Let's Get Jeffed Again
The unlikely spectre of Jeff Kennett looms over Victorian politics again. New Matilda understands that…More
Tagged: australian politics
This Isn't About Islam vs Secularism
So now it’s cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed with a bomb-shaped turban. Ambassadors are withdrawn…More
The Coming World Order
The United States needs to lose the war in Iraq as soon as possible. Even…More
Indonesia and the 'M' Word
It’s official: Prime Minister John Howard doesn’t like the ‘m’ word. Neither do his supporters,…More
The Neutered Society
There is something dreamlike about present-day Australia. For many of us (if we are White…More
The Prime Minister and the Artist
The Art of Albert Namatjira , written by the anthropologist Charles Mountford, was published in…More
Walls and Whispers
That the Chinese Government fears political change is no secret; but fear of recent regime…More
Postcard from Seoul
If you visit the National Assembly building in Seoul at the moment (as I did…More
PNG's HIV Crisis
Our closest neighbour, Papua New Guinea, is struggling with an HIV/AIDS epidemic that is spiralling…More
Go and Get Real
Over the course of 2004 and 2005 I had the great pleasure of being the…More