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Algorithms and the death of critical thinking

7 October 2025 Bert Hetebry 3

A podcast recently arrived on my phone and I viewed it reluctantly, but was a pleasant surprise, had the arresting title, ‘Why STUPID People Are a Greater Threat to Society Than Criminals’. The podcaster/influencer opened […]

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Support of Trump’s Gaza peace plan ignores major flaw

7 October 2025 AIMN Editorial 5

By Walt Zlotow Chicago Tribune’s (my local paper) support of Trump’s Gaza peace plan ignores major flaw… no call for a Palestinian state. Everyone should join the Chicago Tribune’s hope for an end to […]

Political Futures: Rearranging the Deck Chairs in Those Economically Challenged Democracies Achieves a Regal Thumbs-Up

7 October 2025 Denis Bright 12

Close trading ties between Australian and adjacent Asian and near Pacific countries are protecting Australians from the excesses of President Trump’s commitments in the new MAGA era. These profitable trading ties for Australia can be […]

Vladimir Putin and a world without Russia

7 October 2025 Noel Wauchope 31

He’s supposed to have said it as a joke. In a 2018 comment, Mr Putin talked about destroying the world in a nuclear holocaust because “what is a world without Russia good for?” OK. perhaps […]

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Climate Anxiety Is Real – Here’s What You Can Do About It

7 October 2025 AIMN Editorial 8

By Sarah Noel It’s weirdly common now – that buzz in your chest when you read about the planet. The rising heat. The fires. The plastics that somehow end up in places no human’s ever […]

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Hastie’s ascent would be a gift for Labor

7 October 2025 Michael Taylor 2

The chatter emanating from Canberra is as telling as it is delicious. The speculation that Andrew Hastie, the former SAS captain and current hard-right warrior, is considering a run for the Liberal leadership is the […]

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Trump marks Navy’s 250th by quoting his greatest tweets

6 October 2025 Roswell 7

It was meant to be a celebration of courage, history, and 250 years of service to the nation. Instead, it became a cringeworthy one-man show featuring the Commander-in-Chief’s greatest hits, direct from Truth Social to […]

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Healthcare Beyond Profit: Ending Inequality in Care

6 October 2025 AIMN Editorial 2

By Denis Hay Description Healthcare beyond profit means fairness, not shareholder gain. Corporate healthcare undermines equality. Here’s how Australia can address this issue. 🎧 Prefer to listen to this article? Press play Introduction: The […]

A Cathedral of Grievance: How Murdoch Built The Monster He Can No Longer Control

6 October 2025 David Tyler 7

Rupert Murdoch built more than a media empire. He built a cathedral of grievance where facts die on the altar and paranoia pays the rent. For three decades, this structure stood as the template for […]

A Soldier’s Duty

5 October 2025 AIMN Editorial 3

By James Moore “The truth is that people who pull triggers are ultimately responsible, whether they’re following orders or not. An army of people making individual moral choices may be inefficient, but an army of […]

Betrayed at the ballot: six ways Labor lost its progressive soul

5 October 2025 Michael Taylor 13

Author’s Note: In the three years since Labor’s 2022 election victory, and particularly since the 2025 federal election, a growing chorus of progressive voices – once fervent supporters – has emerged online, voicing a profound […]

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Should Donald Trump receive the Nobel Peace Prize?

5 October 2025 AIMN Editorial 17

By Elizabeth Dangerfield Swedish industrialist, inventor and armaments manufacturer, Alfred Nobel, was a remarkable man. Upon his death, he donated his fortune to a foundation to fund the Nobel Prizes, which annually recognise those […]

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