Aboriginal students, boys, students with a disability, and students from low SES backgrounds are being disproportionately excluded from schools, according to a new study released this week by researchers at the University of South Australia. The study shows that exclusionary practices such as suspensions not only fail to identify the
This weekend marks the opening of ‘duck season’ in Victoria. That is, people with guns flock to game reserves around the state, to blow the heads off unsuspecting native wildlife. New Matilda regular Geoff Russell – who files predominantly on the environment and animal rights – travelled from Adelaide to
Alex Vickery-Howe tracks the disturbing trend of dishonest politicians falsely equating peaceful protest with acts of terror. Sometimes I wonder if we’re living in a free country. How’s that for an opener? Are you spitting up cornflakes yet? But I do. Let me take you back to Year 11 Legal
It’s Earth Day on April 22, and while that’s technically not a birthday celebration, a great present for humanity would be an effective solution to the growing climate crisis. You could do worse than putting a price on carbon and compensating families for the additional cost, writes Aarzu Patni. As
It was a rough few days for the global LGBT community… at least, where politics is concerned. On Monday, the world boasted five openly gay heads of government, but by week’s end, that number had almost halved, with the resignation on Thursday of Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić, and then
Glenn Scott is a recently ‘discovered’ new talent for New Matilda, after we came across an epic rant on his personal Facebook page (about coffee). ‘Discovered’ in scare quotes, because, apparently, Glenn’s been around for quite a while. Or so his birth certificate would have us believe. In any event,
If you’ve missed it, New Matilda regular Geoff Russell has penned a rather impacting piece on the opening of the annual duck hunting season in South Australia. For the uninitiated, every year, from March to June, the unironically named game reserves of South Australia echo out with the sounds of
Alex Vickery-Howe reflects on ‘Jacked-up’ Joe Biden’s State of the Union address and its refutation of ageist Republican propaganda. Donald Trump thinks water destroys magnets. I’m going to write that again…. Donald Trump thinks water destroys magnets. This is a thing he believes. Whenever I feel I’ve played the Trump
Every March, Geoff Russell and his friends from South Aussies for Animals (SAFA) head into the game reserves in South Australia to document the official opening of the duck hunting season. You know, like the government is supposed to do, but pretty clearly doesn’t. And a warning to readers: if
At New Matilda, we’re still trying to work out how we might incorporate Artificial Intelligence into our stubbornly independent operations, if at all. It’s fair to say it’s a work in progress. While we ponder, NM editor Chris Graham has found at least one useful ‘purpose’, particularly if you happen
An ingenious tourism campaign out of Tasmania may (or may not) increase visitor numbers, but it’s sure to boost the morale of local artists, writes Emma Wilkins. An advertising campaign that claims AI is no match for authenticity, and seeks to show the world that “instant isn’t always better”, has
There’s no great mystery behind why our planet is warming, or why our society is decaying, writes Fiona Carberry. And if you’re reading this, you’re almost certainly not amongst the people likely to be most impacted by it. The doorbell rings on Saturday afternoon at about 4pm. It’s 37 degrees.
Aboriginal students, boys, students with a disability, and students from low SES backgrounds are being disproportionately excluded from schools, according to a new study released this week by researchers at the University of South Australia. The study shows that exclusionary practices such as suspensions not only fail to identify the
This weekend marks the opening of ‘duck season’ in Victoria. That is, people with guns flock to game reserves around the state, to blow the heads off unsuspecting native wildlife. New Matilda regular Geoff Russell – who files predominantly on the environment and animal rights – travelled from Adelaide to
Alex Vickery-Howe tracks the disturbing trend of dishonest politicians falsely equating peaceful protest with acts of terror. Sometimes I wonder if we’re living in a free country. How’s that for an opener? Are you spitting up cornflakes yet? But I do. Let me take you back to Year 11 Legal
It’s Earth Day on April 22, and while that’s technically not a birthday celebration, a great present for humanity would be an effective solution to the growing climate crisis. You could do worse than putting a price on carbon and compensating families for the additional cost, writes Aarzu Patni. As
It was a rough few days for the global LGBT community… at least, where politics is concerned. On Monday, the world boasted five openly gay heads of government, but by week’s end, that number had almost halved, with the resignation on Thursday of Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić, and then
Glenn Scott is a recently ‘discovered’ new talent for New Matilda, after we came across an epic rant on his personal Facebook page (about coffee). ‘Discovered’ in scare quotes, because, apparently, Glenn’s been around for quite a while. Or so his birth certificate would have us believe. In any event,
If you’ve missed it, New Matilda regular Geoff Russell has penned a rather impacting piece on the opening of the annual duck hunting season in South Australia. For the uninitiated, every year, from March to June, the unironically named game reserves of South Australia echo out with the sounds of
Alex Vickery-Howe reflects on ‘Jacked-up’ Joe Biden’s State of the Union address and its refutation of ageist Republican propaganda. Donald Trump thinks water destroys magnets. I’m going to write that again…. Donald Trump thinks water destroys magnets. This is a thing he believes. Whenever I feel I’ve played the Trump
Every March, Geoff Russell and his friends from South Aussies for Animals (SAFA) head into the game reserves in South Australia to document the official opening of the duck hunting season. You know, like the government is supposed to do, but pretty clearly doesn’t. And a warning to readers: if
At New Matilda, we’re still trying to work out how we might incorporate Artificial Intelligence into our stubbornly independent operations, if at all. It’s fair to say it’s a work in progress. While we ponder, NM editor Chris Graham has found at least one useful ‘purpose’, particularly if you happen
An ingenious tourism campaign out of Tasmania may (or may not) increase visitor numbers, but it’s sure to boost the morale of local artists, writes Emma Wilkins. An advertising campaign that claims AI is no match for authenticity, and seeks to show the world that “instant isn’t always better”, has
There’s no great mystery behind why our planet is warming, or why our society is decaying, writes Fiona Carberry. And if you’re reading this, you’re almost certainly not amongst the people likely to be most impacted by it. The doorbell rings on Saturday afternoon at about 4pm. It’s 37 degrees.
