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18 hours, 2 minutes ago A Man Of His Time
Somewhere I read that you know you’ve succeeded in politics, not when you’ve changed your own side but when you’ve changed your opponents. If the results of the US elections ...
New Matilda - 12:31 p.m. Monday 1st December 2008
Militants Shatter 'Brand India'
Mumbai’s Taj Hotel is an ornate throwback to the British Raj. Its website boasts of hosting "Maharajas and Princes to various Kings, Presidents, CEOs and entertainers". read more
New Matilda - 9:19 a.m. Monday 1st December 2008
2 days, 13 hours ago After The Siege
There is a savage irony to the fact that the horror in Mumbai began with terrorists docking near the Gateway of India. read more
New Matilda - 5:22 p.m. Saturday 29th November 2008
3 days, 20 hours ago Paradise For Lease
Vanuatu is either the happiest place on the planet or a time bomb — it depends who you ask. A 2006 British study, the Happy Planet Index , ranked the ...
New Matilda - 10:15 a.m. Friday 28th November 2008
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Cartoon by Peter Broelman
New Matilda - 9:57 a.m. Friday 28th November 2008
The Madness of Public Housing
The first time Jenny, a public housing tenant in Sydney’s Inner West, met her new neighbour, Wayne (not their real names), Wayne attacked her with a broomstick. She’d heard him ...
New Matilda - 9:38 a.m. Friday 28th November 2008
4 days, 18 hours ago I'd Like To Watch Me
Has it really been a year already? It seems only yesterday we were bathing in the warm afterglow of our new political dalliance, smoking a post-electoral cigarette and dreaming of ...
New Matilda - 11:41 a.m. Thursday 27th November 2008
Out Of The Spotlight, Gazans Continue To Suffer
Candles are in short supply in the Gaza Strip, as are most necessities — and with blackouts for up to 16 hours every day, candles are one of the most ...
New Matilda - 11:30 a.m. Thursday 27th November 2008
It's Make Or Break Time For Public Hospitals
It is three years since Vanessa Anderson presented to the emergency department at Royal North Shore Hospital with head injuries sustained from a golf ball. Last year, Jana Horska’s tragic ...
New Matilda - 10:20 a.m. Thursday 27th November 2008
5 days, 17 hours ago Blair's Politics Of Conviction
Soon after the occupation of Iraq, the British and Americans took action to stimulate the local press, television and radio, judging a multifarious media to be one of the essential ...
New Matilda - 1:05 p.m. Wednesday 26th November 2008
How Much Can A Market Bear?
Remember the "shareholder society"? It was one of cherished dreams of John Howard, who championed the idea of ordinary citizens investing in the stock market. In a 1999 speech to ...
New Matilda - 10:49 a.m. Wednesday 26th November 2008
Has The Shire Moved On?
It’s not often you get to quote Frenzal Rhomb — the band that gave us "Johnny Ramone Was In A F*cken Good Band, But He Was A C*nt (Gabba Gabba ...
New Matilda - 9:58 a.m. Wednesday 26th November 2008
League Hasn't Lost Its Mongrel
The centennial 2008 rugby league season ended last Saturday night with a shock. For the first time since 1972, Australia lost the Rugby League World Cup. read more
New Matilda - 9:39 a.m. Wednesday 26th November 2008

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