'Kick Them Out, Keep Them Out'
To this day many facts about what happened in Nauru in the early years of…More
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Queensland – The Slogan State
In his victory speech on election night last March, incoming Queensland Premier Campbell Newman said…More
Different Ends Of The Economic Universe
Poor old Wayne Swan. He runs an economy the envy of most of the world.…More
What A Pack Of Whingers
"Once upon a time in Westphalia," Voltaire begins his satirical novel Candide, "there lived a…More
The Three Waves Of Nauru Anguish
In response to calls to reopen Nauru, New Matilda has published this timeline by Wendy…More
Our Nauru Amnesia
The federal parliamentary proposal to send asylum seekers arriving by boat to Malaysia and Nauru…More
Labor Still Has A Few Friends In Melbourne
It’s time to concede defeat over the Melbourne by-election. For the Greens — the longer…More
Striking For Dummies
Although the incidence and duration of strikes under the Fair Work Act 2009 has remained…More
‘We Just Want What's Normal In Other Warehouses'
The National Union of Workers’ (NUW) blockade of the Somerton/Toll distribution centre in Somerton, Victoria,…More
Guns Or Butter? We've Got Both
Tony Abbott is worried about the government’s cuts in defence spending. That’s what he’s told…More