Election imagery matters
It was no mere coincidence the two large Australian flags on either side of John…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.
Expensive childcare – public money, poor pay, private cash cow
Now we have competing child care policies but neither party seems prepared to deal with…More
Election message from anti-Howard campaign
The October 2-3 weekend – a week before the federal elections – Australians will have…More
Election message from Women's Electoral Lobby
Democracy depends on informed voters who can make good choices. This election campaign has avoided…More
Today's odds
Coalition 69%, Labor 31%More
The scent of wattle in Gilmore?
Dear Gill, On Friday night I went to a meeting at Kiama, in our Gilmore…More
The scent of wattle in Gilmore?
Dear Gill, On Friday night I went to a meeting at Kiama, in our Gilmore…More
Targeting and electoral bribery
‘Dear swinging voters with mortgages, if you vote for the opposition, your interest rates will…More
The Coalition's launch
Sorry, I dozed off there for a while. I did wake up oh so briefly…More
Australia's truly forgotten people
Iris Gray lives in a modest clinker brick home in the working class Hobart suburb…More