The Privatisation Of Higher Education: Pyne's Numbers Just Don't Add Up
In a September parliamentary debate on the subject of deregulation, Labor MP Chris Hayes accused…More
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Launched in 2004, New Matilda is one of Australia's oldest online independent publications. It's focus is on investigative journalism and analysis, with occasional smart arsery thrown in for reasons of sanity. New Matilda is owned and edited by Walkley Award and Human Rights Award winning journalist Chris Graham.
Removal Of Aboriginal Children At Crisis Point And Rising
The rates of Aboriginal children removed from their families have increased each year since Kevin…More
Privacy Versus The Public's Right To Know: In Defence Of Freya Newman
Mark Twain once wrote, “It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people…More
'The Adolescent Country': A Peculiar Meld Of The Obvious And The Obviously Untrue
As someone who is always in the market for irony, I’ll admit to having felt…More
Family Of Man Shot By Police Protest Ongoing Practice Of Cops Probing Cops
Friends and family of an Aboriginal man shot dead by a police officer four years…More
Explainer: Why Barry Spurr Was Wrong On Asian Writing
This week, Prime Minister Abbott donned a silk Chinese jacket for APEC in Beijing. At…More
China-US Climate Deal Means The Jig Is Up For Abbott's Deniers
Yesterday was a momentous day for Australian politics. Just how momentous has not yet been…More
Government Buck-Passing Could Force Aboriginal People Off WA Homelands
An international advocacy group has slammed the Barnett government’s proposals to shut down 150 remote…More
In Defence Of Bob Carr's Apartheid Israel Epiphany
Former Australian Foreign Minister, Bob Carr’s moment of epiphany in relation to his historically changed…More
Dinosaurs Helped Make Fossil Fuels, And Dinosaurs Continue To Help Exploit It
At a time when the coal price is crashing, financing the rapid expansion of the…More