Just Blokes Being Blokes, So It’s All Ok…
‘It is understood Mr Dutton thought he was sending the text to Mr Briggs, but instead sent it to Maiden, who had been highly critical […]
It takes two to tango – vasectomies all the way
A Current Affair is seeking community feedback on a proposal to force women on welfare to be on contraceptives. This ludicrous idea is apparently the […]
Do our politicians have an alcohol problem?
Much has been written about Jamie Briggs night out on the town in Hong Kong and the inappropriateness of his behaviour towards a female colleague […]
Some Liberals May Be Insane Fornicators!
Someone texted a talkback show to suggest that there was nothing wrong with calling someone a “witch” as it meant either a Wiccan or a […]
Dutton, conservative champion, is not fit for office
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton is supposedly the darling of the Liberal Party’s conservative wing. Labelled the new champion of the far right just a month […]
Let me pierce you with my eyes . . .
I swear, you could not make this stuff up. Late yesterday it was revealed that Immigration Minister Peter Dutton sent a text describing journalist […]
A Rough Week For Turnbull But His True Character Shines Through!
“Beer?” “Thanks. So it’s been a rough week for the Liberals…” “How do you figure?” “Well, two ministers standing down, the back-down on Gonski funding […]
Well, Jamie, shit happens
The Australian today has published details of the complainant in the Jamie Briggs’ alleged sexual harassment scandal that allow the woman to be identified, while […]
2015: the Top 5
What were The AIMN’s five most popular posts in 2015? The Top 5 is based on the number of views only. It does not take […]
Power Rules, Men, Sex and Politics
The focus in the case of Briggs’ resignation should always be about condemning Briggs’ behaviour and concern and empathy for the victim. Sexual Harassment by men, particularly by men in positions of power needs a cultural shift and that shift should start now.
The ‘tough cop on the beat’ approach does not work
Australian society is comparatively peaceful and cohesive but the more we employ the ‘tough cop on the beat’ approach, the more we are factionalising and […]
Election 2016: Some Economic Myth-Busters
A Happy New Year to everyone and in case you have forgotten, 2016 is an election year. Regardless of one’s personal preference for a conservative […]
We need to talk about what Jamie did
Jamie Briggs resigned this week from his ministerial portfolio in the Turnbull government because of “inappropriate” behaviour towards a female public servant late one night […]
Regulations and bureaucracy or cutting red tape
Senator Cash has been all over the media saying that, if Labor want to side with rogue unions, the Coalition will fight the election on […]
King Charles III (part 6)
Charles will one day be our king. But is he fit for the role? Dr George Venturini explores this question in this six-part series, concluding […]