Teaching Kids How To Take Tests
If an evil genius was considering ways to do significant damage to the quality of…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 War On Drug Users
The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs met in Vienna last year to review the…More
The Election Will Not Be Fought On Climate
You have to hand it to our hard-working politicians: after only a couple of weeks…More
Rhetoric v History
Barack Obama delivered his first State of the Union address this week, a task which…More
A SLAPP In The Face For Free Speech
UPDATE: Since this article was published, the case against the Gunns 20 has been dropped.…More
Scenes From The Sri Lankan Election Campaign
On 26 January Sri Lanka held its first presidential election since the government of incumbent…More
Gillard's New Website Misses The Point
On ABC1’s Q&A last year, American writer and humourist PJ O’Rourke said "Beyond a certain…More
Abbott's Already Winning
When, after destroying Malcolm Turnbull, the Liberal Party took a surprise turn and embraced Tony…More
Gunns 20 Case Goes To Trial
After more than five years, the Gunns 20 case finally goes to trial next week.…More
A Dismissal Is Not An Acquittal
For an Obama Administration intent on convincing the world that the US will no longer…More