On Marriage Equality, The Coalition Has Turned A Democratic Antidote Into A Poison
In forging ahead with a bad-faith postal vote on same-sex marriage, the government has damaged…More
Author: Max Chalmers
Max Chalmers
Max Chalmers is a former New Matilda journalist and editorial staff member. His main areas of interest are asylum seekers, higher education and politics.
BDS Co-Founder Omar Barghouti: Australia ‘Anti-Democratic’ For Palestine Activists
Once a burning issue, BDS has now receded from the national stage, though a small…More
A Q&A With Omar Barghouti, Founder Of BDS
The following is an edited extract of an interview with Omar Barghouti, Palestinian human rights…More
Why Yassmin Abdel-Magied Had To Be Destroyed
Moderate, educated, and articulate young Australian-Muslims contradict the generalisations of Australia’s growing Islamophobic current, writes…More
The National Rifle Association Takes A Shot At Australia, And Misses
It seems the American gun lobbyist may have taken Donald Trump’s ‘alternative facts’ theory a…More
It’s A Bad Time To Owe Trigger Happy Donald Trump A Favour
When Australia struck a deal to transfer refugees to the US it gave Donald Trump…More
Peter Dutton Confirms It: The US Refugee Deal Is Founded On Prejudice
It’s not often you get to say this but the Minister for Immigration did a…More
Pauline Hanson, Jacqui Lambie And Their Holy War
In their battle against Muslims, Hanson, Lambie and co put all faiths at risk, writes…More
The First Lesson Of Trump’s America For Australia: Take The Far-Right Seriously
US voters and pundits have been insulated by the assumption Donald Trump could not be…More
The New Australian Order: Moving Power From The Courts To Peter Dutton Doesn’t Just Harm Asylum Seekers
A new report shines a light on the growing powers of the Minister. When norms…More