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Out And Then Out: World Loses Two Openly Gay National Leaders In A Single Week

It was a rough few days for the global LGBT community… at least, where politics is concerned.More

Internet 1, TikTok ‘Dancer’ Zero: The Worst Thing On The Internet

October 5, 2023

Internet 1, TikTok ‘Dancer’ Zero: The Worst Thing On The Internet

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Special Investigations View all

Indigenous affairs

Legal Aid To Boost Black Workforce As Aboriginal Jailing Rates Soar

If You Thought Sorry Was The Hardest Word, Try Mentioning Compensation

Palm Island Death In Custody Cop Chris Hurley Investigated By Queensland Police

Let's Celebrate Real Australian Heroes Like The One We've Just Lost

Four Corners’ Fishbowl Journalism Does More Damage To Aboriginal People

Australia's Own Version Of Islamic State Destruction Of Sacred Objects And People

Bill To Assist Case Of Murdered Bowraville Children Introduced To Parliament

Cuts To Community Services Behind Rise In Alice Springs Crime

White Alice Springs Vigilante Group Advertises For People With 'Firearms Experience'

In Andrew Bolt's World, Black Is White And Peaceful Protest Is War

The Hunt For The Good Life: A Black Perspective

COAG Urged To Fight Root Causes Of Indigenous Incarceration

Glimmer Of Hope Emerges For Families Of Aboriginal Children Murdered In Bowraville

Resistance To Closure Of Remote Aboriginal Communities Continues With Protests Around The Country

The Maori Are Coming: Solidarity From Across The Ditch Against Forced Remote Community Closures

Australian Politics

Mike Baird Fiddles While We Lumber Towards More Corrupt Council Elections

David Feeney, Alone In A Sea Of Green, May Have Avoided Drowning For Now

In One Stunning Tantrum, Andrew Bolt Has Summed Up Everything Wrong With The Extreme Right

The Point Piper Train Wreck: Malcolm Turnbull Loses His Cool, And His Big Gamble

Hung Parliament Explained: Too Much Party Testosterone Drives The Opposition

Malcolm’s Crystal Balls: Gazing Into The Abyss Of Deceit

Malcolm Turnbull Is A Hostage, Not A Leader

Disappointment And Dishonesty: A Turnbull Win Will Deliver More Of The Same

Policy By Policy, The Greens Stack Up Better

Helen Razer Is Wrong: Why Leftists Should Vote For The Greens

Election 2016: Trickle Down Economics, Why It Screws The Poor, And Why You’re Next Under A Turnbull Government

Meredith Doig: Why I’m Running For The Australian Sex Party

The Coalition’s ‘Border Security’ Lies Are Coming Undone

‘Fake Tradie’ Is The Most Real Thing About Turnbull’s Campaign

The Major Party Myth That Stops People Voting For The Greens

International Affairs View all

The Arms Race Furphy: How the Soviet Union Really Collapsed

Earlier this week, New Matilda published a story from economics columnist Ian McAuley on why Donald Trump’s strategy of boosting…More

Environment

Tasmania’s Burning Peatlands Could Take Some Of Us With Them

Coal Companies Are Not The Victims: A Memo To Michael ‘Rochey’ Roche

Five Climate Angels Arrested For ‘Watching Over’ Santos CSG

By George: The Nationals Need To Face Up To Climate Change, And Adani’s Grim Reality

AGL Bails Out Of Troubled Coal Seam Gas Sector

Show Us Where The Money Is: Senate Inquiry Will Probe Carbon Bubble

Greg Hunt’s Mystery Tiwi Port Faces New Legal Challenge

‘Why I Quit Over Native Veg Laws’: Outgoing Chair of NSW Young Farmers Speaks Out

Emissions Rise For First Time In A Decade, Australia Now ‘Comparable To China And India’

Barbie: High Priestess Of The Anthropocene

Bob Brown’s Rallying Cry: Why I Risked Jail And Got Arrested At Lapoinya

The (Hottest Ever) Summer Of Coal

Stopping Santos: Knitting Nannas Help Kick Off Major Disobedience Campaign Against Pilliga CSG

Capacity Factors And Coffee Shops: A Beginner’s Guide To Understanding The Challenges Facing Wind Farms

The Shiny Green Crystal Ball Mike Baird Can’t Ignore

Civil Society View all

Chiang Mai Man: Notes On The Sapien Male As Discovered In Thailand

JJ Rose found what he was looking for, but not where he thought he’d find it. I’ve been in Chiang…More

Media & Culture

Kim Kardashian vs Aboriginal Culture: Only One Of These Images Has Been Banned By Facebook

Press Council Upholds Complaint Against The Australian By Former Minister

Good For Moguls, Bad For Journalists: What The Coalition’s Media Reforms Will Do

Paul Sheehan: Another Empty Voice In A Cacophony Of Hatred

Paul Sheehan Is Only One Part Of A Bigger Fairfax Problem

Martin Shkreli: The Most ‘Hated’ (and Interesting) Man In America Just Hoaxed The World’s Media

Hypocrisy Has A New Name, And It’s Janet Albrechtsen

FALSE BALANCE: Labor Hunts Turnbull Over Secret Nick Ross Tapes And ABC’s ‘Pro-Coalition Bias’

FALSE BALANCE: The ABC in Glass Houses… With Secret Tape Recordings

FALSE BALANCE: Labor Demands Answers From ABC’s Mark Scott Over Nick Ross Secret Tape Revelations

FALSE BALANCE: Nick Ross, Bruce Belsham And The ABC: The Story So Far

Fairfax Orientalism: How To Win Friends And Trash Muslims

Asylum Seekers View all

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New Research Highlights Prevalence Of Hanging Incidents In Immigration Detention

The study is the first to attempt a broad analysis of the types of incidents…More

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The Hollow Man And The Real Leaders Of The Opposition

An Opposition Leader in lock step with the government is one thing. But an Opposition Leader…More

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Labor MP Calls For Witness Of Reza Barati Murder To Be Brought To Australia

The case of Behnam Satah continues to attract attention in Australia with over 18,000 people…More

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Big Tough Turnbull Is Securing Our Borders From An Invasion Of Babies

OPINION: Malcolm Turnbull is marking time while he makes stuff up. Liam McLoughlin weighs in the…More

Business & Consumerism View all

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Foreign Investors Are The Real Winners In Turnbull’s New Economy

The US Treasury wins. Multi-national corporations win. Meanwhile, Turnbull and Morrison continue to saddle Australia with a kind of debt…More

Education View all

The Newstart Lifestyle Isn't Luxurious

Many Members of Parliament on both sides of politics believe that Generation Y’s expectations of government assistance are not only…More

Workers' Rights View all

Shutting Down Coal Without Shutting Out Workers

Last Thursday, over 400 workers in regional South Australia woke to read on the front page of the newspaper that…More