The Failing 'War On Drugs' Is About To Claim Two More Lives, And Yet We Still Fight It
Let’s face it. Morphine and heroin are pretty much the same thing. They both come…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.
Historic Victory For Aboriginal Queenslanders Sparks New Hope On Stolen Wages
Queensland elected two Aboriginal MPs in a historic victory over the weekend, and both have…More
Getting Away With Murder Again: Israel's Latest Victory
The Israeli government is undoubtedly rubbing its hands together with glee. Their local propagandists throughout…More
Coalition Too Busy Chasing Refugees To Pursue Illegal Fishing Boats
The Greens and Sea Shepherd yesterday blew another hole in the sinking ship that is…More
Tasmanian Liberals Dump Anti-Activist Defamation Laws
The Tasmanian government will scrap legislation that would have allowed corporations to sue for defamation,…More
Saving Chan And Sukumaran: A Life Taken Is Taken From The Mother
It is 10 years and two months since the final moments of Nguyen Tuong Van’s…More
Man Sticks Cracker Up His Clacker, NT News Snaps Croc, And No-One Is Running The Northern Territory
Well, not too many people saw that coming. And when I say ‘not too many…More
Greste Release Welcome But People In Glass Democracies Shouldn't Throw Stones
Less than two months after Australian journalist Peter Greste was jailed in Egypt, his brother…More
Abbott Wedged Between Small Govt Ideology And An Electorate Wanting More
One of the worst aspects of the lurid three-year Punch-and-Judy show of the Rudd-Gillard conflict…More
Don't Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts Of Lessons For The Left
As the excitement subsides on the Queensland election results, we need to take stock of…More