Study Reveals Link Between Strong Cultural Identity And NAPLAN Achievement
In Aboriginal affairs, you often hear of doom and gloom. In Aboriginal education, students who…More
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New Matilda
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.
'Vegetarian' Is An Annoying Word That's Hard For Me To Swallow
I’m at a mate’s for dinner and as usual meat is the meal’s cornerstone. I…More
Abbott's Blood Is In The Water And News Limited's Nowhere To Be Found
Whoever coined the phrase, ‘War, what is it good for?’ obviously never spent much time…More
Arrest Of French Journos Endangers Lives Of West Papuans
Up to 50 West Papuans could have been endangered following the arrest of two French…More
Abbott Visited Cancer Clinic To Diddle Travel Allowance, Fairfax Reports
The Prime Minister told his colleagues that he was late into Canberra yesterday because he…More
Staff And Students Lash Out As VCs Stay Close To Pyne
A rare public forum at the University of Sydney has seen a host of voices…More
Top Of The Class: Pyne's Education Reforms Highlight A Looming Political Battleground
Education Minister Christopher Pyne has been busy of late. As well as leading the government…More
Finally, Fox News Enters A Spin-Free Zone. The Confusion Will Never Be Topped
What happens when a naïve American Fox news presenter invites an iconic revolutionary musician onto…More
Crime Monies May Be Used To Pay For Stolen Generations Reparations
Compensation payments from a Victims of Crime Fund in South Australia may soon be used…More
Do What We Say Or We Might Have To Shoot You, Writes US Cop
An American police officer and ‘professor of homeland security’ has provoked an angry response after…More