There is a ladder in my stocking of opportunity
The ALP Opposition Leader, Mark Latham, in his address in reply to the 2004 Budget…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.
Daddy is divorcing Mummy
As the New York Times’ columnist Maureen Dowd puts it, there are two types of…More
The great hoax of university
Apparently in 2005, 20,000 students will miss out on first-round university offers in Victoria alone.…More
Project Dystopia
Over the Christmas break, while many of us were spending a week or two by…More
Reluctant liberals
With the ascent of Senator Lyn Allison to the leadership of the Australian Democrats, and…More
Shifting gears
‘Without the expressed prior approval of shareholders, most companies shouldn’t donate anything at all to…More
Why the extraordinary generosity?
Contributors to New Matilda this past week have so far skirted around an analysis of…More
'Let them hate us, so long as they fear us'
The horrors of September 11 led many to wonder where did such hatred originate. The…More
A new Australian position on climate change
The international climate change conference in Buenos Aires in December was neatly summed up by…More
The High Court and children in detention
In two important recent cases, the High Court has had to rule on the legal…More