A Positive View
When a teacher asked me recently to give this speech, though honoured and excited, I…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.
Human Rights talk
What are Human Rights? Jane Stratton explains the origin and development of the concept of…More
Latham Agonistes
Gee, thanks, Mark. Just when it looked like Kim Beazley’s grip on the federal opposition…More
The Burger Theory
It is not far from the truth to say that John Howard’s success as a…More
The Skip Hegemony
It has become commonplace among certain ruling groups to compare Australia with the United States.…More
The Invisible Hijab
Thanks to Bronwyn Bishop and Sophie Panopoulos, I have recently heard more Muslim women defending…More
The Club
Political party rifts and covert manipulation have been, atypically, rather prominent in the news of…More
Does China Have the Ticker?
‘The time will arrive when we look back over our shoulder and find Europe and…More
UNrealistic Expectations
On 16 September, the 60th anniversary Summit meeting of the United Nations ended with the…More
Fear Works
On the fourth anniversary of September 11, Prime Minister John Howard claimed (yet again) that…More