The Australian Independent Media Network

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Living the dream – the ‘Lumpenproletariat’

3 April 2026 Dr James Moylan 4

The One Nation ‘Policy Development’ officer was suffering through yet another minor existential crisis. At one o’clock in the morning, seated at his desk, at home, with the rest of the world securely locked outside, […]

How to Tell a Policy from a Slogan – and Why the Difference Could Cost You Everything

3 April 2026 AIMN Editorial 4

BYV: For every Australian who suspects they’re not getting the full story By Sue Barrett Every election campaign is full of promises. Housing. Cost of living. Better hospitals. Safer streets. A stronger economy. You have […]

When the Bus Doesn’t Come, Opportunity Starts to Close

3 April 2026 Roger Chao 6

In a previous life I administered the funding and programming of Victoria’s L2P program, as well as various regional workforce pilots dealing with regional disadvantage/transport. What follows is not the account of a real individual […]

Trump’s Non-Address: The Strait of Trump and the Vandalism of Global Order

2 April 2026 David Tyler 3

In reply to Bernard Keane, Crikey, The Regime Change we Need? Remove Trump in Washington, 2 April 2026 Bernard Keane puts it neatly: Donald Trump is either a toddler who has tired of his own […]

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The good book is not good medicine

2 April 2026 Dr James Moylan 12

I was a very crook 16-year-old kid, lying in a cot in the detox ward of the Bridge Centre in Sydney, when a Captain of the Salvation army pulled a chair up to my bed […]

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Closing Air Spaces and Cracking Alliances: Trump’s Growing Problem with Allies

2 April 2026 Dr Binoy Kampmark 6

With the Iran War groaning along, the Trump administration is getting increasingly indignant. Plumes of childish anger can be seen coming out of the White House and Pentagon. Having joined an illegal, joint enterprise with […]

Lessons in Cooperation – Redland Shire History

2 April 2026 AIMN Editorial 3

When all groups work together there are better results for locals By Callen Sorensen Karklis Redland City Council Era (Increasing division since 2012) Since the late 2000s, Redland City has become increasingly populated and urbanised. […]

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Orientation Week on the Outside

2 April 2026 Roger Chao 3

One of my early jobs when I left the social research sector was designing interventions for “first in family” students to help feel more included in TAFE and University courses and achieving stronger outcomes in […]

The war they sold us, the price we pay

2 April 2026 Dr Andrew Klein, PhD 11

How Australia’s Government Backed an Illegal War and Left Australians to Foot the Bill The Speed of Capitulation When American and Israeli missiles began striking Iranian cities in the final days of February 2026, the […]

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Inspiring the Authentic Journalist: The Pentagon’s Renewed attack on Press Credentials

1 April 2026 Dr Binoy Kampmark 3

On March 20, 2026, US District Senior Judge Paul Friedman found for The New York Times in a ruling deeming the Pentagon’s media access policy in breach of the US Constitution. Central to the policy […]

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The Platform of Shame: How Australia Normalised a Genocidal Regime

1 April 2026 Dr Andrew Klein, PhD 15

An ambassador who calls dead journalists terrorists. A death penalty for Palestinians only. A government that says nothing. And a Press Club that provides the stage. I. The Spectacle On March 31, 2026, the National […]

Sleeping in the Driver’s Seat

1 April 2026 Roger Chao 4

I once managed the fieldwork for a longitudinal study into homelessness, the below is not an individual/real person but rather a compilation of countless stories I heard throughout this study. The car park is never […]

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Persian Stalemate

1 April 2026 David Tyler 14

Why Operation Epic Fury is Burning Down without Burning Out Thirty-two days into this firestorm, the grim ledger grows heavier by the hour. Thirteen U.S. service members now rest in flag-draped coffins at Dover Air […]

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Netanyahu woke up on Iran war day 31 with a 3-front war he cannot win

31 March 2026 AIMN Editorial 7

By Walt Zlotow Tho scrubbed from mainstream news, Trump attacked Iran February 28 because Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pleaded, begged, demanded he do so. Trump’s top diplomat, Marco Rubio, revealed this when he stupidly […]

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Labor Stokes Inflation!

31 March 2026 Rossleigh 6

“Good morning, today we have E. Connie Must in the studio to explain the how the current Middle East situation is affecting Australia. Good morning, Mr Must.” “Good morning, good to be here.” “Now, the […]