Ben Eltham
Ben Eltham is newmatilda.com's National Affairs Correspondent. He is a Fellow of the Centre for Policy Development (CPD) and an Associate Fellow of Eidos. He trained to postgraduate level in neuroscience and is currently completing a PhD at the University of Western Sydney's Centre for Cultural Research. Ben is currently co-writing a book for UNSW Press about Australian public policy with CPD Director Miriam Lyons, to be released in early 2009.
Articles by Ben Eltham on newmatilda.com:
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The polls might be smiling on Abbott, but they've shocked the Government back into form - and Turnbull is doing his bit in savaging the Coalition's climate strategy, writes Ben Eltham
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It's been a tough week for Tony Abbott's new-look Opposition, what with Cyclone Barnaby, a set of rubbery carbon figures and much criticism of their new climate policy, writes Ben Eltham
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At the heart of the Coalition's long awaited climate change policy is a belief that polluting the atmosphere should be free of charge, writes Ben Eltham
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Before Parliament resumes, Ben Eltham takes a closer look at the speeches made by Rudd and Abbott during the holiday break: what do they tell us about the year ahead?
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The Greens' carbon tax proposal is smart policy. So why didn't they pitch it earlier instead of allowing themselves to be locked out of the climate debate?
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newmatilda.com's national affairs correspondent, Ben Eltham, examines five global trends that are likely to shape the decade ahead
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Get ready for a jam-packed year in politics, writes Ben Eltham
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A thriving cultural sector needs lively critics, writes Ben Eltham, but you're unlikely to find them in the Australian print media
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The failure of the Copenhagen talks has sparked fierce criticism of Kevin Rudd, writes Ben Eltham - but do voters really care?
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What with all the drama, accusations and intrigue, you couldn't ask for more from politics than you got in 2009, writes Ben Eltham. (Except maybe for some decent policy …)
