Weaponised Unreality
Australia’s Liberal politicians – and their media friends – need to be very careful. Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News has helped create such a crisis of […]
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Victorian MLC Moira Deeming: the pretty face of a scary ideology
“I can’t wait until I’m legally able to hunt you down.” This curse was said to an American trans women in the streets of Oklahoma […]
Distracted by hate, we are robbed
We are at a crossroads. The Ultra High Net Worth Individual (UHNWI) class is creating a new international feudal order, assisted by the professional enabler […]
Our media is failing us
Our media is failing us. At a moment when one side of politics has abandoned the bases of democracy as an impediment to their grasp […]
Accusations in a mirror: US warnings for Australian civil discourse
Extremist rhetoric from the ever-more radical right makes it impossible for their followers to see the facts about the centrist governments in America (and Australia). […]
Government Funding and the Free Press
By Jay Smith In the domain of politics and state government, the relationship between media and the state needs to be constantly examined. Journalists in […]
Should the media act more responsibly?
By Dave Chadwick The public’s hunger for every image and piece of information about terrorist acts and mass murders does not always need to be […]
Calling “Game Over”
“Human-induced climate change is real. The risks of inaction are real and mounting.” So Fairfax editorialised in this week’s papers. The gist of the article […]
Be Alert, Be VERY, VERY Alert! The Person Next You May Have An iPhone.
William Roper: So, now you give the Devil the benefit of law! Sir Thomas More: Yes! What would you do? Cut a great road through […]
This Reprehensible Rabble
If anything was patently obvious from the events in Canberra last week, it is that Clive Palmer thinks he is running the country and the […]
Introducing the new “ABC free” AUSTRALIA … now with extra ignorance, selfishness and cruelty
(Or why we need the ABC) Since the coalition’s Murdoch lead victory in last September’s federal election there has been a palpable shift in our […]
Your guide to becoming Andrew Bolt!
First, you need to be very, very sure that you’re right. Not right-wing, mind you. Just right. About everything. You know this because, well, you’re […]
The ABC of Bias, Perspective and Reality
After telling me the way that it was, he concluded with, “Don’t think I’m racist or anything!” I replied, “Gee, I expect that I am. […]
Let’s ignore the polls for now
Just in case you missed this, the latest Roy Morgan opinion poll puts Labor ahead 51.5% to 48.5% two party preferred. Now, I know it […]
A Liberal Defence
We’re Liberal – With The Truth! Ok, it’s time for some balance on The AIMN. There have been far too many anti-Government posts and I’m […]