Asylum Policy Brings More Cruelty, More Boats
Slowly, painfully, Labor continues to turn the screws on asylum seekers. The policy of exemplary…More
Author: Ben Eltham
Ben Eltham
Ben Eltham is New Matilda's National Affairs Correspondent.
Our Role In The Climate Deadlock
It's time to re-dedicate our body politic to the great challenge of the 21st century:…More
The Crooks Who Could Bring Down Labor
In many ways, Edward Moses Obeid OAM represents much of what is best about the…More
Royal Commission Long Overdue
The scandal in the Catholic Church that has finally forced the hand of politicians at…More
It's No Longer A One-Horse Race
Journalists are meant to eschew horse race metaphors these days but down here in Melbourne…More
How To Feed A Billion Hungry People
It was the Reverend Thomas Malthus who first hypothesised that the world may run out…More
No Cash For The Asian Century
It’s very hard to criticise the intent of the Gillard Government’s new white paper, Australia…More
Big Business Ducks Reform
For an elite class that likes to go on a lot about "leadership", we don't…More
Who's Ready To Raise Taxes?
As budget debates go, we’ve been particularly short-sighted in Australia lately. Commonwealth policy-making has been…More
Labor Stakes It All On Surplus
Only the real political tragics know what the MYEFO is. But right now, that ungainly…More