Fred Hollows’ outstanding work in the Aboriginal community is undeniable – his battle against trachoma – a third world eye disease that still exists in Australia – was the stuff of legends.
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Balancing your responsibilities to advertisers and editorial integrity can be a difficult thing for a media business, as the good folk at ever-churning media and jobs site Pedestrian TV know only too well.
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A lot of things got said on ‘Straya Day’, some of which just simply can’t be taken back.
Think Mitchell Pearce. Think Miranda Devine. Think The Australian editorial for January 26, and every day before it.
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Earlier this week, New Matilda decided to venture where we’ve never been before – a Twitter poll for our 38,000 followers.
The subject? Daily Telegraph columnist Miranda Devine’s mean tweet on Tuesday morning, railing against the Australia Day Google Doodle, which depicted the story of the Stolen Generations.
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If there is one thing wrong with Australia Day it’s certainly not the fact it falls on the exact date the two-centuries long project of invading, colonising and destroying First Nations groups was initiated. That might sound bad but what’s far worse than the ongoing destruction of bodies, land and culture, according to those on the rightward end of the political spectrum, is whinging.
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