Shifting the Political Deadlock
Last Tuesday 25 April, Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej made an extraordinarily blunt public statement on…More
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Minamata 50 Years On
The discovery of alarming levels of cancer-causing dioxin among Sydney Harbour fishermen has rightly upset…More
The Business of War, Part 2
Last week in New Matilda, in my first piece on Australia and the Business of…More
After the Barricades
As France’s latest political crisis, the Clearstream Scandal, spirals out of control engulfing Prime Minister…More
The Dogs of Bucharest
It’s midnight and two dogs are digging up the grounds of the old Communist Party…More
Launch of the Human Rights Act Campaign in WA
On Tuesday, 18 April 2006, New Matilda’s Western Australian campaign for a national Bill of…More
Unfair Go
The Howard Government has announced that ‘boat people’ will in future have their asylum claims…More
A Spinner's Wicket in Honiara
As New Matilda goes live, it appears that the only recently sworn-in Prime Minister of…More
Making Poverty History
The White Paper on Australian aid, due for release by the Department of Foreign Affairs…More
A Time to Reflect
Now that ANZAC Day’s been and gone for another year, there’re a couple of things…More