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newmatilda.com » newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Oct 1, 2008
Having last week examined the issue of aged pensioners, today we continue our series on whiny people who want something for nothing, and take a look at paid maternity leave. read more
Also tagged: fatherhood, hero, satire, maternity leave, family values, productivity commission
newmatilda.com » newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Sep 24, 2008
It is a widely acknowledged truth that one can tell a lot about a society from the way it treats its elderly citizens. For example, a society that sends its elderly citizens into a secure location in the desert to …
Also tagged: hero, satire, dog food, baked beans, pensioners, brendan nelson, jame sandwiches, single aged pension
newmatilda.com » newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Sep 18, 2008
And so the great wheel turns once more. In the most unexpected political development since Mark Latham went insane, Malcolm Turnbull has succeeded Brendan Nelson as Opposition Leader. read more
Also tagged: hero, satire, malcolm turnbull, liberal leadership, brendan neslon, struggle street
newmatilda.com » newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Sep 10, 2008
What are states for? Are they the building blocks of our nation, without which we would quickly slide into tyranny and chaos? Or are they simply pointless indulgences that suffocate the people with their superfluous …
Also tagged: hero, satire, parliament, colin barnett, matt brown, alan carpenter, noreen hay
newmatilda.com » newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Sep 4, 2008
When I was growing up, Fairfax was the symbol of all that was good and noble in the world. Every morning my chums and I would wait eagerly outside the newsagent’s, waiting for it to open so we could get our hands on …
Also tagged: strike, hero, satire, job cuts, fairfax, mike carlton
newmatilda.com » newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Aug 27, 2008
It seems typical of life on this earth that just as we are basking in the afterglow of that joyous affirmation of all-that-it-means-to-be-human that is the Olympics, we get sucker-punched by a national crisis that …
Also tagged: hero, satire, outback jack, bernard salt, man drought
newmatilda.com » newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Aug 20, 2008
What is it about the Olympics? What is it that so inspires us, elevates us to a higher level of humanity? What is it about this creation of Pierre de Coubertin, a simple Frenchman with a simple dream that someday …
Also tagged: olympics, beijing, hero, satire, eamon sullivan, stephanie rice
newmatilda.com » newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Aug 13, 2008
In these heady days of singing breaststrokers and funky dead Scientologists, it can be all too easy to forget that the most important thing in life is money. There is a lot of economic "doom and gloom" around the place …
Also tagged: finance, economics, hero, satire, credit crunch, business and consumerism
newmatilda.com » newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Aug 6, 2008
It seems everybody is on China’s back these days. In fact, you might say that if China-bashing were an Olympic sport, it would be a major blow to all the commentators who like to say things like "if China-bashing were …
Also tagged: china, hero, satire, beijing olympics, 080808
newmatilda.com » newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Jul 30, 2008
It’s hard to leave politics. When you spend many years of your life caught up in the exciting cut and thrust of Question Time and the Parliament canteen, it can be a real wrench to return to the everyday hum-drum world …
Also tagged: hero, satire, peter costello, brendan nelson, liberal leadership