Just When You Thought the Sports Rorts Affair Couldn’t Get Any Worse…
‘Grant from Auditing’ has dropped ‘Scotty from Marketing’ right in it. And the net result…More
Author: Ben Eltham
Ben Eltham
Ben Eltham is New Matilda's National Affairs Correspondent.
Bridget McKenzie Is The Symptom, Not The Disease
Nationals Deputy Leader Bridget McKenzie has got herself into hot water by systematically rorting sports…More
Coal-Loving Morrison Continues His Nervous Fiddling While Australia Burns
Scott Morrison can’t handle the bushfires, because he can’t handle climate change itself, writes Ben…More
The Climate Is Heating, The Economy Is Cooling. The Jobless Are Obviously To Blame
Scott Morrison’s war on welfare is all about distracting us from climate chaos and a…More
Charm Offensive From The Neighbours From Hell (i.e. Australia) Ends Exactly How You Might Think It Would
Scott Morrison’s ‘Pacific step up’ has imploded, writes Ben Eltham. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison…More
Labor Now A Party Of Capitulation And Parliamentary Irrelevance
These are dark days for the Australian left, writes Ben Eltham. Anyone who thinks that…More
It Was Never An Unloseable Election For Labor, But Still…?!?!
Ben Eltham wraps up an extraordinary election campaign, and an even more extraordinary result. Hands…More
Hawke And Housing And A Half Empty Campaign Launch: The Final Week
Things didn’t really go to plan for the Liberals in the final week of campaigning.…More
Labor Rising: Morrison’s Scott No Plan Beyond A Scare Campaign On Shorten’s Bill
The election campaign has entered its decisive phase, writes Ben Eltham. After a long phoney…More
Odds Starting To Shorten As Labor Gets Nervous
The 2019 election campaign has so far struggled to inspire, writes Ben Eltham. That’s a…More