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.
Your guide to voting in Australian elections.
Everything you need to know about a double dissolution.
Your guide to royal commissions in Australia.
For the first time in Australian history, a governor-general dismissed a prime minister and government.
False information from ancient times to the present.
How the head of the government can lose their position.
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