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Regarding: The Coalition Goes Nuclear

Respected think-tank The Australia Institute (TAI) has weighed in on the Coalition’s exciting new policy adventure, known colloquially as ‘We were in government for almost…More

Should New Matilda Use AI In Its Writing And Research? (Spoiler Alert: Computer Says No!!!)

January 31, 2024

Should New Matilda Use AI In Its Writing And Research? (Spoiler Alert: Computer Says No!!!)

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Special Investigations View all

FALSE BALANCE: See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil… The Debate The ABC Has To Have

The silence around the Nick Ross-Bruce Belsham revelations is deafening. Chris Graham weighs in. As…More

Indigenous affairs

Ms Dhu’s Preventable Death: A Postscript

Aboriginal Life Expectancy Gap To Be Closed ‘In 495 Years’, Says Report

Recognise Rejected: Historic Meeting Of 500 Black Leaders Unanimously Opposes Constitutional Recognition

Greens Deny Split Over Constitutional Recognition

Another Preventable Death: Ms Dhu Vs WA Police And Australia-At-Large

CHANGE THE DATE: Read This If You Want To Know Why Australia Day Is So Offensive

Get Down With The Genocide: The Top Five Ways To Celebrate The Slaughter

John Pilger: Australia’s Day For Secrets, Flags And Cowards

Kumanjayi Langdon’s Death In Custody Part II: The Racist Law That Imprisoned Him

In Canada And Australia, Aboriginal Women Reporting Disappearances Meet Entrenched Police Racism

Kumanjayi Langdon’s Death In Custody Part I: A Very Sick Man Arrested For Being Aboriginal In Darwin’s CBD

Vital Aboriginal Service Saved As State And Federal Liberals Go To War Over Cost

Climate March Organisers Distance Event From Nuclear Group After Aboriginal Activists Boycott

NT Paperless Arrest Laws Part 1: Where They Came From, Who They Target

Families Of Murdered Aboriginal Children Have Meeting With Attorney-General Delayed By Text

Australian Politics

How Australia’s Most Under-Appreciated Asset Protects Us All Against A ‘Trump In The Lodge’

Jay Weatherill Just Turned Out The Lights On Conservative Energy ‘Policy’

Empty Vessels Make No Sound, So Why Is Malcolm Turnbull Still Talking?

Be Alert And Very Alarmed At Government Plan To Create A Department For Homeland Security

How To Get Alan Tudge To Notice You Without Even Really Trying (Criticize Centrelink, He’ll Pull Your File)

The Politics of the Extreme, Abroad And At Home

Centrelink Sinks To A New Low In Growing Debt Fiasco

Logic Meltdown: Turnbull Government Won’t Participate In Negotiations To Ban Nuclear Weapons

If Dominic Perrottet Wants To Represent My Generation, He’s Got His Priorities Wrong

Power Games: Unlike Mr Trumble, The Truth Is Somewhere In The Middle

Power Politics: Too Much Energy, In All The Wrong Places

Cory Bernardi Crashes His Own Party, Exits, Stage Far Right

Malcolm Is Not So In The Middle When It Comes To The Trans Pacific Partnership

David Leyonhjelm Gets Grinchy Again… And It’s Only 48 Weeks Until Christmas!

Dismay Over Democracy: Alternative Policies For 2017

International Affairs View all

Helen Razer: Palestine Called. Again. Wants To Know If Australia Checks Its Voicemail

When you’ve got a big profile, you can use it for good, or you can use it for… meh. Helen…More

Environment

The Ghosts That Haunt Our Oceans

How Adani Splits Queensland Labor

‘It Was This Big’: Labor Revives Massive Marine Reserves Plan Abbott Obstructed

This Is The Climate Change Election, Despite What Turnbull Or Shorten Say

Victorian Labor Government Gunning For Net-Zero Carbon By 2050

Coast And Country Leads Court Challenge To Coal Industry’s ‘Drug Dealers Defence’

Did Climate Change Play A Part In The Sydney Storm?

Northern Exposure: Good For Gas And Fracking, Bad For Everyone Else

The Price Of Green: McArthur River Mine, And Solar Versus Nuclear

Green Groups Swallow Tricky Turnbull Line, Hook And Sinker

Secret Costings: Great Barrier Reef Funding Is Inadequate

Climate Records Fall With Autumn Leaves

Time To Ban The Plastic Bag, Researchers Say

Denial Won’t Save Jobs: We Need A Plan To Transition From Coal

Labor’s $500 Million Commitment Not Enough To Save The Reef

Civil Society View all

Bettina Arndt, Men’s Rights Activists Are Given Too Much Power In Australia And It Is Dangerous

Calls to strip Bettina Arndt of her AM, while appropriate, are the band-aid to a much bigger problem, writes Dr…More

Media & Culture

RIP Bill Leak… You Boring Racist Who Ran With The Pack And Upheld Every Murdoch Orthodoxy

It’s Official: One Year On, Aboriginal Women Performing Ceremony Is Still Offensive

Facebook Invites New Matilda To ‘Share Memory’ That Got Us Banned… From Facebook

One Path Network Exposes Today Tonight’s Despicable Anti-Muslim Fraud

And THIS Is Why They Call Us Vultures

A Message For The Media: Start Putting Public Interest Ahead Of Propaganda

Why We Should All Watch A Bit Of Crap TV

Donald Trump Supporters Are Playing With Nationalistic Fire: Welcome To The Age Of Unreason

Inglourious Basterds

Rage Against The Algorithm: The Rise And Rise Of Social Media

Palestinian Playwright Falsely Accused Of Anti-Semitism Wins Victorian Drama Awards

The Road To Old Media Oblivion Is Paved With Insular Intent

Asylum Seekers View all

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Nauruan Consulate Contradicts Peter Dutton Over Who Is Keeping Aussies Out Of Nauru

The Australian government has distanced itself from Nauru’s controversial visa policies, which keep journalists and…More

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Australia Using Refugees As ‘Human Shields’, Says Former Labor Minister Carmen Lawrence

A new report, which Carmen Lawrence helped launch today, draws attention to the abuses of…More

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Karl Stefanovic Took A Stand. He Should Have Stayed Seated

The popular TV host received high praise for his swatting down of Peter Dutton’s comments…More

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The Banality Of Peter Dutton

Behind the risible Minister’s hapless racism is the kind of evil Hannah Arendt once grappled…More

Business & Consumerism View all

The Forgotten People: Breaking Through In The Bush

Life in regional and remote Australia has its advantages, but that’s often in spite of local, state and federal government policy, writes Claire…More

Education View all

Blaming The Victims: What Really Happened At The Colonel Kemp USyd Protest

If it weren’t for the video footage which I have in my possession, I would probably find it hard to…More

Workers' Rights View all

Long Service Leave, Even If You Change Jobs? That’s What The Greens Are Gunning For

Hot on the heels of anti-halal and wind farm inquiries, the Australian Parliament has decided to buck the trend and…More