Hateful Cartoons and Nasty Views
Late last week, two stories relating to freedom of speech dominated the news in the…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.
Is This 21st Century Islam?
The current issue in the Muslim cartoon debate isn’t whether it’s wrong to sketch Mohammed…More
The Business of NEWS
Antony Loewenstein argues in New Matilda that the news media are dysfunctional in Australia, and…More
A Grain of Truth
Why did John Howard decide to allow a commission of inquiry into the activities of…More
Dollars and Dough
Trevor Flugge, the wheat farmer from Western Australia who recently appeared on the front of…More
Chinese 'Justice'
In a big, one-Party country going through rapid market development, it’s hard to know where…More
The Gabfest
In Melbourne on 4 February, The Age published a 16-page supplement entitled ‘Great Minds: Imagining…More
With apologies to Sam Kekovich
With apologies to Sam Kekovich, it was just too darn hot, not to mention illegal,…More
Why Howard is Wrong on Human Rights
Towards the end of his recent Australia Day address to the National Press Club, the…More
Disembarking History
As I sat on the plane, flying back to America, watching all the adults around…More