The reports through Western presses read rather familiarly. Joyful residents taking selfies on abandoned, sullen tanks. Armed men ebullient and shooting into the sky with adventurist stupidity. The removal of statues and vulgar reminders of a regime. Prisoners freed; torture prisons emptied. The tyrant, deposed. This is the scene in Syria, a war with more…
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Homelessness Australia Media Release Homelessness in Australia has reached alarming new levels, with the latest Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) annual data, released today, revealing a deepening emergency. Rough sleeping and persistent homelessness has increased to devastating levels, as more people are missing out on emergency accommodation and housing. The housing crisis continues…
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Council to Homeless Persons Media Release The number of working Victorians seeking homelessness help has surged to a record high, with a 23% rise over the past five years, according to alarming new data. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s 2023/24 Specialist Homelessness Services Annual Report was released today. It found 13,715 employed Victorians…
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Palliative Care Australia Media Release Key health organisations have released an 11 point plan to address ongoing shortages of critical pain relief medicines. In an open letter to Members of Parliament with a medical background, the group makes a strong case for urgent action, including the removal of PBS patient contributions for medicines supplied under…
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By Denis Hay Description: Learn how sustainable productivity can shape Australia’s future by driving productivity within planetary boundaries using “The Doughnut Principle.” Introduction Australia faces an urgent challenge: improving productivity while protecting the environment and supporting social equity. Traditional approaches have often prioritized economic growth at the expense of sustainability, exacerbating inequality and ecological harm.…
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Public Health Association of Australia Media Release Australia’s peak body for public health, Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA), applauds the Government’s announcement of a 10-year Action Plan to improve the health and wellbeing of the LGBTIQA+ community. The National Action Plan for the Health and Wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ People, launched today, outlines ways to…
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If something doesn’t look right … that’s because it isn’t. Many of you may be having trouble accessing The AIMN, but if you did, you will have noticed that it looks different or has content missing. There’s a simple explanation: we’re migrating the site to a larger server, and Murphy’s Law dictates that such things…
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Solutions for Climate Australia Media Release Coalition’s nuclear fantasy would create billions of tonnes more climate pollution The federal Coalition’s announcement today that they would transition Australia to nuclear reactors is a dangerous distraction from the urgent need to take action to reduce climate pollution this decade. Solutions for Climate Australia director Dr Barry Traill:…
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Friends of the Earth Media Release National environmental justice group Friends of the Earth Australia (FoE) has slammed opposition leader Peter Dutton’s release of the Coalition nuclear policy, describing it as a nuclear nightmare and a cynical ploy to keep burning coal and gas. Nuclear is simply too expensive and will take far too long…
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It was given top billing, a near absurd show intended to rope in content on a global social media platform, thereby denying all outside Australia access to it. Because an Australian official had deemed a video too disturbing and offensive for Australians of ordinary sensibility (the standard remains opaquely absurd), the world’s citizenry were also…
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