Iranian Human Rights Activist Jailed
Prominent Iranian human rights activist, Narges Mohammadi, has been sentenced to 11 years in jail…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.
Thanks To All Our Supporters
We are approaching the end of our fundraising month at NM so we thought we…More
Cultural Ignorance Is No Virtue
The Bolt trial has taught us that we need to start calling freedom of expression…More
Gina The Lion Heart
Gina Rinehart, Australia’s richest person — tipped to reach the position of World #1 —…More
Does The Lucky Country Ban Pokies?
The term "un-Australian" is, I feel, thrown around far too infrequently these days. Every day…More
What's The Point Of The Wall Street Protests?
Young women being pepper-sprayed by cops on Wall Street? A protest movement claiming to represent…More
A Nation Slipping Under The Sea
"Kiribati seems at the very edge of the earth for most Australians, yet it is…More
The Whole Truth Behind Indigenous Jail Rates
This month while delivering the Lionel Murphy Lecture, the Attorney-General Robert McClelland described the over-representation…More
NM Is On The Line!
This is the final week of New Matilda’s supporter drive. If you’ve been thinking about…More
We're Deporting People To Danger
Last week my friend, Mohammed, was deported from Australia and I feel sick. I believe…More