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The FIFA World Cup: Caught on the Visa Snag

11 June 2026 Dr Binoy Kampmark 4

The FIFA Men’s World Cup of 2026 was always going to offer visitors and spectators something different. Shared between three countries – Mexico, Canada and the United States – the latter of the three was […]

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The Free Market Myth

11 June 2026 Dr Andrew Klein, PhD 7

The Free Market Myth: How Neoliberalism Became a Theology of Extraction, and Why Australia is Paying the Price Dedication: To my wife – who taught me that the only true market is a garden, and […]

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Victoria’s Dirty Electoral Secret – And Why Your Vote Could End Up With One Nation

11 June 2026 AIMN Editorial 5

Victoria is the last state in Australia where politicians can legally decide where your preferences go. That loophole is being exploited. Here is what Victorian voters need to know before Nov’26 By Sue Barrett Here is […]

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Never underestimate the power of a bowl of soup

11 June 2026 AIMN Editorial 7

By Maria Millers Before there were flags, before there were passports, before maps stitched borders across mountains and seas, there was a pot. From a bowl or mug to a fine porcelain tureen, from a home […]

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SCO at 25: Expanding beyond security into sustainable development

10 June 2026 AIMN Editorial 4

By Chen Ziqi 2026 marks the 25th anniversary of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). As one of the world’s largest regional bodies, the SCO spans countries across much of Eurasia, representing nearly half of […]

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Data Centres – Perhaps capturing more than data? (Part 2)

10 June 2026 AIMN Editorial 1

By Alicia Lucas Continued from Part 1 Changing World – Looking after themselves – USA rural and urban local governments (increasingly but not always) listening to communities In the USA, Big Tech data centre builders […]

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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, […]

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The Australia I Entered at 15 no Longer Exists

10 June 2026 AIMN Editorial 6

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 3

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 […]

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

9 June 2026 AIMN Editorial 18

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Is AI breaking the career ladder?

9 June 2026 AIMN Editorial 1

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 […]

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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 […]