Ben Eltham, Author at New Matilda

Author: Ben Eltham

Ben Eltham

Ben Eltham is New Matilda's National Affairs Correspondent.

The Cabinet Deck Gets Yet Another Shuffle

Will the last Labor stalwart to leave please turn out the light on the hill?…More

The dust has settled, the vanquished departed, and the victor is currently dividing his meagre…More

Is something seriously wrong with Australia's top corporate regulator, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission?…More

Has federal Liberal-National Party candidate Mal Brough been personally ringing constituents to try and convince…More

Just how anti-renewable energy is the Coalition? That's the question the multi-billion dollar Australian wind…More

Another weekend, another round of leadership speculation. It's a depressing time for the progressive cause,…More

Some events don't happen when they're meant to happen. The 2013 election looks like being…More

These are agonising times for Labor's dwindling band of true believers. The government that swept…More

Over the last six years covering politics for New Matilda, I've witnessed some amazing things.…More

After a media firestorm, and its accompanying public disapproval, we've now got a reaction from…More