Surviving Australia Day
It is entirely possible that you lack confidence and conviction when it comes to Australia…More
Author: New Matilda
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.
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
The Race is On
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama both came out of Saturday’s Nevada primary with a ‘sort…More
Calm Down, It’s Just Pornography
And it shrieks, "Won’t somebody please think of the children?" Helen was wailing and gnashing…More
Under a Carpet of Bombs
‘To me, I confess, [countries] are pieces on a chessboard upon which is being played…More