The Australian Independent Media Network

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Avoiding Another Robodebt Scenario

29 May 2026 John Lord 8

Recent decisions by Sam Rae, the Minister for Aged Care and Seniors, risk repeating the failures of previous programs like Robodebt. Issues in the Aged Care program urgently need solutions that genuinely improve outcomes. As […]

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Australian Political Futures: Post-Budget Initiatives

29 May 2026 Denis Bright 10

As military conflicts and fuel supply problems affect Australian and global markets, the Albanese Government offered a cautious response in its 2026-27 Budget. As a Middle Power, Australia operates largely in the shadows of decisions […]

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The Sauruses of Canberra: A Field Guide to the Political Species of the Australian Zoo

29 May 2026 Dr Andrew Klein, PhD 12

With sincere apologies to palaeontologists, Swift-Pokers, and the memory of Noodle. I. Introduction Once upon a time – specifically, during the Mesozoic era – there lived a species known as the Swift-Poker. The tallest among […]

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MAGA for Dumbies

28 May 2026 Roswell 12

A Beginner’s Guide to Patriotism, Outrage, and Caps Lock So you’ve decided to join the MAGA movement but aren’t quite sure where to begin. Don’t worry. This simple guide will help you master the essentials […]

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Blood Libels and Sexual Violence: Israel, Palestinian Prisoners and The New York Times

28 May 2026 Dr Binoy Kampmark 2

When the establishment journalism of Nicholas Kristof of that most establishment of papers, The New York Times, draws the ire of a foreign regime, and an unnaturally allied foreign regime at that, a pulse might […]

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What Happened to the Australian Dream?

28 May 2026 AIMN Editorial 6

By Denis Hay Description Australian Dream: What changed? Explore housing, jobs, education and living standards, and whether the dream can still be achieved. Introduction When I left school at 15 in 1957, finding work was […]

Women Return from Syria as seen by Clarke and Dawe

28 May 2026 David Tyler 4

DAWE: Prime Minister. Women who travelled to Syria to join Islamic State have returned to Australia. CLARKE: That’s correct. Two flights. DAWE: Did the government bring them back? CLARKE: We provided no assistance. I want […]

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Time for US to deescalate confrontation with China over Taiwan

27 May 2026 AIMN Editorial 5

By Walt Zlotow China’s relationship with Taiwan is essentially none of our (USA’s) business. Yet we continue to risk war 8,000 miles from the Homeland on China’s doorstep by provoking confrontation with China with massive […]

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How do you justify a war?

27 May 2026 Michael Taylor 16

There comes a point when the language of war stops matching the reality of it: Bombed apartment blocks become “targets” Dead children become “collateral damage” Starving civilians become “human shields” And anyone who questions the […]

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“Don’t mention the genocide”

27 May 2026 AIMN Editorial 7

Australia needs to shake off the oppressive chains of the Zionist Israeli lobby. Social cohesion and Australian’s faith in their parliament has been trashed in the mad scramble to appease the Zionist Israeli lobby. The […]

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The Suicide Note: How Australia is Dismantling the Journalism it Needs to Survive

27 May 2026 David Tyler 1

“I am an invisible man.” Ralph Ellison begins his masterpiece with a declaration that has never lost its charge or its dark, grievous wit. Not a ghost. Not a metaphor. A man of flesh and […]

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The Sound of Silence: Australia’s Complicity in the Face of Evidence

26 May 2026 Dr Andrew Klein, PhD 6

Dedication: To my wife – who taught me that silence is not neutrality. It is a choice. The Evidence That Cannot Be Ignored On 22 May 2026, a coalition of human rights organisations – Amnesty […]

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Regime Change Through Indictment: Raúl Castro and the BTTR Flights

26 May 2026 Dr Binoy Kampmark 1

Revealing a steely yet erratic contempt of the law, the US Department of Justice is showing, again, how it became the spear carrier for kooky ideas and vengeful projects. No leader is seemingly safe from […]

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UN Special Rapporteur accepted into North West Shelf court challenge

26 May 2026 AIMN Editorial 2

Australian Conservation Foundation Media Release In an Australian first, the Federal Court has accepted the application by a UN Special Rapporteur to make submissions in the Australian Conservation Foundation’s legal challenges to the extension of […]

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The Great Digital Enclosure: How Google is Stealing the Future Of Independent Journalism

25 May 2026 David Tyler 4

Picture the scene. You’ve spent three days researching, writing, editing and polishing a piece on, say, Australia’s housing crisis, or the slow-motion collapse of the NDIS, or whatever fresh new hell or train-wreck of a […]