Another day, another Tony Abbott farce. This time the PM has used a vibrant Cape York school to praise an educational model pushed by Noel Pearson… which has never been used in the school. The real people behind the success are livid. Amy McQuire reports.
Tony Abbott’s nostalgic claims about Aboriginal people in the 'real economy' overlook inconvenient historic truths, writes Amanda Porter and Paddy Gibson.
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.
The images of a tiny boy's body washed up on a beach in Europe are heartbreaking. Which begs the question, what has Australia been doing for the last decade? Lydia Shelly explains.
The past history of our treatment of people seeking asylum has a much longer - and darker - past than most realize, writes Dr Liz Conor. WARNING TO READERS: This story contains images of an extremely distressing nature.
Rebel has given parasitic marketing a sporting go, and at the same time ‘done a Woolworths’ by linking their brand to a national tragedy. And it’s all in the name of reminding mums and kids the true meaning of Father’s Day… spending money in their store. Chris Graham reports.
It looks like Team Australia, smells like Team Australia, sounds like Team Australia. But in fact it was a game used to simulate real world global politics, and the results were startling. Back in the real world, Dr Lissa Johnson looks at the collision of government and fantasy in the lucky country.
Understanding why some politicians seem so out of touch with the broader populace is a little easier when you know a bit about psychology. Dr Lissa Johnson knows more than a bit.
If you're a conservative and happened to find yourself on King Street, Newtown on Thursday night, may God have mercy on your soul. Chris Graham reports.
The Abbott government now stands almost alone in its support for what would be Australia's largest ever coal mine, after a second of the nation's 'big four' banks distanced itself from the contentious and environmentally damaging project. Thom Mitchell reports.
A new report has called on government to intervene to equip young people with the skills needed in Australia's changing jobs market or face deepening inequality. Thom Mitchell reports.
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.
There is a limited window when an addict has the desire and ability to get clean. Long wait times for rehab centres mean people like Jane are falling through the cracks.
The scourge of family violence is finally gaining prominence in Australia. But what about the family violence from those paid to police it, writes Alan Corbett.
Roseanne Beckett spent 10 years in prison for crimes she did not commit. Finally, this week she won her battle for compensation. The big question is - why did it take 26 years? Wendy Bacon reports.
A tinder profile, followed by public shaming, followed by Facebook fights... and then the rape threats started. And now police and parliament are involved. Max Chalmers reports. TRIGGER WARNING: This story contains threats of rape and abusive statements of an extreme nature.
Just when you think you've got that anti-queer genie back in his bottle, a film comes along that frightens the shit out of everyone. Well, not quite everyone. Chris Graham reviews Gayby Baby.
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.
Australia is leading the world in willful ignorance on climate change, says one of the world’s most prominent activists. Thom Mitchell sat down with Naomi Klein.
GVK Hancock remains upbeat about the chances of its Alpha coal project, the second largest proposed for the Galilee, as Adani's prospects look increasingly remote.
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Let us count the ways that Greg Hunt and his department could have discovered that construction was underway on a major sea port, with no environmental oversight. Thom Mitchell reports.
Community opposition group Gasfield Free Northern Rivers said Metgasco's announcement it will sue the government is most likely a tactical tantrum, and that locals will simply not allow the company to return to Bentley. Thom Mitchell reports.
Whether US power, Israeli leaders, or the bombing of Syria, the deputy opposition leader's transformation has been as startling as it has been consistent.
Israel's Netanyahu government isn't just focussed on the oppression of Palestinians. Tim Robertson reports on the ongoing treatment of African refugees.
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.
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.
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.
Australia is leading the world in willful ignorance on climate change, says one of the world’s most prominent activists. Thom Mitchell sat down with Naomi Klein.
GVK Hancock remains upbeat about the chances of its Alpha coal project, the second largest proposed for the Galilee, as Adani's prospects look increasingly remote.
The images of a tiny boy's body washed up on a beach in Europe are heartbreaking. Which begs the question, what has Australia been doing for the last decade? Lydia Shelly explains.
The past history of our treatment of people seeking asylum has a much longer - and darker - past than most realize, writes Dr Liz Conor. WARNING TO READERS: This story contains images of an extremely distressing nature.
Whether US power, Israeli leaders, or the bombing of Syria, the deputy opposition leader's transformation has been as startling as it has been consistent.