Will There Be Brown Jobs In A Green Future?
Suddenly the climate change debate has moved away from such abstract topics as the future…More
Author: Ben Eltham
Ben Eltham
Ben Eltham is New Matilda's National Affairs Correspondent.
Now For The Hard Part
As I remarked on budget night, Wayne Swan’s second budget is full of political risks…More
Budget 2009: A Gamble Posing As Prudence
This is a budget framed by one over-arching reality: the global financial crisis and the…More
Key Budget Announcements
As the Treasurer says in the opening line of his budget speech, "this budget is…More
Rudd Breaks His First Promise
There’s been a general rediscovery lately of Isaiah Berlin’s famous metaphor of the fox and…More
The Rotten Elite
If you want to know what’s wrong with Australia today, take a look at the…More
Sucking Up The Surplus
It’s the most important time of the year for your average government department: budget time.…More
Will Biochar Save The Polar Bears?
With the recent dramatic collapse of the ice bridge to the Wilkins Ice Shelf in…More
End Of The Copper Monopoly
Faster internet. It’s something that nearly all Australians can agree would be a good thing —…More
There Are Greener Pastures Out There
"Don’t even put Australia in your business plan." That was the blunt assessment from Tim…More