Widespread ear disease may be the missing piece of the puzzle in why Aboriginal people are over-represented in Australia’s criminal justice system. Jacqueline Krynda reports.
You know how when you were young, and the night before Christmas morning seemed to drag on forever. That’s what it felt like waiting breathlessly for Jason Akermanis to tell us what he thinks about Adam Goodes. Chris Graham explains.
White Australians are coming out of the woodwork to let the world know who they think are the real victims of the booing of Adam Goodes. Apparently it's them.
The man who allegedly authorised spying on Sarah Hanson-Young was invited to front an inquiry yesterday – but he was nowhere to be seen. Max Chalmers reports.
Labor and the Greens say the laws, now being debated by the senate, will let guards with barely any training use lethal force against women and children. Max Chalmers reports.
Baron Waqa has declined requests to be interviewed on the ABC, heading instead to the opinion pages of the Murdoch tabloid. Here's some context he didn't add.
Beyond the question of boat turn backs, both major parties have failed to acknowledge a massive hole in Australia’s current response to refugees, writes Max Chalmers.
Businesses are dealing with “abusive campaigns” and being targeted for taking out certification despite the fact it’s helping to support regional jobs. Max Chalmers reports.
The expert reaction to Tony Abbott’s plan to have some Australians lose their citizenship makes brutal reading for the government. Max Chalmers reports.
There's no tension in opposing gun violence and saying no to anti-smuggling laws being pushed by the Abbott government, argues Greens Senator Penny Wright.
The party that wants a "fairer deal for property investors" has been accused of treating the thousands of workers it hired unfairly, by not paying them. Anything.
The MPs behind the Inquiry left ample room in their report to attack the public health professor for his deconstruction of anti wind farm arguments. Here, he hits back.
The CPSU said that there have been "reports of significant delays" and "significant numbers of managers have been moved out of head office and put on the frontlines today to cover gaps created by strike action".
The mining giant lied about having a green representative on an advisory council. A year later, they're still lying - this time about why they still don't have one. Thom Mitchell reports.
If you're looking for a company to boycott, you could do worse than a media organisation with some shady links to mining and Israel. Michael Brull explains.
At New Matilda, we thank heavens for small mercies, like people throwing out perfectly functional office equipment. That's only one of the good reasons why you should subscribe!
Blair Palese is the CEO of 350.org Australia, a climate change advocacy group upping the pressure on the nation's big banks to stop funding fossil fuels.
“It’s a lot better but it’s not ok." That’s how one activist has described LGBTI life on campus as a new survey reveals which universities are doing better than others.
The controversial mine that's been making headlines this week is accompanied by a proposal to develop the world's largest coal terminal. Environmentalists are uncowed in their criticism despite government attacks. Thom Mitchell reports.
The Environment Minister's failure to do his job has embarrassed not only Greg Hunt, but also his Chief of Staff's husband, Steve Price, who fronted The Project with underwhelming results. Thom Mitchell reports.
New research out of Melbourne has broken records and brought emission-less hydrogen energy a step closer to commercial production. Thom Mitchell reports.
If you’re on a hiding to nothing, why not double down and start another brawl. Welcome to another day in the life of the Abbott Government. Thom Mitchell explains.
Environment Minister Greg Hunt bungled the approval of Australia's largest ever coal mine, and then lost a court challenge. So, naturally, they're shifting the goal posts. Thom Mitchell reports.
The NSW Environmental Protection Authority has backtracked on claims it had already approved the clean up, as residents have started monitoring the process.
Our Prime Minister is not the only one talking about ‘death cults’. It’s a subject on the lips of Labor’s Melissa Parke, but for quite different reasons. Chris Graham reports.
This is an updated version of John Pilger’s 2014 investigation which tells the unreported story of an unrelenting campaign, in Sweden and the US, to deny Julian Assange justice and silence WikiLeaks.
While lowbrow racism is more likely to be called out in Australia, that which is structural and embodied by elites continues to get free pass, including from the media.
Australia’s media watchdog has delivered a stinging rebuke to the nation’s most popular shock jock over false claims he made about the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
A much anticipated draft of the Productivity Commission’s review of the workplace relations framework has found the system is functioning well, but political battle lines are already being drawn.
Mathew Kenneally reckons the CSIRO has itself to blame for funding cuts. It's time our scientists turned their minds to the truly great mysteries of our universe.
The Abbott Government's attempts to install a new 'tough cop on the building industry beat' have failed because it is widely seen as fundamentally unjust. Thom Mitchell reports.
The Maritime Union of Australia is supporting workers sacked by a midnight text in the Federal Court while The Greens are pushing changes to stop it happening again.
'Productivity' is touted as Australia's most import labour issue, but a recent Fair Work investigation into the exploitation of foreign workers shows there is a far greater crisis at hand.