Happy World Environment Day PM… Now Put Down That Axe
Today is World Environment Day – the United Nation’s annual reminder that conservation is an…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.
The Dumb And Dumber Of Higher Ed Policy
University of Melbourne Vice-Chancellor Professor Glyn Davis’s comments in The Saturday Age provide a disturbing…More
Time To Replace The Queen's 'Un-Birthday'
If Lewis Carroll were able to peer through some weird looking-glass at today's Australia, he…More
Opposition Continues To Grow To $7 Medicare Co-Payment
Thousands of Australians took to the streets last weekend to demonstrate against health spending cuts…More
What's Really At Stake In The Sydney Uni BDS Affair?
“The reason why academic politics are so bitter is because so little is at stake.”…More
'Ag-Gag' Laws Backed To Hide Animal Cruelty
Out of sight and out of mind, the Australian meat industry benefits from keeping consumers…More
The Budget Measure That Labor Should Back
One of the few economically responsible measures in the Commonwealth Budget is the proposal to…More
Abbott Takes Another Step Closer To His Own D-Day
One of the defining moments in the realisation that Kevin Rudd’s days were numbered was…More
Greens Call In ICAC After Group Colleges Link Revealed
The Australians Greens have asked a NSW corruption watchdog to launch a probe into claims…More
Oh, What A Tangled Web Alan Jones Weaves
If you really are defined by the company you keep, then Sydney broadcaster Alan Jones…More