Articles by New Matilda
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John Pilger, on the Betrayers of Julian Assange
John Pilger | New Matilda – TRANSCEND Media Service,
1 Jan 2024
More than a decade on from his forced asylum and subsequent torture in 2012 at the hands of British and US authorities, Julian Assange remains abandoned by his own government and the media.
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State Responses to the Torture of Julian Assange, Morally Disengaging Media, and What It Means for Us All
Dr Lissa Johnson – New Matilda,
16 Sep 2019
Talk to the totalitarian hand: While Julian Assange rots in prison for publishing journalism, clinical psychologist Dr Lissa Johnson explains some of the science behind how we got here, and also how we push back.
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Capitalist Art and Hollywood Superheroes
Daniel Safi – New Matilda,
20 May 2019
Ever walked out of a cinema wondering what just happened, both in the movie and to your brain cells? What happened to film, and art and other things capitalism likes to devour.
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Annoyed by the Vegan Protestors? Then Imagine This…
Paul Mahony | New Matilda – TRANSCEND Media Service,
29 Apr 2019
16 Apr 2019 – Supporting or opposing the recent vegan protests is partly about perspective, and partly about ethics. There’s a simple ethical test for those complaining about the protests held recently in Melbourne and elsewhere around Australia.
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Cruelty, Cruelty, Cruelty: Nauru, Yemen, Gaza
Stuart Rees – New Matilda [Australia],
19 Nov 2018
6 Nov 2018 – Article 5 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights decreed, ‘No-one shall be subjected to torture, or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.’ The Convention on the Rights of the Child had similar aspirations. Those rules and standards seem to have been forgotten or disregarded.
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The Ugly, Messy Truth about Julian Assange and Why You Should Care
Helen Razer – New Matilda [Australia],
12 Nov 2018
4 Nov 2018 – Over the past few days, there has been increased activity around the Ecuadorian embassy in London, sparking fears Julian Assange faces imminent detention by British authorities. Helen Razer weighs in on truth, on Assange, and why you should care about both.
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2018 Freedom Flotilla: A Predictable End to an Unpredictable Journey?
Chris Graham – New Matilda,
3 Sep 2018
29 Jul 2018 – New Matilda editor Chris Graham reports from the Al Awda, a lead ship steaming through the Mediterranean Sea about 24 hours from an attempt to break the Israeli naval blockade on the Palestinian people of Gaza.
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Ducking Hell: The Shocking Video Revealing How We Farm Ducks in Australia
Chris Graham – New Matilda,
16 Jul 2018
Shocking footage of duck farming in Australia has emerged showing day-old ducklings being dropped into an industrial shredder, adult ducks being kicked and thrown around a barn by workers, and ducks which should have been stunned before slaughter hanging by their feet on a conveyor belt while they bleed to death after having their throats slit.
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The Latest Gaza Massacre: ‘There Is No Better Life but for Dead People’
Jakob Reimann – New Matilda,
7 May 2018
30 Apr 2018 – Over the past month, Israel has slaughtered almost 50 unarmed Palestinians protesting the theft of their land and the oppression under which they live.
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Defence Stocks Plummet amid Threats of Peace Breaking Out on Korean Peninsula
New Matilda – TRANSCEND Media Service,
7 May 2018
War. What is it good for? Well, the economy, stupid. And conversely, if the prospects of war reduce, you can pretty much guess what happens to the fortunes of major defence companies.
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Behind Bars: Australia’s Shocking Cruelty to Aboriginal People with Disabilities—In Their Own Words (Part 2)
Michael Brull – New Matilda,
19 Mar 2018
In Part 2, Michael Brull gives voice to the victims.
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Behind Bars: Australia’s Shocking Cruelty to Aboriginal People with Disabilities–Solitary Confinement (Part 3)
Michael Brull – New Matilda,
19 Mar 2018
Part 3 of this special series looks at the use of solitary confinement against disabled Aboriginal prisoners.
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Australia: Crime Does Pay, the War on Drugs Doesn’t
John Ryan – New Matilda,
19 Mar 2018
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting a different outcome. John Ryan from the Penington Institute weighs in on Australia’s never-ending, never-winning war on drugs.
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Behind Bars: Australia’s Shocking Cruelty to Aboriginal People with Disabilities–Overcrowding, No Medical Treatment, No Accessibility (Part 4)
Michael Brull – New Matilda,
19 Mar 2018
Part 4 of this special series looks at the conditions prisoners are forced to live in.
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Behind Bars: Australia’s Shocking Cruelty to Aboriginal People with Disabilities (Part 5)
Michael Brull - New Matilda,
19 Mar 2018
The abuse of Aboriginal prisoners with disabilities in Australian jails is confronting, and ongoing. In the final piece in this special 5-part series, Michael Brull makes the case for urgent action.
