For much of Australia’s colonial history, it was considered acceptable to shoot Aboriginal people. Many colonists believed God had condemned the Aboriginal race to extinction and that they were merely hastening the inevitable. theaimn.net/genocide-ord...

An open letter on Leviticus: Please don’t let the truth get in the way of your judgment. theaimn.net/an-open-lett...

Trump continually makes outrageous claims about Obama. Would he have the guts to say it to his face? theaimn.net/time-for-tru...

Climate lies and lives at stake: When the fossil fuel industry, corporations, and consultants collude to kill the future. theaimn.net/climate-lies...

“Ceasefires in the Middle East seem especially susceptible to revision, alteration and contradiction.” theaimn.net/deferring-a-...

“The Australian Government’s move to establish the first permanent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Commissioner role is an important step towards safer, fairer and more culturally responsive care for older First Nations people.” theaimn.net/palliative-c...

“Nigel Farage is not a picture of happiness. As Britain’s version of Trumpism (only a version, never a facsimile), the leader of Reform UK had been flying high in the polls. But his themes are starting to tire.” theaimn.net/demagogue-st...

“I am on the verge of getting all philosophical in public. Which is not the way that this relationship should unfold. As a columnist I am supposed to highlight a problem and then provide a ripping good yarn.” theaimn.net/not-engaging...

We’re the hottest country in the world! We’re the best country in the world! We’re again respected around the world! There’s one huge problem with those claims: The rest of the world thinks they’re a load of rubbish. theaimn.net/the-worlds-m...

Not Albo’s finest moment. theaimn.net/shag-marry-d...

“The relationship between politics and the common good remains a central and contested issue within Australian politics.” theaimn.net/government-f...

Who actually benefits from interest rate rises? theaimn.net/rate-rises-b...

Yes, I’m one of those people who has a wardrobe full of clothes not worn in years but for good reason: they shrunk. theaimn.net/its-time-to-...

Support local artists, if you can. theaimn.net/community-to...

Bernie Sandees is the lone voice opposing war. theaimn.net/democratic-l...

“I took to social media and, sure enough, there were dozens, possibly thousands of people who agreed with me.” That’s a first for @rossleighaim.bsky.social 😀 theaimn.net/the-outrageo...

“Whose flag is it? For a decade now the answer has been allowed to default to one movement. MAGA took the flag in the same greedy way it has taken everything, loudly and without asking.” theaimn.net/take-back-th...

“Businesses once made things people needed and advertised them. Then they made things people didn’t need and advertised them until people thought they did.” The conclusion of the wonderful series by @lachiemc64.bsky.social theaimn.net/part-7-the-b...

When UK prime minister Starmer fades away, will his beloved Small Nuclear Reactor dream fade too? theaimn.net/as-uks-prime...

“We Are the Resistance” is a powerful political protest anthem for everyone standing against authoritarianism, corruption, extremism, and the ongoing attacks on democracy by Donald Trump, MAGA Republicans, and the Project 2025 agenda. (Quote) theaimn.net/australian-p...

“In the annals of policy, strategy and budgeting, the AUKUS pact comprising Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States will be seen as one of the most mindless, absurd projects of tiny, poorly furnished minds.” theaimn.net/scrutinising...

“The Model Litigant Rules are a paper tiger – they look fierce, but they cannot bite. They can be used by the government against citizens, but they cannot be used by citizens against the government.” theaimn.net/the-paper-ti...

“King Donald of Florida, the colonies’ latest power-mad tyrant, hopelessly in love with himself, surrounds himself with a gang of inept lickspittles whom he reviles.” theaimn.net/in-the-land-...

If someone becomes extraordinarily rich… … does that automatically make them extraordinarily wise? By @lachiemc64.bsky.social theaimn.net/the-incentiv...

“What a stupid debate this turned out to be, and one that further shows the electoral dangers that await…” theaimn.net/laboratory-p...

