Open Letter: Please Help Us Keep New Matilda Punching On
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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.
Last Week They Crashed George Brandis' Email. Now They Want You To Vote For Bill Shorten To Host Big Brother
Last week, Beyond Green – an activist group focused predominantly on climate change – crashed…More
Sanitary Pads 'A Fire Hazard': The Realities Of Life For Mothers And Children On Nauru
Last month, the Forgotten Children report presented evidence in forensic detail, showing a policy in…More
UN Report Predicts African Disaster Even If We Keep Global Warming To 2 Degrees
Climate change adaptation measures could cost Africa $50 billion per year by the mid-century, and…More
Just Like Mariam
I wish I was not standing here, before you today on International Women’s Day. Instead,…More
In 2055 There'll Be Free Money For All And Every Member Of The Labor Party Will Be In Jail
Did you realise that provided current policy settings remain unchanged, in 2055 the official Reserve…More
Marcia Langton Should Go Back To The Drawing Board On Mining Agreement Praise
Earlier this month mining executives mingled with politicians in federal Parliament’s Mural Hall as Indigenous…More
Ever Seen A Drug Dog At The Opera? The Mardi Gras Is A Whole Other Story
Every year the heavy police presence at Mardi Gras includes the use of drug dogs,…More
Climate Change? What Climate Change! And Other Tales From The Intergenerational Report
The year was 1975. Gough Whitlam was still the Prime Minister of Australia, although his…More
Fear Of A Brown Planeteer Meets White Customs Official: You Can Guess The Outcome
Depending on your perspective, Aamer Rahman may actually be a terrorist. Admittedly, we have no…More