Nauru's 'Explosive Situation'
Omid, a 35-year-old Iranian man, has been on hunger strike for 50 days, refusing food…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.
How Whitlam Redefined Opposition
On 2 December 1972, Gough Whitlam became Australia’s 21st prime minister. Arguably, his greatest achievement…More
Sarawak Leaders Protest Australian Role In Dam
In 1990, former Greens leader Bob Brown won the inaugural Goldman Environmental Prize — a…More
Apology Won't Change Brutish Defence Culture
The apology came as a surprise. It would have been better had the public gallery…More
Cop This! Australia At Centre Of Climate Spat
Yesterday, delegates slipped into the groove of the negotiations as COP18 moved from opening plenaries…More
Get In Quick For Our Festive Giveaways
Hello readers, It’s been a great year for NM and we have lots to celebrate…More
No Justice For Evicted Slum-Dwellers
It’s nearly winter in Bangladesh and the capital, Dhaka, is already sinking under the combined…More
Murray Darling Plan Too Late For SA
On 22 November, the Murray-Darling Basin Plan was signed into law, after a long drafting…More
The Trouble With Testing
The only thing worse than a Cassandra, warning of impending disaster, is the person who…More
Foreign Press Shine A Light On Cambodia
If a visiting Southeast Asian leader or dignitary had been curious enough to take a…More