New Matilda

The Bleeding Obvious: Allowing Gay Blood Donation Now Will Save Lives

With a global pandemic placing increasing pressure on our health system, Rodney Croome makes the case for an urgent review of laws that are putting…More

‘Come Take It From Me’: The Gun Totin’ Republican That Makes Donald Trump Look Sane

‘Come Take It From Me’: The Gun Totin’ Republican That Makes Donald Trump Look Sane

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EXCLUSIVE: On Election Eve, PM’s Office Gave $15m To Rich Party Donor From Money Set Aside To Tackle Black Poverty

STORY UPDATED*, February 3, 2020: There’s blood in the water with the resignation over the…More

Aboriginal Affairs

Money For Nothing: 16-Days Travel, $95k For Tony Abbott’s Special Indigenous Affairs ‘Envoy Role’

The Half-Lives and Believable Truths Of Australia’s Radioactive Waste Facility

The $290 Billion Noongar Claim: It’s the Constitution, It’s Justice, It’s Mabo… It’s The Vibe!

Dumping On South Australia’s First Nations

Lost Country: Aboriginal Flags Have Begun Flying At Half Mast Around Australia

Still Too Strong For You, Karen: Black Family Targeted By White Neighbours Offer Their Home To Bushfire Victims

A Fresh ‘Rob And Karen’ Video, And A Personal Epiphany For 2020

Loves Puppies, Hates Blacks: The Pet Rescue Listing ‘Rob And Karen’ Would Approve

White-Black Couple ‘Rob And Karen’ Revert To Their Middle Names Amid Mildura Racism Row

The After-Life Of Art: Ricky Gervais’ Netflix Series Used A Fake Indigenous Painting. Does It Matter?

Commission Only: How To Launch A Major Inquiry, Then Ignore Its Findings

Indigenous Australia Holds A Key To A Gentler Future

No Bronze Statue For Australia’s Golden Girl

Native Title Gets A Boost (A Very Small One) From The High Court

Koori Mail Chair Passes Away After 24 Years At The Helm

Australian Politics

A Smirk, A Snort, And A ‘Scotty From Marketing’ Fact-Free Coronavirus Live Address To The Nation

Just When You Thought the Sports Rorts Affair Couldn’t Get Any Worse…

Bridget McKenzie Is The Symptom, Not The Disease

Pauline Hanson Weaponises Her Wilful Ignorance. Why Can’t We Call It Out?

Timeline Of A Capitulation: How Morrison Finally Conceded Climate Change Makes Bushfires Worse

Two Sides, Same Coin: It’s Not About Labor Or Liberal Anymore. It’s Too Late For That Now.

Ready, Fire, Aim: PM’s Office Caught ‘Leaking’ Against NSW Libs, Conservative Journo Confirms

Morrison Touts For Lib Party Donations On Govt’s Bushfire Response Ad

Coal-Loving Morrison Continues His Nervous Fiddling While Australia Burns

Morrison Announces Inquiry Into States’ Fire Policies, But It’s Business As Usual On Federal Climate Plans

We Let Scott Morrison Make Our Bed. Now He’s Lying In It, And So Are We

Scott Morrison’s Burning Moment

Wanted: Super Computer Capable Of Calculating Brand Damage ScoMo Has Caused While In Hawaii

An Uncomfortable Time To Be In Politics (Or Anywhere With A ‘Climate’)

The Climate Is Heating, The Economy Is Cooling. The Jobless Are Obviously To Blame

International Affairs View all

US Election: Bernie Sanders Vs The World (Of Political Pundits)

There’s a lot of people with power and influence who don’t want Bernie Sanders to be the Democratic nominee to…More

Environment

Pangolins And Pandemics: The Real Source Of This Crisis Is Human, Not Animal

Wanted (And Needed): One Supply Ship To Aid Coastal Aussies Trapped By Wildfires

A Legal Climate Change: Heathrow Expansion On Hold Over UK’s Paris Promise

Renewable Energy And Misleading Maps: The Art Of ‘Statistical Deception’

Planning To Fail: The Q&A Climate Of Entertainment Over Information

No Facts, Please. My Mind Is Made Up!

It’s Time For Revolution. Our Climate Crisis And Our Future Demands It.

Hazard Reduction Burns Don’t Stop Wildfires, Say Nation’s Eminent Ecologists

Nothing Left: The Greatest Moral Challenge Of Our Nation, And Why We’re Failing To Tackle It

We Spent $17b On One Fleet, We Won’t Spend $500m On The Other. Which Do You Think Is More Urgent?

Greener Power Reduces Emissions, But It Also Can Heighten The Risk Of Bushfire

Mayor Fiddles On Climate Change As Kangaroo Island Burns. Residents Get Busy Raising Funds To Save Wildlife.

Climate Change Is Science Not Politics. So Can We Talk About It Yet?

Now Is Not The Time To Talk About Climate Change… Cue The Fireworks!

Fire Season Meets Hunting Season: A Bad Time To Be An Animal in Australia

Civil Society View all

We Told You So, And More: Law Council’s Backflip On Hanson’s Family Law Inquiry

Listening to and showing respect to the experts – in particular the people who work on the frontline – is…More

Media & Culture

‘Multiculturalism Is ‘Bad, A Disaster, Cancer’: So Suggests Google Australia

One Year On, A Search For Meaning From The Christchurch Massacre

New Matilda Statement On Bettina Arndt’s Defamation Of Nina Funnell

‘Highly Dangerous, Incredibly Ironic’: Grace Tame Weighs In On ‘Fake Psychologist’ Bettina Arndt AM.

If Alan Jones Was A Climate Activist…

Craig Kelly Didn’t Say Anything In Car Crash UK Interview That Our PM Hasn’t Said Already

(Reflections On) Our Culture And The Arts

Fringe At The Edge Of The World Is Coming Back To Tassie Next Month

Insiders, Outsiders: Media And Climate Change And Repeating, Without Question

If You’re Having Alphabet Problems, I Feel Bad For You Son, I Got 99 Problems But My ABC’s Aren’t One.

The Lies About Assange Must Stop Now: John Pilger

Has The Melbourne Press Club Just Released The Worst Media Statement In History?

Asylum Seekers View all

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We’re Going To Need A ‘Scotty From Marketing’ When the Climate Refugees Start Flooding Australia

Scott Morrison is a man ahead of his time, because at some point in the…More

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A Living Hell In A Piece Of Paradise Part II: The Last Volunteers

NGOs and volunteers assisting with the migration crisis on Chios, in the Greek Isles, are…More

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Another Labor Of Lies On ‘Plane Arrivals’ And Worker Exploitation

The federal Opposition is trying to distract you with their latest refugee rhetoric, writes Sanmati…More

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Destitute Refugees In Indonesia Show Australia Must Lift Ban On Resettlement

Australia’s refugee scandal is not just limited to the islands of Manus and Nauru, writes…More

Business & Consumerism View all

Nationalise Private Corporations In The Wake of Coronavirus

As the coronavirus spreads, and the economy falters, the option of nationalising them instead should be put on the policy…More

Education View all

Elected Leaders Of 750,000 University Students Demand Bettina Arndt Be Stripped Of Australia Day Honours

Student presidents representing at least three quarters of a million students enrolled at 18 different universities across Australia have joined…More

Workers' Rights View all

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Climate Change And Jobs: It’s Not An ‘Either/Or’ Proposition

Workers and unions have long led the way on action to tackle climate change, write Giri Sivaraman and Stuart Traill.…More