A social plimsoll line?
Choice is the mantra for neo-liberals who believe, in fundamentalist ways, that god is actually…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.
Re-engaging communities
Evidence of our alienation from institutions is everywhere. Yet I am optimistic that we can…More
Women's Day 2005 – East Timor
In the southeast corner of East Timor lies a mountainous, well-forested region known as Iliomar.…More
Labor needs a new world order
The problem for the Australian Labor Party is that it still sees the world through…More
Impoverishing the life of students
Was it something someone said? Was John Howard too nervous to speak at union night…More
Time for a commonsense detention policy
The ‘flood’ of asylum seekers entering Australian territory illegally has finally dried up. Whether this…More
This week
‘Unsustainability’ is the word of the week. Brendan Nelson declares war yet again on compulsory…More
The worm in the rose – political incorrectness in the ALP
Joan Kirner’s call must be answered. On Monday 14 March she told the Age that…More
Freeing the Icebergs
‘By now it should be clear that decades of excusing and accommodating tyranny in the…More