Howard's End (with apologies to E.M. Forster)
Around this time last year a good friend of mine was invited to the cricket…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.
Visiting Tol Tran
Tol is in prison convicted of people smuggling. He and his family and friends fled…More
How free is 'free trade'? A case study
In August 2004, the Australian Senate passed the enabling legislation for the Free Trade Agreement…More
Celebrating difference
On the eve of his becoming Australia’s second longest prime minister, John Howard opined that…More
Harnessing celebrity to fundraising
Since the Boxing Day tsunamis, Australians have donated more than $64 million dollars to aid…More
Special holiday reading
This is New Matilda’s last issue for 2004. We’ve made a selection of over forty…More
I was mugged in Havana
I was mugged in Havana. It was the two-men-and-a-motorcycle routine that can happen anywhere and…More
Geez it would be nice to be a yank
Very soon, elections will be held to decide on the key world issues facing Australians.…More
The new Imperium
I was in Germany when the news came through that Howard and his mob had…More
Exporting the 'Pacific solution'
Opponents of the government’s ‘Pacific Solution’, where asylum seekers are detained offshore while claims are…More