The Political Tide That Swept Tony Abbott Away
Looking back on the year in politics makes clear the enormity of Malcolm Turnbull’s task…More
Author: Ben Eltham
Ben Eltham
Ben Eltham is New Matilda's National Affairs Correspondent.
Cutting The Carbon Tax Has Come To Haunt Scott Morrison
After the Paris climate talks Australia has fallen behind the world on climate policy, while…More
Malcolm ‘Boom Boom’ Turnbull Is An Old Ideas Man
There’s nothing new about Malcolm Turnbull’s “ideas boom”, writes Ben Eltham. The word “innovation” is…More
Tax Deal With The Devil Sees Labor And The Greens Trade Places
After acquiescing to government legislation on terror and surveillance, Labor is now furious at the…More
The Coalition Is Spending Billions To Help Increase Our Carbon Emissions
Malcolm Turnbull’s first day in Paris confirms the dinosaurs are still in charge of Liberal…More
Vocational Training Rorts Show Education And The Free Market Make A Bad Mix
With every new scandal the argument for opening public funding to for-profit providers has another nail…More
If Labor Wants To Tax “Bad Things” They Should Start With Pollution
Labor’s approach to tobacco excise is sound public health policy. But if the party is…More
After Going Hard On Union Corruption The Liberal Party Now Has Problems Of Its Own
It’s been a bad week for probity in the Coalition, writes Ben Eltham. In a…More
Interventionists Beware: A Century Of Failure In The Middle East Has No Quick Fix
Western governments helped set the geopolitical chessboard that created IS. Despite our vulnerability to terror…More
While No One Pays Attention, Turnbull And Ley Are Gutting Public Health
As Health Minister Sussan Ley spruiks private health insurance, the Coalition is cutting $800 million…More