The GFC Is Back – And It's Here To Stay
The thing you need to remember if you want to understand the dramatic gyrations in…More
Author: Ben Eltham
Ben Eltham
Ben Eltham is New Matilda's National Affairs Correspondent.
Flood Report Favours Better Practice Over Blame
Another natural disaster, another commission of inquiry, another report handed down. Only two and a…More
Asylum Deal Looks Tough But Won't Work
Julia Gillard and Chris Bowen have signed off on the Malaysia Solution. The deal (pdf),…More
Turnbull Makes Sense On Climate
You’ve got to hand it to Malcolm Turnbull. He might boast an ego the equal…More
How Murdoch Keeps It In The Family
Stop for a moment and ask yourself: how can one family control one of the…More
The Black Hole In Labor's Carbon Tax
How much carbon pollution will actually be reduced by the Gillard Government’s carbon tax? If…More
The Carbon Tax We Had To Have
After five years of delay and division, our nation’s leaders (well, a bare majority of…More
Murdoch's Business Is A Pox On Democracy
The British phone hacking scandal grows and grows. Already reaching to the highest levels of…More
The Calm Before The Carbon Storm
So we finally have an announcement on the carbon tax. At least, we have an…More
Can A Bunch Of Greens Take Canberra?
It is one of the stranger quirks of Australian democracy that the Senate and the…More