Waging War
Declaring war on a phenomenon has become something of a cliché in political rhetoric. However,…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.
Death of an Old Guard
The "scourge of liberalism", as the American historian Arthur M Schlesinger Jr once called him,…More
Ladies, a Plate
Inviting just one woman to join the Steering Committee for this huge festival of great…More
Sorry, What About the Stolen Generations?
On February 13, in the flush of the nation’s new-found sense of momentum and generosity,…More
Rations on the Cards
Post-apology, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has asked us to "embrace the possibility of new solutions…More
Madmen, Missionaries and Maniacs
When I tell friends in Melbourne that I have been to 50 funerals in the…More
The Story Begins in a Supermarket
The story, damn it, must begin in a supermarket. I wish this were not the…More
Coming Out as Muslim
"Chop off their heads and throw them off a mountain," someone suggests. "Cut off their…More
With Friends Like These
Although I disagree with Archbishop Peter Jensen’s views on homosexuality, he has every right to…More
Take a Litre Here, Give a Litre There
The concept that underpins the whole system of carbon trading and offsetting is that a…More