The Coalition Has Itself to Blame for Clive's Queensland Inquiry
The 44th Parliament of Australia has been busy of late: passing draconian national security legislation,…More
Author: Ben Eltham
Ben Eltham
Ben Eltham is New Matilda's National Affairs Correspondent.
Obama Is Right, Climate Change A Greater Threat Than Terror
You may not have heard much about it – what with all this terrorism going…More
Abbott's 'Anti-Terror' Laws Are The Real Danger To Australia
Something is happening to Australia’s democracy. It’s happening right before our eyes, in federal Parliament,…More
ICAC Hearings: Just When They Thought It Was Safe To Go Back To Business
ICAC has struck again. Just when New South Wales politicians thought it was safe to…More
Abbott Erodes Yet Another Crucial Part Of Our Fundamental Freedoms
The Abbott government, long a pretender of beliefs in free speech and civil liberties, showed…More
Another Hockey Stumble Reveals Budget Hits Poor The Hardest
Not for the first time, the facts are proving somewhat problematic for the Abbott government.…More
All Australian Eyes On Ukraine, But What's Our Goal Again?
It’s a funny business, this politics stuff. Just ask Julie Bishop. At the start of…More
Work For The Dole Doesn't Work And Never Has
You’ve got to hand it to the Abbott government: it really knows how to grind…More
MH17 Changes Abbott's Addled International Approach
Foreign policy has a way of confounding Australians’ expectations of our prime ministers. Sometimes the…More
Abbott Axed The Tax, And With It What's Left Of His Credibility
Farewell to the carbon tax. It was repealed this morning. As the old Irish folk…More