James Packer's Casino Game
James Packer, Australia's third richest person with $6 billion, made it sound so simple. He…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 Day The Egalitarianism Died
I am, as a rule, not a partisan. I try not to take sides in…More
The Diplomacy Of Decolonisation
The successful bid for a rotating seat on the UN Security Council places Australia in…More
The Speech Heard Around the World
By now we all know that the Gillard speech, whatever you thought of it, has…More
Queensland Forgets Its Uranium History
The Queensland Government is unwise to reverse the ban against uranium mining and there is…More
Divide And Conquer On Victorian Worksites
The Victorian Government is trying to wipe out Enterprise Bargaining Agreements in the building industry…More
Rwanda To Join Australia At UN
Last week Australia wasn’t the only winner in the race for the five non-permanent seats…More
A Surplus? That's The Least Of Our Worries
Economic policy in Australia is bound by two obsessions. One is to return the Commonwealth…More
A World Where Cheating Couldn't Exist
We can’t seem to hear enough about Lance Armstrong and the doping scandal that has…More
West Papuan Leaders Forced Underground
West Papuan independence organisation, the West Papua National Committee (KNPB), continues to defy the Indonesian…More