Who's Paying for World Youth Day?
With only four months to go, the estimated costs of World Youth Day have risen…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 Oz Loves a Red Herring
In last weekend’s edition, The Australian gave considerable space to a "new" book on Australian…More
The Silent Insurgency
Last week a cook and a security guard were killed by a car bomb at…More
What Happens After 2030?
When the world renowned climate scientist, James Lovelock, declares that catastrophe is inevitable and the…More
I'll Show You Funny
I was recently moved to ponder the comedy scene after reading my good friend and…More
The March Rally Continues
There was 200 kilometres worth of banked traffic on either side of Sydney over the…More
Better Than the Other Lot?
There is little to be said in support of the NSW Labor Government. It is…More
Piccolo Diplomacy
If Richard Nixon’s overture to China in the 1970s was "ping pong diplomacy", then the…More
Another Day Another Bailout
If you have been following the financial news, you will have seen the name Bear…More
Iraq Five Years On
Five years after the start of the Iraq war, a clear majority of Iraqis want…More