Simon Doesn’t Say: Cutting Uni Funding Won’t Serve A Hire Purpose
The university funding cut announced in last week’s mid-year economic statement is bad public policy, writes…More
Author: Ben Eltham
Ben Eltham
Ben Eltham is New Matilda's National Affairs Correspondent.
Sam Slammed, But Not By A Federal Anti-Corruption Watchdog, Notably
The former Labor Senator Sam Dastyari is far from the only federal politician to peddle…More
Why The Queensland Election Matters On The National Stage
Does the Queensland election have federal implications? You bet it does, writes Ben Eltham. On…More
Love Wins; Hate And Dutton And Shelton And Abbott And Bernardi Et Al Lose
The marriage survey result showed that Australia is better than our politicians give us credit…More
Citizenship Chaos Could Be Terminal For Turnbull
The citizenship saga could spell the beginning of the end of the Turnbull government, writes…More
Cold, Hard (Michaelia) Cash Lies To Parliament And The People
Michaelia Cash misled Parliament and she should resign, writes Ben Eltham. Of course, she won’t.…More
Power Games: Tony Abbott Finally Cleans Up With Australia’s New Energy Policy
The Coalition’s new energy plan fails on every dimension: energy, environment and politics, writes Ben…More
Adani’s Coal Mine Is A Symptom Of The Crisis In Australian Politics
Vale an Australian political system that can approve a mining project so clearly against the national…More
The Clayton’s Inquiry: The ‘Media Reform’ You Have When You’re Not Having Media Reform
The Senate has voted to ‘reform’ Australia’s media laws. It’s not really a reform, writes…More
Power For Power’s Sake: The Light’s Are Still Out On Coalition Energy Policy
When it comes to energy policy, the government has no-one to blame but itself, writes…More