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Behind Bars: Australia’s Shocking Cruelty to Aboriginal People with Disabilities (Part 1)
Michael Brull – New Matilda,
19 Feb 2018
15 Feb 2018 – The abuse of Aboriginal prisoners with disabilities in Australian jails is confronting, and ongoing. In this special series Michael Brull profiles the shocking revelations uncovered.
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Your Silence on Manus and Nauru Is Your Complicity
Lauren Bull – New Matilda,
20 Nov 2017
What Australia has done to people seeking asylum is the responsibility of all Australians.
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Manus Island: Those for Whom We Cannot Grieve
Elise Addlem – New Matilda,
20 Nov 2017
14 Nov 2017 – The 600 men trapped between the Manus Island detention centre and the unknown that comes next are people defined negatively as individuals. As a nation, overcoming our fear of ‘the other’ and exposing our own vulnerabilities is the key to ending the crisis on Australia’s Manus Island.
→ read full articleThe US Has Soldiers Deployed in Almost Every Country on Earth
Jakob Reimann – New Matilda,
13 Nov 2017
The US has deployed 240,000 troops in 172 countries around the world – a sprawling global network which serves as a permanent gesture of threat.
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Jim Green – New Matilda,
13 Nov 2017
12 Nov 2017 – This year has been catastrophic for nuclear power, and just when it seemed the situation couldn’t get any worse for the industry, it did. Nuclear energy is dying a slow, painful and wildly expensive death.
→ read full articleManus a Humanitarian Crisis: How Did We Get to This Point in Papua New Guinea, Australia?
Holly Brooke & Vanamali Hermans – New Matilda,
13 Nov 2017
If like us, you want to take direct action and organise to bring about an end to this crisis and policies like offshore processing and mandatory, indefinite detention in Australia, you can join your local Refugee Action Coalition. RAC’s exist in every state and drive refugee campaigns across the country. They enable anyone, whether you have a history of activism or not, to stand in solidarity with refugees and engage with actions like the one we are taking today.
→ read full article‘Meat’ the Double-Edged Sword That Might One Day Eliminate Animals from Our Diet
Geoff Russell – New Matilda,
28 Aug 2017
There’s good GMO, and then there’s bad GMO. And there’s natural GMO as well. A simple guide to one of the really good ones which might one day remove meat from our diet.
→ read full articleThe Killing Fields of Australia – A Matter of Routine
Chris Graham – New Matilda,
24 Jul 2017
It’s official. Mowing down a 14-year-old boy is worth three years in jail. Almost. Chris Graham looks at the outcome in the trial of the man who killed Elijah Doughty, and the litany of justice system failures that preceded it. And a warning to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers, this story contains images of persons who are deceased.
→ read full articleBugger the Journalism: The Slow Death of Critical Thinking in Australia
Jake Lynch – New Matilda,
7 Nov 2016
The Australian Research Council’s latest funding round is rich on gadgets, but a wasteland to social justice projects and big ideas. My designated Field of Research is Journalism Studies. And yet, of 630 funded projects, the number in Journalism Studies is… zero. Yes, that’s right: the square root of naff all.
→ read full article(Italiano) Giornalismo di pace: che cosa Johan Galtung chiederebbe ai Talebani
Liam McLoughlin | New Matilda – Centro Studi Sereno Regis,
19 Sep 2016
Sebbene tra il 1970 e il 1990 il numero di morti per terrorismo in Europa occidentale sia stato maggiore di quello degli ultimi 25 anni, il numero complessivo di morti per atti di terrorismo è attualmente in crescita.
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Liam McLoughlin – New Matilda,
22 Aug 2016
The Norwegian sociologist, who helped found the field of ‘peace journalism’, spoke about conflict, terror, and talking to the Taliban. The scholar is a vocal critic of mainstream media coverage of violence. In his critique of the failure to give context for events and explore the causes of conflict, Galtung differentiates ‘war journalism’ from ‘peace journalism’. We began the interview with a succinct explanation of the difference.
→ read full articleThree Harsh Realities to Help You Make Sense of Middle East Anger and the Paris Attacks
Michael Brull – New Matilda,
23 Nov 2015
15 Nov 2015 – There can be nothing but condemnation of the attacks in Paris. But there can – and should – also be understanding about why they occurred, and who created the conditions. The short answer is us.
→ read full articleThe Debate around Nuclear Energy in Australia Just Got a Whole Lot More Serious
Thom Mitchell – New Matilda,
9 Feb 2015
Nuclear energy will now be on everyone’s lips and maybe one day in everyone’s homes, with the announcement of a Royal Commission.
→ read full articleIf Japan Hated Sea Shepherd Before, Wait Until They See What’s Steaming Towards Them in 2016
Chris Graham – New Matilda,
9 Feb 2015
Anti-whaling activism out of Australia just got a whole lot smarter, faster and flashier. Not to mention scarier.
