Green Is Not Good: How Abbott Sabotaged The Clean Energy Sector
In 2012, Michael Ignatieff lamented that “the liberal task – deliberation, compromise, respecting rights and…More
Author: Ben Eltham
Ben Eltham
Ben Eltham is New Matilda's National Affairs Correspondent.
While Twitter Raged About Woolworths' Social Media Campaign, Australian Troops Left For Another War
Another 300 Australian soldiers were ordered to Iraq this week. The deployment, first announced in…More
Cutting Welfare And Moving Profits Overseas
On the face of it, you wouldn’t expect an inquiry by the Australian Senate into…More
Though It Continues To Triumph, The Power Of Big Business Remains Brittle
Every now and then, politics distills a moment of clarity. Yesterday was one of them.…More
The Big Risk In Labor's Small Target Strategy
Remember Bill Shorten’s “year of ideas”? Labor’s Opposition Leader pledged in November that 2015 would…More
Time For Abbott Government To 'Re:think' The Meaning Of 'Reform'
Is there a more meaningless word in politics than ‘reform’? Most of the policies that…More
Shrinking Australia's Aid Budget Is Selfish And Self-Defeating
There was a funny moment yesterday in Parliament, when cameras caught Julie Bishop rolling her…More
The Death Of A Mandarin In The Department Of Agriculture
Something is rotten in the federal Department of Agriculture. The yarn of this tale is…More
Why The Coalition's Attacks On The Census Make Perfect Sense
In order to drive the government, it helps to be able to see out the…More
Data Retention: The Issue That Will Force Shorten To Show His Hand
Bill Shorten was out and about today, giving another of his usual doorstop interviews. The…More