The ABC Cuts Are Not A Budget Tidy Up, They're About Revenge
The ABC and SBS are to have their funding slashed. The decision is yet another…More
Author: Ben Eltham
Ben Eltham
Ben Eltham is New Matilda's National Affairs Correspondent.
G20 Summit Was The Icing On Abbott's Horror Year
I had dinner with an old friend yesterday, a well-connected type with a firm grasp…More
The Victorian Election: Toll Roads And Trams And The Rise Of The Greens
The Victorian state election campaign is on in earnest. With the poll scheduled for November…More
Why Abbott Doesn't Put Medical Boots On The Ground
There are many threats that face Australia. Some are economic, such as the global financial…More
Victorian Rorts Reveal The Danger Of University Deregulation
The share price collapse of high-flying private education provider Vocation reminds us of the perils…More
Palmer's Climate Lies Should Come As No Surprise
The Abbott government has secured the likely passage of its Direct Action carbon policy through…More
The Unanswered Questions In The Hunt For Freya Newman
It was a scandal in the halls of academe. In late 2011, Paul Greenfield, the…More
Undermining the Renewable Energy Target Is A Costly Mistake
If there was any doubt that the Abbott government wants to destroy the renewable energy…More
Obituary: Gough Whitlam's Ideas Must Live On
E. Gough Whitlam, Chifley Memorial Lecture, 1957: “The way of the reformer is hard." Edward…More
The Poor Will Always Be With Us: So Says The Book Of Matthew (and Tony)
This week is national Anti-Poverty week. You would barely know it, from the desultory media…More