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Andrew Bovell is one of Australia’s foremost playwrights. His latest play, When the Rain Stops…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.
Harmony Imposed By The Gun
I didn’t go to the Chinese province of Gansu looking for a story — it…More
May Contain Traces Of Mad Cow
Nothing’s more Australian than the good old sausage sandwich, sizzled to perfection by Saturday fundraisers…More
Even When They Agree With Us They're Wrong
Two consecutive questions on the asylum seeker issue during House of Representatives Question Time last…More
The Climate Change Slap
For weeks my daughter’s class has been rehearsing its lines for a play in which…More
Asylum Seekers: A User's Guide
Whenever Australia finds itself in the throes of a wild orgy of intense policy debate,…More
Is The Misery Ending Or Just Beginning?
There was a time not so long ago when the violence emanating from Pakistan had…More
This Mission Is Too Important For Me To Allow You To Jeopardise It
It’s become a mantra of critics of the Australian film industry to call for "more…More
The Naive And Sentimental Rent-Seeker
Criticism of the Rudd Government’s proposed breakup of Telstra shares a common thread with demands…More
Would The Libs Be Any Better Than Labor?
As the NSW Labor Party looks worse and worse to voters, particularly over the issue…More