Are We Open For Green Business?
Stewart Taggart is a smart guy. A former business and technology journalist for Wired, he…More
Author: Ben Eltham
Ben Eltham
Ben Eltham is New Matilda's National Affairs Correspondent.
How To Kick Bad Policy Habits
What would a truly sustainable society for Australia look like? I’m talking about a society…More
Stephen Conroy: Defender Of Local Content?
Earlier this week, the Federal Government released two separate and important documents about Australian culture.…More
Our New Ideas Must Go To Work
When the Fair Pay Commission announced last week its decision to keep Australia’s federal minimum…More
Since When Do Conservatives Hate Facts?
If a conscience vote on the Government’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme were held today, how…More
Guns Still More Important Than Mums
When John Faulkner took over from Joel Fitzgibbon as Defence Minister last month, he must…More
These Empty Scandals Are The Real Scandal
"Resign!" "No, YOU resign!" "No, I won’t." "Well I won’t either." And that, pretty much,…More
So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbyeee!
Considering how much the media seemed to enjoy writing about him, the orgy of memorialisation…More
The Unavoidable Green Future
Ben McNeil is a very well-spoken young man. The economist and climate scientist is a…More
The Cash Splash Worked
Remember Lehman Brothers? It’s hard to believe that the US merchant bank’s spectacular collapse was…More