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US presidential Republican candidate, Donald Trump. (IMAGE: Michael Vadon, Flickr)

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Donald Trump Hates Muslims. But What About The Jews?

Michael Brull looks at the rise of racism in the Republican Party, in particular that directed at Jews. Donald Trump’s overtly racist comments – about…More

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Malcolm Turnbull Escalates His War on the Poor And Unemployed
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Treaty, Yeah! The Undeniable Case For A National Settlement With Australia’s First Peoples

In Case You Hadn’t Noticed, Mardi Gras Is On This Weekend ;)

New Matilda - March 4, 2016

In Case You Hadn’t Noticed, Mardi Gras Is On This Weekend ;)

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Special Investigations View all

ABC Managing Director Mark Scott, appearing before a Senate Estimates committee on February 9.

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False Balance: Move Along, Nothing To See Here Says ABC Chief

In New Matilda’s ongoing series entitled False Balance, Wendy Bacon and Ben Eltham review the…More

Aboriginal Affairs

The Viral Rise Of Stan Grant: Why Diplomacy Won’t Be Enough For Our People

How A White Doctor Became A Figurehead In An Historic Aboriginal Movement

White Lies And Black Lives: Malcolm Turnbull Just Widened The Credibility Gap

Eight Years On, Federal Government Still Failing To Close The Gap For Aboriginal People

Ms Dhu’s Preventable Death: A Postscript

Aboriginal Life Expectancy Gap To Be Closed ‘In 495 Years’, Says Report

Recognise Rejected: Historic Meeting Of 500 Black Leaders Unanimously Opposes Constitutional Recognition

Greens Deny Split Over Constitutional Recognition

Another Preventable Death: Ms Dhu Vs WA Police And Australia-At-Large

CHANGE THE DATE: Read This If You Want To Know Why Australia Day Is So Offensive To Aboriginal People

Get Down With The Genocide: The Top Five Ways To Celebrate The Slaughter

John Pilger: Australia’s Day For Secrets, Flags And Cowards

Environment View all

IMAGE: Thom Mitchell. A file image of a small blast at Maules Creek Mine.

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EPA Investigating ‘Black Dust Plume’ At Whitehaven Coal Site

The long-troubled Whitehaven Coal is being investigated by the New South Wales Environmental Protection Agency, just one day after it…More

International Affairs

Defence White Paper: A Recipe For Big Spending And Bigger Risks

The Rape Of East Timor: “Sounds Like Fun”

Defence White Paper: Climate Change Threatens Regional Security

Change Is Coming To The ALP: The Pyrrhic Victory Of The Israel Lobbies

Martin Shkreli: The Most ‘Hated’ (and Interesting) Man In America Just Hoaxed The World’s Media

In Nuclear Diplomacy, Double Standards Abound

Still ‘Feeling The Bern’: I Support Sanders Because I’m A Responsible Adult

Australian Human Rights Commission Embraces Genocide Deniers

Julian Assange: Hero And Villian

Julian Assange Versus A Culture Of Arrogance

‘Feeling The Bern’ Will Get The Democrats Trumped By The Republicans

Turkey Has Begun Arresting Academics For Speaking Out Against State Violence

Civil Society View all

Police violently arresting participants during the first Mardi Gras, Day of International Gay Solidarity, 24 June 1978, photograph by Ross Macarthur or John Cousins for Campaign magazine, courtesy Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives

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NSW Police Change Tune And Apologise To ’78ers’ Beaten At Sydney’s First Mardi Gras

The New South Wales Police Force has apologised for its brutal response to the original Mardi Gras protest in 1978,…More

Australian Politics View all

george brandis, attorney-general, liberal leadership, cebit, metadata, data retention

Brandis’ ‘Bolt Report’ Backfires, Highlighting Threat Of Anti-Terror And Refugee Laws

Media & Culture

Good For Moguls, Bad For Journalists: What The Coalition’s Media Reforms Will Do

Paul Sheehan: Another Empty Voice In A Cacophony Of Hatred

Paul Sheehan Is Only One Part Of A Bigger Fairfax Problem

Hypocrisy Has A New Name, And It’s Janet Albrechtsen

Fairfax Orientalism: How To Win Friends And Trash Muslims

FALSE BALANCE: See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil… The Debate The ABC Has To Have

FALSE BALANCE: The Full Transcript Of The Meeting Between Nick Ross And Bruce Belsham

Lee Lin Chin’s Australia Day ‘Lambassador’ Role Undermines Public Broadcaster

FALSE BALANCE: ABC coverage of the NBN since September 2013

What Waleed Aly Is Missing

Australian Satirical Magazine Finds Satire Too Challenging, Drops Pretence, Goes Full Racist Instead

Tired, And Emotional: Another Sunday Plea For Help

Asylum Seekers View all

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Leanne Weber
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How To Overcome The Major Argument Behind Australia’s Refugee Policies

While Australian Border Force officers hover in hospital corridors waiting to spirit away infants into…More

A #LetThemStay protest in Sydney. (IMAGE: Andrew Hill, flickr).

Max Chalmers
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New Research Highlights Prevalence Of Hanging Incidents In Immigration Detention

The study is the first to attempt a broad analysis of the types of incidents…More

Opposition leader Bill Shorten.

Liam McLoughlin
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The Hollow Man And The Real Leaders Of The Opposition

An Opposition Leader in lock step with the government is one thing. But an Opposition Leader…More

Reza Barati.

Max Chalmers
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Labor MP Calls For Witness Of Reza Barati Murder To Be Brought To Australia

The case of Behnam Satah continues to attract attention in Australia with over 18,000 people…More

Business & Consumerism View all

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Explainer: How Super Works For The Wealthy And Why The Coalition Won’t Change It

It can be hard to get your head around, but understanding superannuation goes a long way to understanding inequality in…More

Education View all

The University of Sydney. (IMAGE: Jason James, Flickr)

Concern For Advocacy Work As University Of Sydney Moots Changes To Centre For Peace And Conflict Studies

The head of the University of Sydney’s Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (CPACS) has hit back at reports of…More

Workers' Rights View all

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7-Eleven Worker Rort: Lawyers Call For Mandatory Education Program

Maurice Blackburn Lawyers have released further details of 7-Eleven worker abuse, revealing one Pakistani student was being paid less than…More