Tasmanian Times

Worst cancer death rate in the Commonwealth

Tasmania has just recorded the worst cancer incidence and the worst cancer death rate in the Australian Commonwealth. [Sunday Tasmanian newspaper, 7...

Travels without a donkey: Bogota

AFTER 11 hours on a plane from Madrid we bounce down in Bogota. To get a real taxi you need to get...

Economic Assessment of the Gunns Pulp Mill 2004-2008

School of Economics and Finance Discussion Paper 2010-01 Abstract This paper outlines the process for evaluating the economic effects of Gunns proposed...

Set in Stone

Dave Groves

A Tale of Two “Leaks” … and Bartlett in Apology Mode

DAVID BARTLETT’S January 31 “Building a Strong Tasmania” speech before assembled Labor candidates tells us more about the grim results of Labor’s...

It cost $27,500 to fell Westbury’s trees. Why?

Foxes: Fantastic feral evaders

Tasmania’s foxes are truly extraordinary feral creatures. According to our public officials they are have been categorically seen on many thousands of...

Libs bid for Rosemary Armitage

THE Liberal Party is desperately searching for a high-profile professional woman to replace Sue Napier in Bass. Liberal leader Will Hodgman yesterday...

The Writer’s Wrath

“The characteristics of modern Western society comprise a short attention span, a desire for instant gratification and a reluctance to read anything...

Labor’s $18 a week slug to travel to school

I have just learned that a family with two children, who formerly travelled to school for free on the bus (fully subsidised...