Time to Douse the Flame
As the Olympic torch and its entourage prepare to descend on Canberra today, it’s time…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.
Coal Companies Are People Too
The Wollongong developers’ donations scandal has laid bare one of the ugliest realities of our…More
The Blue Sky Mining Company
Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett and Northern Territory Chief Minister Paul Henderson launched Alice Springs…More
"But They're Arab!"
Entering Ben Gurion International Airport is the first. The airport’s immigration booths are no different…More
The Queen is Dead, Long Live Cate Blanchett
The headliner at the 2020 Summit’s governance stream was "the republic". This is not surprising…More
It's Rudd's Australia Now… We Just Live in It
One of the most interesting things about the Australia 2020 Summit has been its accentuation…More
Born to Run
As you know, the tawdry world of political campaigning has long since taken up with…More
No Such Thing as a Bad Idea?
It was touted as a forum where people would put aside their vested interests and…More
The Long View
It’s easy to be cynical about an initiative like the 2020 Summit. In 1983, people…More
The Trouble With Thinking Big
I’m 24. The recent change in Federal government is the only one that my friends…More