The Baseload Myth
The Government is using the report of the Owen Inquiry into Electricity Supply in NSW…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.
Vale the Bulletin
Vale the Bulletin, Australia’s oldest magazine and originally one of our most racist. Old journos,…More
A Populist Hero?
Down here, in this great southern land, we take ‘mateship’ seriously. Asked to nominate ‘true…More
Surviving Australia Day
It is entirely possible that you lack confidence and conviction when it comes to Australia…More
Dear Kevin
Dear Kevin, Congratulations on your victory. Your campaign was a bit dull and underdone, but…More
Chroniclers of the Aftermath
On election night my friend Tahir Cambis neither cheered nor clapped. You would expect some…More
As Australian as the Library Queue
Last year on Australia Day, a man peed on my foot. He was sitting on…More
The Defence State
You don’t hear the term ‘military-industrial complex’ much these days. Once favoured by pacifists and…More
The Key to the Crash
The stock market remains remarkably unpredictable. The ABC described yesterday’s fall as ‘carnage’. That’s a…More
Painting the Record Black
While some might question whether Kevin Rudd fulfilled the first injunction of the aphorism "campaign…More