When Even The Rusted-On Lose Grip
It sure isn’t easy being Julia Gillard just now. No-one ever said running the country…More
Author: Ben Eltham
Ben Eltham
Ben Eltham is New Matilda's National Affairs Correspondent.
Does Flexibility Always Have To Mean Job Cuts?
Wisconsin is well known for its icy winters and the legendary feats of its NFL…More
High Emissions Retail Politics
"These are almost $9 a kilo, Joe, but they’ll be even more expensive under Julia…More
It's Getting Hot In Here
Yesterday, Julia Gillard announced that the Government will move to introduce a price on carbon…More
Can Multiculturalism Work For Labor?
Multiculturalism is back on the agenda. It might be a clumsy and highly charged term,…More
The Only Way Is Up
Suddenly Labor seems to have remembered that politics can be about leading as well as…More
What The Insurance Companies Don't Tell You
On 20 January, The Australian published an interview with Queensland home-owners Bill and Maria Gilbert.…More
Showtime In Canberra
Let’s begin with the obvious. The controversy, the imbroglio, the white-hot media circus that has…More
This Government Needs Disaster Relief
Parliament returns tomorrow after a summer recess that has been dominated by natural disasters in…More
Welcome To The New Political Year
Welcome to February, and to a new political year. Sometime after Australia Day, ordinary Australians…More