Defence White Paper: A Recipe For Big Spending And Bigger Risks
As the China-US rivalry casts a shadow over our region, Australia can’t simply buy its…More
Author: Ben Eltham
Ben Eltham
Ben Eltham is New Matilda's National Affairs Correspondent.
Incensed By Its Irrelevance, The Coalition’s Far Right Is Running Riot
ANALYSIS: The eruption of the Safe Schools crusade in the right-wing of the Liberal Party…More
Turnbull Can’t Dissolve Parliament Until His Own House Is In Order
History indicates the Coalition is unlikely to call a double dissolution, writes Ben Eltham. Common…More
Never Mind The Scaremongering, Senate Reform Will Give More Power To Voters
Labor is worried about tampering with senate voting and perhaps for good reasons. But with the…More
Labor Seizes The Policy Initiative As Turnbull’s ‘Ideas Boom’ Blows Up In His Face
Labor’s new stance on negative gearing could be a game-changer, and not just for those…More
Stuart Robert’s Own Words Speak Against Him
ANALYSIS: Even if we take Robert’s defences at face value it’s clear he has breached…More
Could The Tax Debate Bring Teflon Turnbull Unstuck?
After months of phony war the government has gone back to square one. It’s starting…More
If We Let The Babies Stay, Who Knows What Could Happen!
Ben Eltham weighs in on the latest Australian outrage being perpetrated against some of the…More
Can Labor’s Gonski Vision Outshine Lacklustre Shorten?
In the first real policy of the election campaign, Labor has doubled down on education.…More
FALSE BALANCE: ABC coverage of the NBN since September 2013
This is the second in a series of articles from New Matilda about tech journo Nick Ross…More