truth, morality and policitics
‘Moralists’ – that is what Paul Kelly, political journalist and Editor-at-Large of the Australian, called…More
Tagged: australian politics
Smart casual
Australia’s workforce may be in a process of progressive casualisation, but you wouldn’t know it…More
Santa and the life business
Last year, Santa was a very thin Vietnamese guy. It was 42 degrees in the…More
All mosquitos, no swamp; no elephants either
The conference in early December on ‘Al Qaeda 2.0: Transnational Terrorism After 9/11’, sponsored by…More
Thoughts on New Matilda and Old Nation
Depressed and disheartened by 2004? Then take a dose of 1958. Repeat with doses of…More
Hearts and minds
The battle for Fallujah killed 71 American troops and at least 1200 insurgents. 2000 suspects…More
The outbreak of Occidentalism
At APEC in Shanghai in October 2001, President Bush called for an international campaign to…More
Health care under US occupation
Before the first US war, UN reports stated that, ‘Iraq had an extensive national health…More
Ideas for a health policy
One of New Matilda’s most important functions is the development of policy in areas where…More
U2, Oxymorons of cool
When Brian Eno decided to take U2 under his technocosmic tutelage in 1985 he said…More