Are You Gay Enough To Be A Refugee?
When did clubbing and being sexually active become the reference points for measuring someone’s sexuality?…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.
Bob Katter's Politics Of Effectiveness
We live in historic times. War, terrorism, economic upheaval, sexting; the world is changing almost…More
Where Have All The Progressive Atheists Gone?
Next year, two enormous rationalist conferences are scheduled for Melbourne. On 13 April, the Global…More
When Julia Went To Alice
Despite the rain, the media were directed to keep on the sunny side during Julia…More
A Martyr For The Truth
I had the privilege of meeting Syed Saleem Shahzad in Lebanon in 2006 where he,…More
The Pacifist Intifada
"We cannot be selective. We must be consistent in our approach to the region. It…More
Letter From Bahrain: 'Is Anyone Out There Listening?'
Yesterday the Bahraini authorities brought 47 medical staff to trial before a military tribunal, accusing…More
No More Teachers, No More Books
"The University of Aristotele is shut. SOS," That’s what the posters covering campus this week…More
Why David Shoebridge Couldn't Stop Talking
Filibusters are familiar to followers of American politics. A lone senator talks into the night…More
Funeral Security, Tehran-Style
Ezatollah Sahabi, 81, a prominent Iranian dissident died in a hospital in Tehran on Monday…More