The Gaffes That Weren't
This should not have been a week of campaign politics. Others at New Matilda have…More
Browsing: International Affairs
Films Don't Start Riots
Earlier this year I wrote about how Egypt’s "soccer violence" wasn’t really about soccer. Well,…More
Rule Of Law Abandoned For Bradley Manning
Bradley Manning’s critics need to be more careful if they want to accuse him of…More
Rewriting The Record On Suharto's Violence
Imagine you go to work one day and return home 10 years later. You are…More
Even More Change We Can Believe In?
You know you’re not watching the Republican National Convention when someone steps up to the…More
Why The Hazaras Are Fleeing
Pakistan’s ethnic Hazaras, a community who are easily distinguishable because of their Asiatic appearance, have…More
We Need The Truth On West Papua
Severe abuses of human and democratic rights continue in West Papua as the indigenous population…More
When Euro Bubbles Burst
They personified one of the most spectacular bubbles — and busts — in the history…More
Making The World More Like The USA
No greater reminder exists of how loathsome certain pockets of the USA can be than…More
Afghan Questions Answered In Blood
With news overnight of five more Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan, the government will be…More