Ben Eltham, Author at New Matilda

Author: Ben Eltham

Ben Eltham

Ben Eltham is New Matilda's National Affairs Correspondent.

Are We Ready For More Extreme Weather?

How prepared is Australia for climate change? The worrying answer is: not very. But what’s…More

It was all, apparently, a mistake. Centrelink, the Australian Government’s vast benefits and pensions bureaucracy,…More

I seem to have spent a lot of my time this year arguing against the…More

The blogosphere has been busy of late, analysing the arcane details of the PDF Tony…More

The disintegration of the Peter Slipper sexual harassment suit is an appropriate way to end…More

If you listen to Treasurer Wayne Swan, he’ll tell you everything’s fine with the economy.…More

Could the smears and innuendos finally be over? With the last sitting day of federal…More

Julia Gillard had some uncomfortable moments in the Labor party room this week. Given the…More

So, can we put the AWU non-scandal to rest now? Today in New Matilda we’ve…More

What is the AWU "scandal" about? In the early 1990s, two Australian Workers Union officials…More