The Tough On Crime Con That Costs A Fortune And Has Never Kept Us Safe
It’s expensive, it’s often inhumane, and it doesn’t do what it’s supposed to. Welcome to…More
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Australia Packs Its Prejudice And Heads To Rio
The Australian Olympic team arrives in Rio de Janeiro for the Summer Games this week…More
The Conversation I Don’t Want To Have With My Daughter
Growing up as a young Muslim in Sydney, I never had to face the scrutiny…More
‘Piccaninnies’ And Other Expendables: What We’ve Always Done To Black Kids In Australia
A special place is reserved in settler-colonialism for Aboriginal kids. To this day, writes Liz…More
Without Video Evidence, Australians Find It Hard To Believe That Black Lives Matter
In the US, the omnipresence of video recording devices has challenged the power police have…More
Policy By Policy, The Greens Stack Up Better
OPINION: This year, the choice for progressive voters is clear, writes Liam McLoughlin. Masochists across Australia…More
Don’t Elect Dangerous Derryn Hinch: The Case For Treating Criminals Humanely
The Human Headline’s march towards a Victorian Senate seat should concern progressives everywhere, writes David…More
It’s Only Day One And Robot Bill Shorten Has Already Short-Circuited My Synapses
New Matilda is watching wall-to-wall election coverage so that you don’t have to. You’re welcome.…More
Black Women, And A Tale Of Two Commissions
After a Victorian inquiry into family violence handed down its findings last month, the state…More
Utopia And The Intervention: Australia’s Dirty Secret
The Aboriginal homelands region known as Utopia is back in the news amid reports of elders…More