If I lived in Canning
By Vanessa Kairies Western Australia is a beautiful state. I have been to little pockets and it is on my bucket list to explore in […]
Articles by The AIM Network
A letter to Peter Dutton
By Vanessa Kairies Dear Peter Dutton, If your wife was raped in another country by foreigners and they fled that country to their homeland, would […]
The supermarket giants continue to squeeze small business
By Mel Mac Eight months ago I wrote about this predominately to raise awareness about the plight of newsagents and the two major supermarkets looking […]
Tony’s war on terror
By Vanessa Kairies Earlier on in the year I was analysing a summary of the Budget. Of significant interest to me, was the tens of […]
More Than a Market Correction: China in Transition
Denis Bright invites responses about the long-term significance of the structural changes in China’s economy and its global financial outreach. Future implementation of such changes […]
What depth we have plumbed as a nation
By Sir Scotch Misery Perhaps the Sydney Morning Herald has not seen just how ironic today’s story of the little Syrian boy lying dead on […]
What has become of our national character?
By Matt Hurley Australians are blessed with a unique and enduring national character, forged in our relatively short history by events, people and folklore. A […]
From Nuremburg, with a pause for thought
By Julie Farthing I have just recently returned from an extended European holiday, of which two weeks was spent meandering around the German countryside. My […]
Jet-setting, funding-cutting Tony
By Vanessa Kairies Watching the Abbott publicity machine in action this week has been sickening. Visiting cows in his freshly pressed suit was just the […]
Where is the balance and civility?
Has anyone noticed how some people communicate with those who disagree with them when they have the protection of internet anonymity? AIMN reader Mark Needham […]
Is there a silent partner behind the Republic debate
The AIMN has recently published articles supporting the call for Australia to become a republic. There are, of course, voices who oppose this move for […]
Clever compassion builds national well-being
By Jane Salmon Last week a rough sleeper died out in the open of sheer cold. She was younger than me. She died in a […]
Staring into the Syrian Abyss
By Allan Patience The insanity of the proposal that Australia should commence bombing raids inside Syrian territory is beyond belief. Our belligerent prime minister insists that […]
Two Futures: New options for an innovative Australian social market
Denis Bright considers the significance of Two Futures in helping to revive the leadership profile of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) as a bastion of long-term, […]
The great land grab of 2015 continues
The Western Australian ‘Recognition’ is a stitch up, backed by the Abbott Government writes Vanessa Kairies. It is no coincidence that the Abbott Government has […]