→ read full articleAre We All Lebanese Porn Stars? On Freedom of Speech and Mohammed Cartoons
Michael Brull – New Matilda,
26 Jan 2015
If depicting Mohammed in a cartoon is a noble act of freedom of expression, then why isn’t porn on prime time? And a WARNING. This article contains an image that some readers may find offensive.
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Giacomo Bianchino – New Matilda,
26 Jan 2015
It’s hard to maintain satire as ‘comedy’ when it becomes the enfranchised attacking the disenfranchised. The injury done by the violence of the CH calamity to “free speech” is enough to warrant a fundamental question: what role does satire play in democracy?
→ read full articleThe only Terrorist Organisation Involved in the Sydney Siege Is the Murdoch Press Empire
Joshua Dabelstein – New Matilda,
22 Dec 2014
One man’s terrorist is another man’s media mogul. The real source of fear and loathing in Australia.
→ read full articleA Minor Footnote to Australia’s Shameless Persecution of Asylum Seekers
Michael Brull – New Matilda,
17 Nov 2014
When it comes to Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers, I think it is impossible to overstate the sadism of government policy. From the savagery of the conditions in offshore processing, to the cruelty of onshore indefinite mandatory detention, we destroy people.
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Tom Clarke – New Matilda,
22 Sep 2014
21 Sep 2014 – As East Timor marks the 15th anniversary of its independence, it still has no maritime boundaries. They can thank their greedy neighbours for that.
→ read full articlePeak Hour Traffic Trumps the Right to Protest, Court Finds
Nick Riemer – New Matilda,
25 Aug 2014
On Wednesday [20 Aug 2014] the Supreme Court upheld a decision by the New South Wales police to prohibit the protest called for last night’s Sydney opening of the 2014 Israeli Film Festival. Political freedoms matter in Australia, just as they matter in Palestine. The police cannot be given the right to determine which causes are allowed to take to the streets.
→ read full articleStalinist Zionism Is No Way to Treat a Friend
Michael Brull – New Matilda,
25 Aug 2014
It is not that these people are nostalgic for Stalin. It is that their style of worship of the state is reminiscent of supporters of Stalin. They display the same intellectual styles. And when people criticise their holy state, the response is lies, vilification, and whatever other means can be used to suppress criticism.
→ read full articleWho Is ISIS, Where Are They From, And Why Are They Fighting?
Amy McQuire – New Matilda,
18 Aug 2014
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) seems to have come from nowhere. The forces that have led to ISIS’ disturbing ascent—explained.
→ read full articleThe Case Mounts for an Educational Boycott of Israel
Jeff Sparrow – New Matilda,
11 Aug 2014
The deaths in the UN facilities epitomize the barbarity of Operation Protective Edge, not only because so many of the slain were children but also because they were killed after having fled their homes, precisely as they had been instructed by the Israelis. A boycott is not a magic solution. But it’s a simple and non-violent way of saying that we want no part in the crimes that are taking place.
→ read full articleFrom Auschwitz To Sderot: The Decline Of Our Humanity
Marcelo Svirsky – New Matilda,
4 Aug 2014
Jewish–Israeli scholar Marcelo Svirsky questions the humanity of people celebrating the death and destruction in Gaza.
→ read full articleVICTORY! Anti-BDS Case against Jake Lynch Falls Apart
Max Chalmers – New Matilda,
14 Jul 2014
VICTORY! Israeli radical law centre pursuing Centre for Peace and Conflict studies director Jake Lynch signed an agreement to request the case be dismissed. Shurat HaDin have now agreed to pay his costs after taking him to the Australian Federal Court for his support of BDS. Lynch said he was excited and relieved that the case was being abandoned.
→ read full articleAustralia: ‘Ag-Gag’ Laws Backed to Hide Animal Cruelty
Ben Latham – New Matilda,
16 Jun 2014
A push for new legislation that will force animal rights activists to hand over footage to police rather than media. Out of sight and out of mind, the Australian meat industry benefits from keeping consumers in the dark about what happens behind the closed doors of factory farms and slaughterhouses.
→ read full articleWhat’s Really at Stake in the Sydney University BDS Affair?
Jake Lynch – New Matilda,
9 Jun 2014
People in Israel should realise that in the 21st century the world will not keep tolerating the Israeli occupation. This is realised by many in Israel and the responses include using the courts of other countries to close down political action intended to signal a refusal to tolerate the occupation, such as BDS.
→ read full articleUtopia: The Inside Story
Chris Graham – New Matilda,
2 Jun 2014
On May 31 [2014], John Pilger’s latest film, Utopia will air on SBS television. New Matilda owner/editor Chris Graham worked as an Associate Producer on the film. In this special feature, he provides an inside look at the making of Utopia.
