The Disconnected State
The dust has yet to settle after the State election in Western Australia. With the…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.
Next Despot?
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Last Man Standing Gets Top Job
The new Premier is 40-year-old Nathan Rees, the Water and Emergency Services Minister who entered…More
First They Came for Mike Carlton…
When I was growing up, Fairfax was the symbol of all that was good and…More
The Queen's Woman
One of Paul Keating’s enduring frustrations with his successor as prime minister was that John…More
Cartoon Competition Update: Winner of Heat 4
… Peter McAdam for his cartoon: "Michael Costa, Lights Out". Congratulations to Peter. He has…More
The Polls Must be Crazy
It has been a year of vaudeville in Western Australian state politics, but suddenly things…More
Blogging Their Way to Freedom
With the Beijing Olympics now a distant memory — and commentators wondering whether the event…More
Defence! A Light Opera in Three Inexpensive Acts
On a late August evening in the concrete bunker of Sydney’s Masonic Building, 60 interested…More
Honey, We Brainwashed the Kids
Last week the Nanny State took one to the chest and upheld 18-year-old laws which…More