Chewin' the Gristle
Hello Gristlers! and welcome to Chewin’ the Gristle, the week’s political bits that we found…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.
Hope in the Shanty Towns
I arrived in Johannesburg late last month to the news that South Africa, for the…More
Choice Cuts
On the grass outside an abattoir on the Western Plains of New South Wales, in…More
A Starguide for Skeptics and Cynics
PiscesYou dream you are watching a football match between the Bolsheviks and the Mencheviks. A…More
The Maxine Factor
It doesn’t take much. Far from being a calm and confident one might even say,…More
Dead-Eye Dick and the Deputy
What has Deadeye Dick Cheney been smoking since 9/11? But, before we try to answer…More
Beyond Empty Rhetoric
Unlike the nearby city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and its capital…More
Blogging and Islam
Abdel Kareem Nabil Suleiman is an Egyptian blogger who dared to speak out against his…More
Harry Does Basra
Tony Blair did a radio interview the other day, and was pressed about bloodshed in…More
Somare Bites Back
Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister, Sir Michael Somare has now disbanded the Defence Force Board…More