How the hell are they in power?

Rotary walked this morning … they were not given time by the government to come up with a proposal which would realistically...

Our Common Ground and Plantations

IN ORDER to maintain the status quo, sections of the forest industry, in particular Forestry Tasmania, strongly argue the need to continue...

Basket case …

Rise and fall

We’ve galloped into a new year, and with it we’re seeing a new surge of high-rise building development for Hobart City. But...

A memorial to Malua

Malua was the most amazing racehorse ever to come out of Tasmania. For over a century, in every state of Australia journalists...

The Hugh Cudlipp lecture: Does journalism exist?

Thank you for inviting me to give this lecture in honour of the memory of Hugh Cudlipp. Ask any British journalist who...

The Greens and emissions trading

There is broad recognition that the Rudd government’s emissions trading scheme is weak and badly designed. However, some still hold the view...