Between a Rock and a Hard Place
The ongoing political crisis in Ukraine has reached a tipping point, following the dissolution 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.
In The Park With Obama
By late Tuesday afternoon in Chicago, you still couldn’t find a Democrat prepared to call…More
O Is For Historic
An election is, as we all know, a wonderful thing, especially when it is taking…More
Big Banks Win As Labor Screws Small Business
Not yet 12 months old, the Rudd Labor Government looks like a headless chicken. Worse,…More
It's Official: He's the First Black Man in the White House
The election of Barack Obama to the US presidency is an historic moment and one…More
The Hole In Our Budget Is THIS BIG
"The global financial crisis has smashed a $40 billion hole in the budget." Those were…More
Hallelujah! Now America Must Get To Work
If all goes as predicted today, Americans will wake tomorrow to a new dawn, a…More
How the US Electoral College System Works
The United States has the oldest surviving democratic constitution in the world. In the context…More
The King of Swings
Moving north from Tennessee, the South dilutes slowly: the "y’all" becomes "you all" and then,…More
The Numbers Speak for Themselves
This year’s annual report from NSW Ombudsman Bruce Barbour contains the horrific statistic that the…More