“Where’s the promised housing? Where’s the promised jobs? Where’s our future? What’s the point of getting out of bed if today’s the same as yesterday, last week, last month, last year?” theaimn.net/reaching-out/

“Your refrigerator has Wi-Fi. Your toothbrush has Bluetooth. I’m still trying to work out what my toothbrush desperately needed to communicate. One day my kettle will refuse to boil water until it downloads Version 14.7.” Entertaining read by @lachiemc64.bsky.social theaimn.net/the-incentiv...

“We in the peace community are not following the hoopla celebrating America’s 250th birthday on Saturday.” theaimn.net/americas-250...

“In Eight Years Houses Will Be Free According To Economist!” Headlines like that are inviting satire. Classic Rossleigh @rossleighaim.bsky.social theaimn.net/in-eight-yea...

“If independent media only scrutinised governments they opposed while giving a free pass to governments they favoured, they would cease to be independent. They would simply become another arm of partisan politics.” One of our more controversial articles (for some). theaimn.net/scrutiny-is-...

AI : The dark side. theaimn.net/ai-models-le...

“Productivity has become one of those wonderful words that everyone supports… …until you ask what it actually means. Apparently productivity means doing more. With less. In less time. For less money. While smiling.” A gem from @lachiemc64.bsky.social theaimn.net/the-incentiv...

“Culture, monoculture, multiculture. What does it all mean and why are these things bandied around as though our lives are dependent upon them being deemed to be correct, whatever ‘correct’ means.” theaimn.net/culture-and-...

AI - or the humans who created it - has a bit of a mess it needs to clean up. theaimn.net/ai-models-le...

“Australians may be willing to vote for politicians who promise to slow migration. They are far less willing to embrace politicians who appear to reject the multicultural character of Australia itself.” theaimn.net/pauline-hans...

“Once upon a time newspapers competed to break stories. Now they often compete to break blood pressure records. Every headline is: SHOCK! DISASTER! CRISIS! YOU WON’T BELIEVE… “ Good read from @lachiemc64.bsky.social theaimn.net/the-incentiv...

Since the decision by the UK Home Secretary to ban Palestine Action in 2025, some 3,000 people have been arrested for doing such unthreatening things as holding placards with the following words: “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.” theaimn.net/white-flag-j...

“If governments, institutions and now artificial intelligence are making decisions that affect millions of people, how do we know whether those decisions remain connected to the people they serve?” theaimn.net/ending-the-s...

“I was hungry for some justice.” theaimn.net/hungry-for-s...

What’s better than spending $500M on public housing, hospital beds or cost-of-living relief for families struggling to pay bills? Giving it to Vanuatu, that’s what. theaimn.net/paying-for-t...

There’s some idiocy you can’t just ignore. Another enjoyable read by @rossleighaim.bsky.social theaimn.net/strangely-da...

Happy Coo Day @lisatellstruth.bsky.social @prof-alistair.bsky.social

“Buy now. Think later.” A witty piece by @lachiemc64.bsky.social theaimn.net/the-incentiv...

“Our country is peopled by immigrants; so, we are not being over-run by immigrants. It is like suggesting the sea is being swamped by water.” theaimn.net/we-dance-bes...

“Zali Steggall and Allegra Spender, two formidable independent parliamentarians known in Australian politics as the “teals”, have decided to join forces.” theaimn.net/independents...

“Australia may need to fundamentally redraw its rural landscape – retiring farms, restoring vast tracts of vegetation and reshaping regional economies – if it is to avoid accelerating species loss and meet global biodiversity targets.” theaimn.net/australias-f...

“Markets are brilliant at solving many human problems. They are also brilliant at creating incentives. Sometimes those incentives solve problems. Sometimes they create entirely new ones.” By @lachiemc64.bsky.social theaimn.net/the-incentiv...

“Were they promises?” “They were statements.” “Promises?” “Statements.” “Is there a difference?”The Prime Minister explains housing policy, the Australian dream, and why he’ll be at the Mid-Winter Ball. theaimn.net/mid-winter-b...

A science fiction tale - with a difference. theaimn.net/the-silent-g...

For thirty years, Pauline Hanson has occupied a place in Australian politics. That’s thirty years we’ve had to put up with her. On the downside, after thirty years some people are starting to listen. theaimn.net/pauline-hans...