"Unconscionable" New Law Will Let Immigration Detention Guards Kill After Minimal Training
A bill currently before the Federal Parliament would give potentially lethal powers to guards in…More
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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.
Abbott's Offshore Catastrophe: How Australia's Treatment of Refugee Women Echoes an Older Violence
Australian immigration detention centres on Nauru and Manus Island have become breeding grounds for abuse.…More
Green Court Ban: George Brandis Picks Another Fight His Government Won't Win
Have you noticed how Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt has been strangely silent on the…More
Citizenship Caned: Experts Line Up To Give Tony Abbott's Citizen Stripping Laws A Belting
The Coalition’s plan to strip dual nationals of their citizenship for a range of actual…More
The New Inquisition: Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been A Muslim?
There was a time when I was known as a rather passionate advocate of atheism.…More
Environment Minister Bungles Big Coal Approval, So Attorney General Tries To Change The Law
Conservation groups have slammed the Abbott government’s announcement today that it will seek to restrict…More
Jeremy Corbyn, And The Terrifying Prospect Of Policies The Punters Actually Like
In 2009, British newspapers revealed that Conservative MP Sir Peter Viggers had invoiced taxpayers for…More
It's Time To Make The Politicians Wear Their Religion On Their Sleeve
Politics and religion are both in a state of flux. A bell tolls jarringly with…More
The Smart Response To Gun Crime Is Not Mandatory Sentences
Australia has a proud legacy of acting in a pragmatic and evidence-based manner around gun…More
Homosexuals Reproduce By Molesting Kids, Says Bark Petition Organiser Opposing Marriage Equality
Age is no guarantee of wisdom. Peter Walker, the black preacher who this week organised…More