Putting The Bore In Labor
Politics, they say, is war by other means. This is in many respects true; it’s…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 Taliban Has No Plan B
This week, the Taliban finally responded to the massive army operation in the Swat valley…More
A Tax Loophole Around The Treasurer's Neck
The outcry over the proposed changes to employee share schemes represents an interesting failure of…More
Stuck In The Present
With futurists like Jacques Attali, Fareed Zakaria and Philip Bobbit all predicting the end of…More
Sea Worthy?
In 2007 Andrew McAuley set out on the challenge of a life-time — to paddle a…More
Chinese Friction
North Korea’s missile launches this week effectively put the last nail in the coffin of…More
Is Hamas On The Ropes?
In Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull, boxer Jake La Motta drops his gloves in the final…More
Hey! Farmer! Leave Those Pigs Alone
Animal rights activists: they can be really annoying. This makes it hard to admit they…More
A US President Just Said 'No' To Israel
Barack Obama is often compared to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, but it is from the book…More
The Politics Of Envy
Last week Peter Timmins wrote on newmatilda.com that the Australian media were so preoccupied with…More