026 Denis Bright 13

Perplexed from the absence of real debate at the 50th National Labor Conference in Adelaide, I warmed to a recording of Annabel Crabb’s Kitchen Cabinet. Putting country before Party over far-off events in the Middle […]

Describing a ‘post-modern’ sensibility

26 July 2026 Dr James Moylan 4

Describing a ‘post-modern’ sensibility (Extracts from ‘A semiotic interrogation of law & economics’ by Dr James Moylan) Notes on the very recent arrival of the concept of ideology The ‘concept of ideology’ is a commonplace […]

Prime Minister’s funding increase a BIG win for councils across Australia

25 July 2026 AIMN Editorial 3

Local Government NSW Media Release LGNSW President Mayor Darcy Byrne has warmly welcomed the Albanese Government’s announcement today to restore adequate funding to councils across Australia to address the financial criss in Local Government. Today’s […]

Where’s Wally? (Opposition Leader Edition)

25 July 2026 Roswell 13

Australians everywhere have been left baffled after the confirmation that the Leader of the Opposition is, in fact, still the Leader of the Opposition. But where is he? It’s a question that has sparked furious […]

Documenting the rise of neoclassical rhetoric

25 July 2026 Dr James Moylan 4

Documenting the rise of neoclassical rhetoric (An extract from ‘A semiotic interrogation of law & economics’, by Dr James Moylan) ‘The dominant culture contributes to the real integration of the dominant class (by facilitating the […]

The global rise of the far right

24 July 2026 John Lord 0

Time magazine says Far-right politics began during the French Revolution. In 1789, the National Assembly split along ideological lines: those supporting royal authority and tradition sat on the president’s right, while anti-monarchist revolutionaries advocating social […]

A Paradigm Shift in Healthcare – Valuing Patient Outcomes Over Profit

24 July 2026 Dr Andrew Klein, PhD 1

I. Introduction: A System That Rewards the Wrong Things Australia’s healthcare system is widely regarded as one of the best in the world, ranking third globally in 2025. Yet beneath this glossy exterior lies a […]

Government moves to scrap “carbon neutral” certification, in win for parents who fought greenwashing

24 July 2026 AIMN Editorial 2

Parents for Climate Media Release Parents for Climate welcomes the Federal Government’s decision to close the Climate Active program and end the risky practice of certifying businesses’ voluntary climate claims as “carbon neutral”. The national […]

The culture war is over: the fascists won

24 July 2026 Dr James Moylan 9

It has been said that ‘you can fool most of the people, some of the time’. Which, it seems, is all that is needed if you want to be an evangelical preacher, a right-wing warrior, […]

Journalism’s First Question

24 July 2026 Michael Taylor 6

Journalism once asked, “What happened today?” Now it sometimes asks, “Who’s most likely to be outraged by what happened today?” The new first question There was a time when journalism aspired to tell us what […]

Modish Blockades: The Houthis, Trump and Expanding the War

23 July 2026 Dr Binoy Kampmark 8

The naval blockade has become conveniently modish, particularly when it comes to narrow straits of water where heavy international traffic and cargo pass through. The Iranians were the first to realise an eventuality long suspected: […]

Middle East conflict highlights Australia’s energy security challenge

23 July 2026 AIMN Editorial 6

RMIT University Media Release The conflict in the Middle East is continuing to affect global energy markets and fuel prices, highlighting Australia’s reliance on imported fuel and petrochemical supply chains. An RMIT expert explains the […]

Commissioners reject Senator Hanson’s domestic violence comments

23 July 2026 AIMN Editorial 4

Australian Human Rights Commission Media Release Australia’s Commissioners for gender equality and children’s rights, Dr Anna Cody and Deb Tsorbaris, have rejected comments by One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson, who described domestic and family violence […]