The Australian Independent Media Network

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ACT protects students from fossil fuel marketing

4 March 2025 AIMN Editorial 1

Comms Declare Media Release Australian-first ban on coal, oil and gas sponsorship in schools. Call for other states to follow suit as they sign new school funding agreements with the Federal Government. The Legislative Assembly for […]

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Alex Carey: a century of business taking the risk out of democracy

4 March 2025 Lucy Hamilton 7

Jeff Bezos recently announced that the Washington Post would henceforth dedicate its op/ed pages to “free markets and personal liberties”. His Whole Foods business also asked the National Labor Relations Board to “set aside the […]

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AI’s New Frontier: The Moral Futures Project

4 March 2025 AIMN Editorial 2

By Steve Davies As is often the case, what I am now calling AI’s New Frontier: The Moral Futures Project is the outcome of many experiences, conversations, patience and, in all modesty, lengthy and solid […]

The Mirage of Billions: Decoding the Real Wealth of Billionaires like Musk

4 March 2025 AIMN Editorial 2

How Debt and Stocks Fool Us Into Worshipping Paper Billionaires By Sue Barrett When I asked Grok*, the AI built by xAI, to help me unravel the tangled finances of billionaires like Elon Musk and […]

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Global Ocean Treaty two years on: Australia’s chance for international cooperation

4 March 2025 AIMN Editorial 0

Greenpeace Media Release SYDNEY, Tuesday 04 March 2025 – Two years after the United Nations agreed to bring the historic Global Ocean Treaty into force, Greenpeace is urging the Australian government to make good on […]

Politics

World Bank Alternatives: Breaking Free from Neoliberal Control

3 March 2025 AIMN Editorial 3

By Denis Hay Description World Bank alternatives. Discover why nations are turning away from the World Bank and exploring fairer, development-focused financial alternatives. Learn how they’re regaining control. Introduction: The Trap of World Bank Dependency […]

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Zelensky: Victim of Colosseum Politics

3 March 2025 Dr Binoy Kampmark 20

There was a revolting tabloid quality to the Oval Office reception given to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on February 28, but then again, President Donald Trump is a tabloid brute, a man incarnated from the […]

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A Global Tipping Point: Reclaiming Democracy from Oligarchs and Billionaires

3 March 2025 AIMN Editorial 8

From our archives a recent article that has proven to be very prophetic. A lot has happened in the four months since this article was first published. It appears that everything has come to pass. […]

The extremist radicalisation beyond the clickbait of ‘manfluencer’ Andrew Tate

3 March 2025 AIMN Editorial 7

Monash University Media Release The extremist radicalisation of boys and men by ‘manfluencer’ Andrew Tate shares concerning parallels to other forms of radicalisation, such as terrorist and religious extremism, a Monash University study has found. […]

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Israel blocks aid to Gaza as Ramadan begins – Oxfam reaction

3 March 2025 AIMN Editorial 2

Oxfam Media Release Israel’s decision to block aid to over two million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip as Ramadan begins is a reckless act of collective punishment, explicitly prohibited under international humanitarian law. The Government […]

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Peter Dutton’s Dizzying Spectacle: A Dance of Backflips, Sidesteps, & Broken Promises

3 March 2025 AIMN Editorial 12

Why the Opposition Leader Cannot Be Trusted with Australia’s Future By Sue Barrett As Michelle Pini highlights in Independent Australia’s ongoing list, ’85 Reasons Why Dutton Shouldn’t Be PM (and Counting)’ – see link below […]

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New report details nuclear power’s demise

3 March 2025 AIMN Editorial 1

EnergyScience Coalition Media Release A new report by the EnergyScience Coalition corrects false claims by the federal Coalition and others that ‘the world is going nuclear’. Co-authors Assoc. Prof. Darrin Durant, Prof. Jim Falk and […]