New Matilda
New Matilda is an independent Australian media outlet. The site has been covering politics, Aboriginal affairs, environment and media since 2004.
New Matilda is an independent Australian media outlet. The site has been covering politics, Aboriginal affairs, environment and media since 2004.
Explore political cartoons in Behind the Lines exhibitions online.
How the head of the government can lose their position.
For the first time in Australian history, a governor-general dismissed a prime minister and government.
Your guide to the voting method we use in Australia.
Your guide to misinformation and democracy.
Our collection captures the ideas, movements, people and events of Australian democracy.
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