SELECTED JOURNALISM

HOW TO BUY AN AR-15

“So you got an AR!” says a gunned-up colleague named Curtis. My news puts a spring in his step. “Congratulations,”  he says. “Matt, you are becoming American. Gotta assault rifle; all you gotta do now is get fat.” 

Published by SPIN.

NIGHTSWIMMING IN DUNGOG

Spread over the best part of a decade, this is Matt Thompson's confronting account of life and death in small town Australia.

Published by the Sydney Review of Books.

THE LAST CONQUISTADOR

Matt Thompson explores the violent intrigues of Basilan, a rebel and terrorist-plagued island  in the southern Philippines.

Broadcast by ABC Radio National.

DON'T GO TO JOLO

Matt Thompson looks deep within the Asia Pacific's front-line of the 'War on Terror' and finds that instability and stability can be different words for the same thing.

Published by the Sydney Review of Books.

SOLITARY BROKE BADNESS
Prolonged solitary is the norm for many Australian prisoners, despite clear guidelines against the practice.  Matt Thompson explores this black hole of 'corrections'. 

Published by the BBC.

WIPE MY MIND WITH YOUR HEAVENLY POWERS OR TAKE ME TO EDGE CITY, YOU FRAUDULENT CORPSE-DANDY

Much of Matt's adult life was spent revering New Journalism and pining for such an era. When Tom Wolfe died, Matt faced reality.

Published by Neighbourhood