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Letters To The Editor | September 2024

New Matilda is currently revising its social media policy. While that is ongoing, we’re relaunching the old ‘Letters to the editor’ format, to encourage and…More

Big Or Small? World’s Largest Teenager Restoring World’s Smallest ‘K-Van’

August 27, 2024

Big Or Small? World’s Largest Teenager Restoring World’s Smallest ‘K-Van’

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Special Investigations View all

The Psychology Of Getting Julian Assange, Part 5: War Propaganda 101

Ever wonder why left wing trolls hate Julian Assange so much? And why maybe you’re…More

The Psychology Of Getting Julian Assange, Part 4: Why Even Some Lefties Want To See Him Hang
The Psychology of Getting Julian Assange, Part 3 – Wikileaks and Russiagate: Trust Us, We’re The CIA
The Psychology Of Getting Julian Assange, Part 2: The Court Of Public Opinion And The Blood-Curdling Untold Story
The Psychology Of Getting Julian Assange, Part 1: What’s Torture Got To Do With It?
The Incredible Wrecking Campaign Inside The Greens NSW

Indigenous affairs

Commission Only: How To Launch A Major Inquiry, Then Ignore Its Findings

Indigenous Australia Holds A Key To A Gentler Future

No Bronze Statue For Australia’s Golden Girl

Wesfarmers Responds To $15m Indigenous funding scandal

Native Title Gets A Boost (A Very Small One) From The High Court

Koori Mail Chair Passes Away After 24 Years At The Helm

Wangan and Jagalingou Country The Frontline In ‘Adani’s Federal Election’

OUTBACK TOUR: Carpetbagging And The Art Of Doing Business Ethically

Palm Islanders Issue Urgent Call For ‘F**k Tony Abbott’ T-Shirts, On Eve Of ‘Special Envoy’ Visit

Intervention Anyone? Imagine If The Catholic Church Were An Aboriginal Community

EXCLUSIVE: Before You Get In Too Deep Defending The ‘Golly Balloon’ As ‘Not Based on Anything Racist’ …

Clayton’s Apartheid: The Racist Things Alice Springs Does When It Doesn’t Want To Appear Racist

Aboriginal Territorians Need Better Housing, Not More Bureaucracy And Indecision

The ‘R’ Word

January 26 Highlights A Time For Change, But Is Anyone Listening?

Australian Politics

Labor Rising: Morrison’s Scott No Plan Beyond A Scare Campaign On Shorten’s Bill

Those Who Will Redeem Us: How The Liberals, Labor And Greens Have All Failed On LGBTI Issues

Odds Starting To Shorten As Labor Gets Nervous

The Race To The Bottom: A Play By Monty FIsh

Nothing To Fear But Fear Itself… And A Coalition Campaign Built On It

2019-20 Budget: Spending Like A Drunken Sailor, Investing In Future Inequality

Foreign Fiddling: If Dastyari Had To Go, Then So Should Hanson

The Rise Of The Right: A Short History Of Howard And Hanson

Eggs Over Anning

Littleproud Moment For Coalition: Agriculture Minister Moves Canberra Jobs To His Own Electorate

EXCLUSIVE: Is Jeremy Buckingham In A Bit Of Electoral Legal Trouble? (Answer: Yes, Yes He Is)

Off To Court: The Wrecking Campaign Inside Greens NSW Has Escalated

Who Are The Fun Police Really Policing In NSW?

The Doomed Fallacy of Jobs and Growth (Part 3)

The Doomed Fallacy of Jobs and Growth (Part 2)

International Affairs View all

Saying The Quiet Part Out Loud: The Rise Of Nazism In The United States

Spoilers ahead as Alex Vickery-Howe reflects on the streaming series Hunters and its resonance in 2024.More

Environment

Nuclear Fantasies Down Under: The Political And Economic Problems With Old Money Power

Steggall’s Chicken On Nuclear Family, While Party Politics Buggers Inquiry

Australia Institute Report Exposes How Morrison Is Cooking The Books On Emission Targets

We Need Climate Warriors Like Gideon Polya

Opening Minds And Closing Mines: The ‘Renewable’ Lie And The Nuclear Solution

Blank Cheque For A Bad Plan: Canberra’s Nuclear Waste Problem Is South Australia’s Nightmare

‘International Rebellion Week’: Brisbane Shut-Down Is The Start Of A Wave Of Climate Activism

Greta Thunberg, A Force Of (And For) Nature (And Righteous Anger)

Australia Burns While We Maintain A Violent Silence On The Climate-Ecological Crisis

If You Think ‘Nobody Is Doing Anything’ To Tackle Climate Change, You’d Be Wrong!

Fukushima Fish Are Doing Swimmingly. The ALP’s Contribution To Sensible Debate, Not So Much

Radiation, Chernobyl And The ‘Scientific’ Mumbo-Jumbo Inexorably Attached To It

A Really, Really Simple Guide To Climate Change For Right-Wingers

A Greener Footprint Is Not Quite As Simple As ‘Plastic UnFantastic’

Ammonia Utopia Or Nuclear Nirvana: Digging Ourselves Out Of A Climate Disaster

Civil Society View all

You Can’t Wish A Disease Away: The Trials And Denials Of Living With Long COVID

Alex Vickery-Howe discusses the persistent impact of COVID-19 and the much deeper, more disappointing impact of people who refuse to…More

Media & Culture

Thanks To Tom Hanks And Hollywood, Homeless Refugee Dies A Loveable, Inspiring Hero

Prince Andrew’s Last Chance Everything’s Gotta Go Final Clearance Running Out Royal Sale… Maybe

Second Alex Jones Sandy Hook Hoax Trial Gets Underway In The US

Buddle Muddle: Why The Media Can’t Get Enough Of Australia’s Own Dr Evil

ED’S DESK: Fears, Queers And Katherine Deves

Aboriginal Boy Gassed And Tortured, Then Defamed, Has Court Win Overturned On Appeal

One Year On, A Search For Meaning From The Christchurch Massacre

‘Multiculturalism Is ‘Bad, A Disaster, Cancer’: So Suggests Google Australia

Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist, Doctor Or None Of The Above? Will The Real Bettina Arndt AM Please Stand Up!

If Alan Jones Was A Climate Activist…

Craig Kelly Didn’t Say Anything In Car Crash UK Interview That Our PM Hasn’t Said Already

(Reflections On) Our Culture And The Arts

Asylum Seekers View all

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Manus Island: Can You Let This Stand?

As more than 600 asylum seekers remain stranded on an island, denied the basics of…More

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Sydney, Canberra Immigration Offices Occupied In Simultaneous Protests

University students and protesters are leading simultaneous occupations of the Department of Immigration and Border…More

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Manus A Humanitarian Crisis: How Did We Get To This Point?

As of 10:00am today students are leading simultaneous occupations of the Department of Immigration and…More

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What Happens On Manus Shouldn’t Stay On Manus

Australian Border Force’s culture of secrecy is harming more than just refugees. It’s also damaging…More

Business & Consumerism View all

Nationalise Private Corporations In The Wake of Coronavirus

As the coronavirus spreads, and the economy falters, the option of nationalising them instead should be put on the policy…More

Education View all

The Liberals Are Lifting Higher Learning Out Of Reach For Poorer Australians

The conservative attacks on higher education continue, with the poorest Australians being asked to contribute the most, write Richard Hil and…More

Workers' Rights View all

Australia vs New Zealand: 7 Things Aotearoa Is Doing (And We’re Not) To Protect Workers, Not Crush Them

Australia has much to learn from our closest neighbour, writes Alison Pennington. Jacinda Ardern’s compassionate and uniting leadership in the…More