Tasmanian Times
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878HistoryLove story on railway of death a personal novel for author Richard Flanagan
Emma Hope, Mercury TASMANIA’S most acclaimed author Richard Flanagan yesterday launched his sixth and most personal novel to date, drawing on his...
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1.1KEconomy
Look Who’s Laughing. Flannery, Booth
*Pic: Photograph by Peter Essick from National Geographic’s coverage of the Canadian oil boom, here This short note is certainly no exegesis...
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877Coroner & Legal
Julian Burnside: Alienation to alien nation
I had a conversation with Tim Costello some years ago which significantly changed my way of seeing things. He told me of...
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821National
Dear old Ming would be turning in his grave …
“Women are unquestionably destined to exercise more and more influence upon practical politics in Australia….Now we have an organisation in which all...
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761History
Love story on railway of death a personal novel for author Richard Flanagan
TASMANIA’S most acclaimed author Richard Flanagan yesterday launched his sixth and most personal novel to date, drawing on his father’s experiences as...
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1.2KEconomy
Education expert in push to put literacy specialists in all Tasmanian schools
An education policy expert wants specialist literacy and numeracy teachers in every Tasmanian school. The state has the lowest level of Year...
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941Education
State to get tough on bullies
ATTORNEY-General Brian Wightman has vowed to review Tasmania’s anti-bullying laws. The pledge by Mr Wightman comes in the wake of a public...
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891Coroner & Legal
Will Brian Wightman protect Tasmanian’s World Heritage Area forests?
The legal guide from the Environmental Defenders’ Office to the TFA Act 2013 demonstrates that the ball is now definitely in hands...
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1.9KArts
A new creative hub breathes life into old Mercury building
SOMETHING is rumbling inside the old Mercury building in Hobart’s Macquarie St. Behind its signature art deco exterior, the empty newsrooms and...
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895Article
Oil and Honey: The Education of an Unlikely Activist, Bill McKibben
Bill McKibben, via Imogen Kandel Senior Publicist Black Inc. http://www.blackincbooks.com We weren’t really planning to actually go to jail. Our advance team...
