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2016 US presidential candidate, Donald Trump. (IMAGE: Gage Skidmore, Flickr)

Donald Trump And Edmund Burke: Common People, Might Not Have Got Along

The rise and fall, then rise and fall, then rise and whatever of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has got Blair Boyer wondering what might…More

Calm Your Farm Australia, Creepy Clowns Have Been Scaring Our Nation For Years

New Matilda - October 9, 2016

Calm Your Farm Australia, Creepy Clowns Have Been Scaring Our Nation For Years

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Aboriginal Affairs View all

Warren Mundine, pictured in a September 2015 interview with NITV.

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Warren Mundine Complains About Aboriginal Silence, Instead Of Government Inaction On Family Violence

The ‘enduring silence’ on Aboriginal violence isn’t coming from the Aboriginal community, writes Michael Brull.…More

Australian Politics

Understanding Pauline

From Public To Private: The Real Reason Why Mike Baird Stinks

Malcolm Turnbull: Private School Boy, Trainspotter, And A Prime Minister Still In Waiting

Gaming Mobile Black Spot Funding: A Malcolm Turnbull Innovation

Politics As Satire: What Have Donald Trump, John Howard, Tony Abbott And Malcolm Turnbull Got In Common?

She’s Back: The Racist Innovation In Pauline Hanson’s Maiden Speech

Casino Mike And Little Penguins: Likes Public Businesses, Hates His Business Being Made Public.

Lying Or Misremembering? Malcolm Turnbull, Peter van Onselen And The Negative Gearing Mystery

A Political Way Forward, Without Bowing To The Bigotry: Senator Kim Carr

Note To Selves: Pauline Hanson’s Bigotry Is Now Mainstream And Acceptable

Malcolm’s Sensible Centre: Corporatisation, Concentration Camps And Climate Catastrophe

The Rise And Rise Of The Political Troll From The ‘Alt-Right’

Won’t Somebody Please Think Of The Angry White Ruling Class

Malcolm Turnbull’s Maladies

Con Census: Tuesday’s Farce Is Just the Latest In a Long Line Of Outrages

Environment View all

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Populist Nick Xenophon, Flapping In The Breeze Before A Citizen’s Jury

The independent South Australian senator has proved to be an effective media communicator. But Geoff Russell thinks his attacks on a South…More

International Affairs

Donald Trump: Trashing Democracy, One Hateful Comment At A Time

The Pro-Israel Agenda Of The Online Hate Prevention Institute

No Part of a Woman is Up For Grabs. Unlike Predator Trump’s Ballot.

While The Budgie 9 Got All The Limelight, This Woman Was Kidnapped By Israel, Jailed Then Deported

November Nightmare: The US Presidency Will Be Won By The Candidate Selling The Most Convincing Fantasy

Sanctioned Murder: Australia’s Role In Drone Strikes On Innocent Civilians Is Growing

Muslim Lives Don’t Matter: The Missing Australian Debate On Destroying Libya

Left, Right, Labor, Liberal, The Greens: The Elites Who Bayed For War On Libya

Why Australia Should Stop Supporting The War On Yemen

Pokemon And Propaganda: The Way To Help Syrian Kids Is To De-Escalate The War

Israel’s World Vision Allegation, Part 2: Shin Bet And The Civilians Of Gaza

Israel’s Trumped Up World Vision Charges, Part 1

Cutting The Safety Net Pushed Britain Towards Brexit

Australia Packs Its Prejudice And Heads To Rio

The Killing Of Dr Kem Ley

Civil Society View all

A young Egyptian Muslim prays at the Amr Ibn Al-As Mosque in Islamic Cairo, Egypt, on July 28, 2015, marking the Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan. (IMAGE: Xinhua/Pan Chaoyue, Flickr)

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The Fear Of Muslims Is Based In Ignorance, Not Hatred

As part of a writing workshop with New Matilda’s Michael Brull, Mona Elhassan penned this piece exploring the rise of Islamophobia…More

Media & Culture

Gay Abandon: News Corp Embraces Double Standards On Religious Homophobia

The Media: John Pilger On Baying For Blood And Nuclear War

What Reading New Matilda Says About You

ABC And Getup Should Apologise For Their Loyalty To Israel, Not For Criticising It

Interview: What Johan Galtung Asked The Taliban

Paul Kelly Hates Identity Politics? He Must Not Read The Australian

A Punter’s Guide To Bill Leak, The Oz And The Companies That Finance Their Racism

Mike Baird’s Sydney Is A Soulless Ghost Town

How Donald Trump Killed Satire (Again)

Mainstream News Media Culture Gives Progressive Ideas No Chance

It’s OK To Be Angry At Sonia Kruger’s Hate

Pauline Hanson’s Bigotry Can’t Be ‘Balanced’

Asylum Seekers View all

António Guterres, a former Prime Minister of Portugal, is set to become the next United Nations Secretary General. (IMAGE: U.S. Mission Geneva /Eric Bridiers, Flickr)

Max Chalmers
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For Lovers Of Irony: Kevin Rudd Missed Out On Top UN Post To A Former High Commissioner For Refugees

The man set to take the top job at the United Nations has been one…More

Nazi propagandist, Joseph Goebbels.

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The Australian Government Respects Goebbels’ Propaganda Principles More Than International Law

Tony Abbott, Peter Dutton and Malcolm Turnbull may well make you feel ashamed to be…More

Children locked up in immigration detention on Nauru, August 2016. This image is courtesy of Mums 4 Refugees.

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If The Business Lobby Wants To Fix The Budget It Can Start With Its Own In The Detention Industry

A national audit office review of offshore detention spending continues to highlight the lunacy –…More

Former immigration minister Scott Morrison, former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, and current immigration minister Peter Dutton, pictured in October 2015.

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When Malcolm Turnbull’s Ministers Say Asylum Seekers Receive ‘Outstanding’ Care, They’re Lying

A new report into onshore detention centres cuts the improbable boasts of Scott Morrison and…More

Business & Consumerism View all

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The Mounting Case For A Royal Commission Into Banks And Insurance Companies

An overwhelming majority of Australians support a Royal Commission into the finance sector. Ian McAuley explains why. We’re paying too…More

Education View all

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull pictured with Top Education's Minshen Zhu.

0 Wendy Bacon & Ben Eltham

A Top Education? Dastyari’s Donations Troubles Expose The College With Impeccable Connections

A top education? Sam Dastyari’s donations trouble exposes the private college with impeccable connections. Labor Senator Sam Dastyari has found…More

Workers' Rights View all

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19 Jobseekers For Every Job: The Unemployed Elephant in the Room

The debate around the Australian social security system has sunk to a shameful new low. This should not be taken…More