Why Do Some Muslim Women 'Choose' to Wear the Niqab?
Every parent eventually learns that there is no surer way to add glamour to a…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.
Not Remotely Concerned.
ABC Lateline’s program in mid-May about sexual violence in Central Australian Indigenous communities shone a…More
Kipling's Bastards
‘The colonial historical shark is far from extinct and continues to cruise our history beaches…More
Soul Drain
Arriving back in Sydney, I shared a cab from Mascot Airport with a financier from…More
a starguide for skeptics and cynics
Scorpio Like a cross between Kim Jong Il and Paris Hilton, your problem is you…More
Editorial
Human Rights Act Campaign New Matilda’s Human Rights Act campaign was born last year. Australia…More
Water and Land are Inseparable
The last couple of weeks might prove to be a kind of tipping point in…More
Let the Carve-Up Commence
As that under-appreciated media commentator Meatloaf once said, ‘Two out of three ain’t bad.’ Well,…More
What Is School For?
Last week, I ran into an old mate I hadn’t seen for some time. He’s…More
Should teachers be paid like lawyers?
Federal Education Minister Julie Bishop advocates establishing a ‘merit pay’ system for schools, under which…More