Can Sunscreen Cause Cancer?
For decades, "slip, slop, slap" campaigns have stressed the importance of wearing sunscreen to help…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.
One Grandmother's Question To The Prime Minister
Dear Prime Minister Rudd, I am a 61-year-old grandmother suffering from a life-threatening medical condition,…More
Flight From Copenhagen
The dramatic closure of the climate talks in Copenhagen on the weekend brought to mind…More
Regulating Technology For Grown-Ups
In the hullaballoo surrounding the latest developments on internet filtering, you could have been forgiven…More
The Year That Was, And The Year That Will Be
It is amazing how quickly a year goes, and how things change within that all-too-brief…More
A Blue-Cheeked, Left-Leaning Hollywood Spectacular
James Cameron’s 3D science fiction extravaganza Avatar opened yesterday. You know, the one with the…More
2009: Year Of The Anniversary
The recipe for anniversary journalism is simple: mix first-person reflection with archive, then layer with…More
A Climate Hunger-Striker Explains His Position
My name is Daniel Lau and I am now on my 35th day without food…More
Big Business No Longer An Excuse For Inaction
The Copenhagen talks are lurching toward an uncertain conclusion. The secretariat and hosts have had…More
Conroy's Clean Feed Won't Block Child P*rn
In the end, it took Senator Stephen Conroy and the Department of Broadband, Communications and…More