United we stand, divided we fall
Over the past two days the Australian Council of Trade Unions has been holding an…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.
Nine years of long-term unemployment
In 1996, when the Howard government came to power, unemployment in Australia was above 8…More
The deserving rich
Mutual obligation is the latest buzzword in Federal Government circles. If, as I understand it,…More
In the name of Macquarie
Two young men are dead and others are injured in the riots at Macquarie Fields…More
Good news for artists?
The Australian Taxation Office’s Public Taxation Ruling – carrying on business as a professional artist…More
East Timor/Australia Talks
In Canberra last week, representatives from East Timor and Australia met to resolve the longstanding…More
Helen Smith talks with Neil Blake, Coordinator of Port Phillip EcoCentre
Whether you believe that channel deepening is good for the Victorian economy or not, do…More
In the best interests of the children
In his regular public utterances the former Chief Justice of the Family Court, Alistair Nicholson,…More
Home truths for Labor
Gough Whitlam ended twenty three years of Liberal government in December 1972, but it took…More