Australia Has A Lot Of Growing Up To Do
Every year on January 26th, Australians are given a license to act like immature children,…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.
Coalition Attacks On Triggs: When Political Opportunism Trumps Culture War
It must be a confusing time for those in charge at the Australian Human Rights…More
Somewhere In The Multiverse, Tony Abbott Is Not As Unpopular As Cancer
Tony Abbott’s star once shone very brightly. The brightest in the night sky, some say.…More
Are We All Lebanese Porn Stars? On Freedom Of Speech And Mohammed Cartoons
Shortly before the murderous attacks in Paris, there was a lesser controversy involving offended Muslims.…More
Henry Reynolds: If We Are To Re-Think Australia Day, Where Should We Begin
The problems with Australia Day have been widely canvassed. They were graphically illustrated in Sydney…More
Protestors March on Sydney Immigration As Manus Stand-off Continues
Refugee advocates and supporters have marched on Department of Immigration offices in Sydney, leaving water…More
Building A Sustainable World: The Elephant In The Pressroom
An unsettling silence: sustainability in the press. The tolling of the New Year’s bells signalled…More
In Support Of Gillian Triggs
Dear Editor, We write to express our concern over the recent criticism of one of…More
Legal Academics Add Support For Gillian Triggs After Abbott Attack
A group of some of the nation’s most senior legal academics — including two deans of…More
FOI Documents Cast Further Doubt On Economic Viability Of Maules Creek Mine
Whitehaven Coal’s controversial Maules Creek Mine – one of the nation’s largest coal mines under…More