This week
Australia is more surreal than ever this week. With the Howard government’s approval level rising…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.
Wayne's wake-up call
Having a Budget lockup is more of a convention these days rather than a necessity.…More
One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter
If you fire a rocket at a foreign ship with the aim of sinking it,…More
US theocracy is rising and dangerous
Thanks to Sharyn Raggett In our beachside township fifty miles south of New York City…More
The soul-drain
An eleven year old boy, an only child born in Australia to first-generation Eastern European…More
Dancing with Tigers
A seasoned senator tells a story that illustrates the problem of celebrating John Howard as…More
Did you know?
Health facts and priorities each fortnight from New Matilda and the Australian Health Policy Institute…More
Walking the tightrope
There was a time, some years ago, when I came to really appreciate novelist Fay…More
Rumour and reality in East Timor
When I first arrived in East Timor two years ago, to take up a position…More
People storage in the Netherlands
In a quiet corner of the often-deserted Merwehaven in Rotterdam, the Netherlands – a much…More