Abbott Must Come Clean On The Budget Emergency
It must be nice to live in the economic fantasy-land inhabited by the Coalition. For…More
Author: Ben Eltham
Ben Eltham
Ben Eltham is New Matilda's National Affairs Correspondent.
The Dirty Business Of Winning Votes Begins
And so it begins… The 2013 federal election campaign kicks off with the major parties…More
Obeid Was At The Heart Of ALP Power
In his sadly under-appreciated novel from 2000, Last Drinks, Andrew McGahan created one of Australia's…More
Rudd's Risky, Rushed Populism
In his book Sideshow, former Rudd government finance minister Lindsay Tanner wrote that there were…More
It's Time For DIAC To Answer Some Questions
The very first line of Mick Palmer's Report into Cornelia Rau's illegal detention ran: “protection…More
How Far Will The Coalition Tow The Boats?
It's hard not to feel an element of Schadenfreude for the contortions of Opposition Spokesman…More
Can Rudd Win The Economic Debate?
Kevin Rudd spoke at the National Press Club today. The appearance was supposed to include…More
How The Comeback Kid Plays The Game
Two weeks into the Rudd Reboot, and the comeback kid's strategy is doing rather better…More
Rudd Goes Into Battle On Carbon
Kevin Rudd will abandon the carbon tax. That's the word from Canberra as the Rudd…More
Gillard's Place In The Labor Pantheon
How should we assess the legacy of Julia Gillard? Undoubtedly, her achievement as the first…More