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newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Aug 4, 2008
These days conservatives are just gob-smacked at their own inability to land a decent smack on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s gob. Desperate to gain traction with an old agenda that the public is tiring of, the right has …
Also tagged: featured, ayaan hirsi ali, kevin rudd, tony abbot, peter costello, australian politics, friedrich august von hayek
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Jul 23, 2008
An Open Letter to all Federal and State MPs Like Prime Minister Rudd, I am a White Ribbon Day Ambassador who has made a commitment to eliminating all forms of violence against women. I am writing this letter to …
Also tagged: featured, sexual assault, violence against women, civil society, sheik al hilaly, bishop fisher
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Jul 17, 2008
Humility is one of my strengths. Indeed, I can confidently state that I’m the most humble person I know. To confirm this, over the weekend, I took the ultimate humility test. I sat down at my computer, from whence many …
Also tagged: sport, india, pakistan, pathan, media and culture, gujurat
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Jul 8, 2008
Okay, I admit it’s a bit risky for a Muslim to comment on World Youth Day. For one thing, the last time the Pope said something even mildly critical of Islam, some Muslims reacted like a pack of rather violent galahs …
Also tagged: bullying, religion, civil liberties, nsw police, media and culture, world youth day
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Jul 1, 2008
It’s late 1995. I’m sitting in my office in a small law firm in suburban Sydney. The receptionist buzzes me and puts the call through. It’s an old factional ally from the Young Libs who is contemplating a run against …
Also tagged: featured, media and culture, islam and the west, keysar trad, sheik hilaly
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Jun 24, 2008
Few jobs are more thankless than that of a political staffer. The hours are long. The pay is pretty piss-poor (unless you get to appear on A Current Affair). Work/life balance is almost non-existent. read more
Also tagged: racism, uk politics, hero, boris johnson, international affairs, liberal party, james mcgrath
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Jun 17, 2008
If for some crazy reason the Government throws you into jail, you’ll be relieved to know that the law doesn’t leave you without a remedy. For the mere price of a junior barrister and a solicitor or two, you can ask a …
Also tagged: terrorism, featured, rupert murdoch, detention, the sun, civil society, david davis, magna carta, kelvin mckenzie, war on error
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Jun 12, 2008
The iguana is a strange looking creature. Half of this lizard’s length is taken up by a whip-like tail. It’s a highly adaptable animal, and iguanas can be found in a range of environments, from cold oceans to …
Also tagged: featured, iguanas, australian politics, nsw politics, john della bosca, belinda neal
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Jun 11, 2008
The iguana is a strange looking creature. Half of this lizard’s length is taken up by a whip-like tail. It’s a highly adaptable animal, and iguanas can be found in a range of environments, from cold oceans to …
Also tagged: featured, iguanas, australian politics, nsw politics, john della bosca
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - May 27, 2008
On the final day of the Sydney Writers’ Festival, Studio One of the Sydney Dance Company became the venue of a superb Sunday afternoon biff between the Shadow Minister for Family, Indigenous and Voluntary Stuff (and …
Also tagged: federal politics, tony abbott, australian politics, robert manne