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Piers Morgan Tried To Interview Roseanne Barr. It Went About As Well As You’d...
One of the challenging things about Roseanne Barr, at least over the past few years, has been working out whether or not she has a genuine mental illness (and is thus being exploited by morally...
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‘Anyone With Drugs, Put Them On The Table’: The Redgum Years In The Sunshine...
John Schumann (ex-Redgum lead singer/songwriter) and the Vagabond Crew are returning to Brisbane with The Redgum Years in August. Here, Schumann reflects on gigging in the dark days of the...
View ArticlePre-emptive Strike: The Official 137-Page ‘Rules Of Soccer’… For Piers Morgan...
If past behaviour is any predictor of future behaviour – and let’s face it, in this case it definitely is – then by this time tomorrow, the Poms are going to be screaming blue murder about how they...
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REVIEW: John Schumann Shows Why He’s An Icon In ‘The Redgum Years’
He’s written his fair share of Australian anthems in the past, and now Redgum’s John Schumann is back on stage to remind us all what protest – and song – is all about. Vivienne Wynter reviews his...
View ArticleNathan Walker: Getting The Brand Back Together
As the only Australian ever to make the National Hockey League, he’s a pretty big deal in the United States. But as Sandi Logan notes, Nathan Walker’s five-month stint back home in Sydney during the...
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The Battle Over Battlefield Earth… Definitely NOT The Worst Movie Ever Made
The ‘religion’ might be ridiculous, and the movie, at times, not much better, but Battlefield Earth – filmed with the support of the Church of Scientology in the hopes of… well, God only know what –...
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Monster Is As Monster Does: The Legacy And The Legal Woes Of Alan Jones
As the media storm builds around veteran shock jock Alan Jones, who is now facing numerous allegations of grooming and sexual assault, Alex Vickery-Howe points out that Jones built his career by being...
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Legendary Australian Journalist John Pilger Has Died, Aged 84
John Pilger, unarguably the most recognised Australian journalist anywhere on the planet, has passed away in London. He was aged 84. John had been battling illness since mid-2023. The news was...
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TRANSCRIPT: Breaking the Great Australian Silence – John Pilger’s Sydney...
If you’re looking for a way to pay tribute to the passing of John Pilger, a giant of Australian journalism, then you could do worse than watching and sharing his Sydney Peace Prize Lecture, delivered...
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A Champion for Justice – My Tribute to John Pilger: Stuart Rees
People of the world who cherish human rights have lost a champion. The courageous, skilled, inimitable John Pilger, prolific author, film maker, foreign and war correspondent died in London on December...
View Article‘Amplifying Others: A Very John Pilger Thing To Do’: Working With Australia’s...
ABC Brisbane presenter David Iliffe spoke to New Matilda editor Chris Graham earlier this week about the recent passing of legendary Australian journalist and documentary maker John Pilger. John, born...
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Review: Bring Back The Camp In New Doctor Who
Camp is coming back in a big way to Doctor Who under returning showrunner Russell T. Davies. An acclaimed Welsh writer and producer, Davies oversaw the revival of Doctor Who in 2005, and has now...
View ArticleTrump Booster Roger Stone Caught On Tape Talking Assassinations; Invokes The...
If you thought political standards, particularly in the US, had reached rock bottom… think again. Overnight, Mediatite revealed that Trump associate Roger Stone has been caught on tape discussing the...
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Now We Got Bad Blood: The Snowflakes of Trump Town Are Coming For Taylor Swift
Alex Vickery-Howe reminisces about his schoolyard days and criticises the adults who would rather spread lies than admit their rival has earned her success. I have little respect for sore losers. In...
View ArticleCurb Your Enthusiasm: Larry David Might Not Be ‘THE’ God Of Comedy, But He’s...
The show’s called Curb Your Enthusiasm, but that’s an impossible task if you have a pulse, and even the tiniest ‘schmear’ of humour in your bones, writes Chris Graham. In case you’ve been living under...
View ArticleThe AI Armageddon Is Coming… To a Moderately Irritating Inconvenience Near You
So you may have noticed a bit about Artificial Intelligence floating around the internets. Yeah, ok, maybe more than “a bit”. Alright, alright, I know. AI is everything. Everything is AI. You can’t...
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You Throw, I’ll Catch
Life’s lessons often come at you in ways you don’t expect, writes Glenn Scott. And when they do, you better have your mitts ready. Mentors are important. Sometimes you find them, sometimes they find...
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Pot for Peace: From Gaza To Nimbin For MardiGrass 2024
Every year, thousands flock to the ‘alternative capital of Australia’ in the foothills of the mountains behind Byron Bay, for the annual Nimbin Mardi Grass festival, where there’s almost as much weed...
View ArticleSilencing The Future: The Ethical Dilemma Of Banning Teens From Social Media
Remember that time that we locked teens out of social media, and made them all safer by silencing and disempowering them? Neither does Dr Kathryn Daley. This week we have seen the launch a campaign for...
View ArticleNew Matilda Statement Regarding Ongoing Use Of Social Media
Over time, New Matilda readers might have noticed a significant drop-off in our engagement on social media. And by ‘significant drop-off’, I mean ‘we’ve stopped posting shit on social media’. Or as the...
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