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The Real ‘Cancel Culture’ In Australia Started 232 Years Ago

Conservatives are quick to cry ‘cancel culture’ whenever they’re called out on bad behaviour. But in reality, it’s just history repeating, writes Dean Frenkel. White…More

Dave Chappelle Explains #BlackLivesMatter In Terms Even A Dog Can Understand

Dave Chappelle Explains #BlackLivesMatter In Terms Even A Dog Can Understand

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The Child Inside: In Australia, We Prosecute 10-Year-Olds, Especially If They’re Black.

SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Data from Australia’s criminal justice system shows clearly that we’re failing to rehabilitate…More

Aboriginal Affairs

ABC’s Fake ‘Anonymous Youth Worker’ Promoted To High Commissioner To Ghana

Sorry, Not Sorry: All Our Heritage Is Created Equal, Some Is Just More Equal Than Others

Morrison Scott No Beef With Slavery: If Your History Hurts, Just Rebrand It!

‘Kettling’: The Military Technique NSW Police Used To Force A Black Lives Matter Showdown

‘Sorry For Blowing Up Your Culture’, And Other Things Rio Tinto Says But Doesn’t Mean

Obituary: Ronnie Wavehill Jangala

Global Jetsetters Object To 5-Star Iso; Meanwhile In Wilcannia….

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

Australian Politics

Eggs Over Albanese: Labor’s Green Ham-Fisted Attempt To Distract On Stacking

John Pilger On The Forgotten Coup Against ‘The Most Loyal Ally’

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

International Affairs View all

We See Your Mike Pence, And Raise You A Vladimir Putin: A Russian Leader’s Take On How The Soviets Beat The Nazis, With Caveats

EDITOR’S NOTE: Late yesterday afternoon, New Matilda received an email from the Russian Embassy in Canberra. Would we like to…More

Environment

What Australia’s COVID-19 Panic-Buying Tells Us About Climate Change

Explainer: Now We’ve All Got Skin In The Game, Here’s Everything You Need To Know About Viruses And COVID-19

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?

Civil Society View all

Come In Spinner: The Magpies’ ‘Cultural Problems’ Are Black And White, And Coming Home To Roost

You don’t have to look too closely at the growing scandal engulfing the Collingwood Football Club over its treatment of…More

Media & Culture

Tactics And The Truth: The Geoffrey Rush Defamation Appeal Unpacked

Aboriginal Boy Gassed And Tortured, Then Defamed, Has Court Win Overturned On Appeal

‘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.

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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

Work on Workers’ Terms: Building Immunity Through A Coronavirus Recession

As the global pandemic sees business shed hundreds of thousands of jobs, Alison Pennington outlines an urgent case for government…More

Education View all

The (in)Humanities: What Does Raising The Price Of Arts Degrees Say About Australia’s Education Values?

Too many young people working out your government is complete shite? Then hike up university fees for courses which teach…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