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Meet Sydney WorldPride’s 45 Champions Of The Australian LGBTQIA+ Community

They come from all walks of life, and they work and play in all sorts of different ways, from journalists and performers to athletes and…More

Mark Rober, Bad Egg And The WORST Thing On The Internet

December 1, 2022

Mark Rober, Bad Egg And The WORST Thing On The Internet

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Special Investigations View all

#MeanwhileInWilcannia: Leaked Minutes From Emergency Meetings Reveal Govt Officials Blocked Wilcannia Pleas For COVID Help

SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: At the start of the pandemic, international jetsetters were rushing home to quarantine…More

Aboriginal Affairs

Black Activists Line Up To Slam Nationals Over ‘Voice To Parliament’ Opposition

200 Years On, NSW Government Finally Recognises Appin Massacre Site

BLACK VAULT: In A League Of Their Own

Transcript: Anthony Albanese’s Speech To Garma re Voice to Parliament, July 30, 2022

The Half-Lives and Believable Truths Of Australia’s Radioactive Waste Facility

Dumping On South Australia’s First Nations

The $290 Billion Noongar Claim: It’s the Constitution, It’s Justice, It’s Mabo… It’s The Vibe!

Lost Country: Aboriginal Flags Have Begun Flying At Half Mast Around Australia

Still Too Strong For You, Karen: Black Family Targeted By White Neighbours Offer Their Home To Bushfire Victims

A Fresh ‘Rob And Karen’ Video, And A Personal Epiphany For 2020

Loves Puppies, Hates Blacks: The Pet Rescue Listing ‘Rob And Karen’ Would Approve

White-Black Couple ‘Rob And Karen’ Revert To Their Middle Names Amid Mildura Racism Row

The After-Life Of Art: Ricky Gervais’ Netflix Series Used A Fake Indigenous Painting. Does It Matter?

Commission Only: How To Launch A Major Inquiry, Then Ignore Its Findings

Indigenous Australia Holds A Key To A Gentler Future

Australian Politics

Disgraced ‘Children Overboard’ Minister Peter Reith, Dies Aged 72

Just When You Thought the Sports Rorts Affair Couldn’t Get Any Worse…

Emergency? What Emergency? No Facts, Please. My Mind Is Made Up!

Bridget McKenzie Is The Symptom, Not The Disease

Pauline Hanson Weaponises Her Wilful Ignorance. Why Can’t We Call It Out?

Timeline Of A Capitulation: How Morrison Finally Conceded Climate Change Makes Bushfires Worse

Two Sides, Same Coin: It’s Not About Labor Or Liberal Anymore. It’s Too Late For That Now.

Ready, Fire, Aim: PM’s Office Caught ‘Leaking’ Against NSW Libs, Conservative Journo Confirms

Morrison Touts For Lib Party Donations On Govt’s Bushfire Response Ad

Coal-Loving Morrison Continues His Nervous Fiddling While Australia Burns

Morrison Announces Inquiry Into States’ Fire Policies, But It’s Business As Usual On Federal Climate Plans

We Let Scott Morrison Make Our Bed. Now He’s Lying In It, And So Are We

Scott Morrison’s Burning Moment

Greens Botch Apology Over Party Probe Into Jeremy Buckingham Sexual Assault Allegations

Wanted: Super Computer Capable Of Calculating Brand Damage ScoMo Has Caused While In Hawaii

International Affairs View all

We Watched Kanye West’s Interview With Alex Jones So You Didn’t Have To

New Matilda has typed up minutes of the broadcast between conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, rapper turned anti-Semite Kanye West and…More

Environment

Mercedes’ Emission ‘Cheat Devices’ Sparks Massive Aussie Class Action

Australia Finally Out Of The Naughty Corner At COP Talks, Says Climate Council

No Power To Kill: A Nuclear Dilemma For Vladimir Putin

A Legal Climate Change: Heathrow Expansion On Hold Over UK’s Paris Promise

Renewable Energy And Misleading Maps: The Art Of ‘Statistical Deception’

Follow The Leaders? The Role Of Universities In A Collapsing Climate

Planning To Fail: The Q&A Climate Of Entertainment Over Information

It’s Time For Revolution. Our Climate Crisis And Our Future Demands It.

Hazard Reduction Burns Don’t Stop Wildfires, Say Nation’s Eminent Ecologists

Nothing Left: The Greatest Moral Challenge Of Our Nation, And Why We’re Failing To Tackle It

We Spent $17b On One Fleet, We Won’t Spend $500m On The Other. Which Do You Think Is More Urgent?

Greener Power Reduces Emissions, But It Also Can Heighten The Risk Of Bushfire

Mayor Fiddles On Climate Change As Kangaroo Island Burns. Residents Get Busy Raising Funds To Save Wildlife.

Climate Change Is Science Not Politics. So Can We Talk About It Yet?

Now Is Not The Time To Talk About Climate Change… Cue The Fireworks!

Civil Society View all

Just 3 In Every 100 Women Fleeing Domestic Violence During Pandemic Were Re-Housed, Data Reveals

Only about three in every 100 women fleeing family violence received the long-term housing they desperately needed during the first…More

Media & Culture

Matthew McConaughey: The Worst Thing On The Internet

Thanks To Tom Hanks And Hollywood, Homeless Refugee Dies A Loveable, Inspiring Hero

Prince Andrew’s Last Chance Everything’s Gotta Go Final Clearance Running Out Royal Sale… Maybe

Buddle Muddle: Why The Media Can’t Get Enough Of Australia’s Own Dr Evil

ED’S DESK: Fears, Queers And Katherine Deves

If Alan Jones Was A Climate Activist…

Craig Kelly Didn’t Say Anything In Car Crash UK Interview That Our PM Hasn’t Said Already

(Reflections On) Our Culture And The Arts

Fringe At The Edge Of The World Is Coming Back To Tassie Next Month

Insiders, Outsiders: Media And Climate Change And Repeating, Without Question

If You’re Having Alphabet Problems, I Feel Bad For You Son, I Got 99 Problems But My ABC’s Aren’t One.

The Lies About Assange Must Stop Now: John Pilger

Asylum Seekers View all

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We’re Going To Need A ‘Scotty From Marketing’ When the Climate Refugees Start Flooding Australia

Scott Morrison is a man ahead of his time, because at some point in the…More

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A Living Hell In A Piece Of Paradise Part II: The Last Volunteers

NGOs and volunteers assisting with the migration crisis on Chios, in the Greek Isles, are…More

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Another Labor Of Lies On ‘Plane Arrivals’ And Worker Exploitation

The federal Opposition is trying to distract you with their latest refugee rhetoric, writes Sanmati…More

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Destitute Refugees In Indonesia Show Australia Must Lift Ban On Resettlement

Australia’s refugee scandal is not just limited to the islands of Manus and Nauru, writes…More

Business & Consumerism View all

Qantas, the ‘Spirit of Disappointment’ Takes Out Choice’s Annual Shonky Award

Publicity-wise, it’s hard to imagine it getting much worse than what Qantas has copped this week, courtesy of the annual…More

Education View all

Elected Leaders Of 750,000 University Students Demand Bettina Arndt Be Stripped Of Australia Day Honours

Student presidents representing at least three quarters of a million students enrolled at 18 different universities across Australia have joined…More

Workers' Rights View all

Dubbo Zoo Workers Suspend Strike Action, Will Keep Watch On Promised Reforms

Workers at the iconic Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo in the west of NSW have called off a planned…More