Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind?
In October last year, Indonesian authorities intercepted a boat carrying Sri Lankan asylum seekers at…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.
Frothy, Polite And Palatable
Hands up if you’ve ever experienced latte belt shame. At newmatilda.com HQ, the pangs strike…More
Not All Critics Are Failed Artists
A selection of Robert Forster’s music criticism in The Monthly has recently been collected in…More
Is This Really 'Environmental Protection'?
On Monday the NSW State Government announced details of its first agreement with a private…More
We Are Living On Another Planet
Imagine we live on a planet. Not our cozy, taken-for-granted earth, but a planet, a…More
Brains, Minds, Hearts And Souls
According to a range of authorities from Shakespeare to Blondie, our hearts generate our defining…More
Staying At Home As Bangkok Burns
Update: Since I wrote this article, tensions have escalated. The army cleared the protest zone…More
Why Downloaders And Remixers Aren't Quite The Same
Is copyright a human right? Sydney academic Michael Fraser thinks so. Fraser is Director of…More
Mining Has A Jekyll And A Hyde
In mobilising every argument at their disposal to fight the Rudd Government’s proposed Resource Super…More
Sail Away, Jessica
I am, more or less, a parent, and as such I have extremely strong and…More