→ read full articleJournalism Can Be an Agent of Peace
David Robie – New Matilda,
12 May 2014
Embracing ‘peace journalism’ will help journalists be part of the solution. The study of wars and news media portrayal and reportage of conflict has been well developed as an academic discipline, termed by some as “war journalism”. But the study of peace journalism lags far behind. War journalism often focuses on violence as its own cause and is less open to examining the deep structural origins of the conflict. Heavy reliance on official sources leads to a general zero-sum analysis and deepens divisions.
→ read full articleJournalism Is the Novel of Reality
Antonio Castillo – New Matilda,
12 May 2014
Reality was central to Gabriel García Márquez’s fiction, which was magically nourished by his journalism. So while much has been written about his best known works of fiction, One Hundred Years of Solitude, or Love in the Time of Cholera, many have forgotten that García Márquez was first a journalist, “the best job in the world”, as he described it.
→ read full articleAnzac Day: A Fitting Codicil to a Century of War
Jake Lynch – New Matilda,
28 Apr 2014
Military spending and mythology in Australia have taken on a life of their own. Perhaps we can use 2014 and 2015 to switch our critical faculties back on, and use our freedom and democracy to loosen the grip of the military-industrial complex and our deference to warmongers across the Pacific. That would be a fitting codicil to a century of war.
→ read full articleChild Abuse: The Cardinal Who Knew Nothing
Adam Brereton – New Matilda,
31 Mar 2014
Cardinal George Pell’s extraordinary testimony yesterday [24 Mar 2014] before the Australian Royal Commission into child abuse confirms that the church is not fit to govern itself in child abuse matters.
→ read full articleWhose Revolution Gets Televised?
Christian Tym – New Matilda,
24 Mar 2014
While anti-government protests rage in Venezuela, across the border in Colombia a genuine uprising of the rural campesinos has gone almost unreported. Comparing Colombia and Venezuela shows whose side our major media outlets are on. We need to be careful whose revolution we are cheerleading.
→ read full articleUkraine Will Reveal the True EU
Charles McPhedran – New Matilda,
3 Mar 2014
3 Mar 2014 – A week after the president was deposed and with Russian invasion looming, protesters hope for an end to Ukraine’s cronyism, reports Charles McPhedran, who visited Kiev last week.
→ read full articleThe Other Story of Venezuela’s Riots
Antonio Castillo – New Matilda,
3 Mar 2014
Venezuela’s opposition have never accepted defeat at the ballot box. The riots in Tachira are a sign that they can’t wait until 2015 for another legitimate tilt at power.
→ read full articleEurope May Be the Lesser of Ukraine’s Two Evils
Sasha Shtargot – New Matilda,
3 Mar 2014
If you watch the TV news and read the tabloid newspapers in the West, you would understand the crisis that has been playing out in Ukraine as a conflict between the Ukrainian people demanding freedom and a corrupt, pro-Russian government desperately clinging to power. The reality is actually far more complex.
→ read full articleHow Kiev Became a Battleground
Charles McPhedran – New Matilda,
3 Feb 2014
High profile European politicians are worried that the skirmishes in the Ukraine are the start of another major revolution. Charles McPhedran explains what led protestors to occupy Kiev.
→ read full articleNationalism Returns to Japanese Politics
Jacob Lynagh – New Matilda,
3 Feb 2014
Nationalism is on the rise around the world, but Japan’s tense relations with China make it a special case. The West needs to tread very carefully, writes Jacob Lynagh.
→ read full articleTaking Me to Court Won’t Stop BDS
Jake Lynch, New Matilda – TRANSCEND Media Service,
2 Dec 2013
The More Informed People Are About Israel-Palestine, the More Likely They Are to Sympathise With the Palestinians – This week in Australia’s Federal Court I am defending my right not to participate in institutional arrangements with Israeli higher education, in response to the call by Palestinian civil society for an academic and cultural boycott.
→ read full articleWhat ‘Impartial’ Means At the Oz
Jake Lynch, New Matilda - TRANSCEND Media Service,
17 Dec 2012
Journalist Christian Kerr recently filed a series of critical articles in The Australian about me over my support for an academic boycott of Israel, and then boasted to friends about using the paper to further his own views on the subject.
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Jake Lynch, New Matilda - TRANSCEND Media Service,
17 Dec 2012
Sydney University academic Jake Lynch has come under fire this week [13 Dec 2012] for his stance on Israel. Today he argues his case: Palestinians and dissenting Israelis need international support to achieve justice.
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Jake Lynch, New Matilda – TRANSCEND Media Service,
2 Jul 2012
There’s a concentration on arrests of alleged “kingpins” of the drug cartels, and on the death and destruction they leave in their wake as they scrabble for control of key smuggling routes. There is much less space for exploring why some people join the gangs in the first place, and what could be done — and is being done — to offer them a route to a better future.
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