Labor In Freefall As Rudd Challenges
Poor old Labor. The grand old party of the Australian political system — one of…More
Author: Ben Eltham
Ben Eltham
Ben Eltham is New Matilda's National Affairs Correspondent.
Is Rudd Really The Better Option?
On reading about politics in this country, sometimes you have to stop, pinch yourself, and…More
Baby Steps Forward On Health Reform
You wouldn’t know it from most of the media coverage, but Julia Gillard had an…More
Is Bank Bashing Justified? Of Course It Is!
Are there any institutions more hated than banks? Right now, the answer is "no". Financial…More
How The Economy Became This Year's Battleground
The Government and Opposition have begun the parliamentary year by staking out the battleground they…More
Carbon Free Will Be A Hard Slog
When it comes to energy policy, most of us are in favour of a transition…More
A Wealthy Amateur Who Wants Respect
Money and power sometimes walk hand in hand. When Malcolm Turnbull enjoyed a seat in…More
The National Riot Mismanagement Squad
It hasn’t taken long for the myth of the "violent" tent embassy protest to take…More
The Mob Violence That Wasn't
Somehow, with the strange alchemy that the media seems to summon, the dominant angle of…More
How Gillard Squibbed On Gambling Reform
Poker machine reform is dead. That’s the upshot of the "negotiations" between the government and…More