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• Article

  Today: A book launch

  Kathleen Flanagan Anglicare You are invited to… A BOOK LAUNCH The Rug-Maker of Mazar-e Sharif by Najaf Mazari & Robert Hillman at...

• Politics

  Power bills skyrocket

  TimMartain Sunday Tasmanian THE reality of skyrocketing power bills has begun hitting Tasmanian families and businesses — and the impact is expected...

• Environment

  Lennon bombshell sparks earthquake

  Sue Neales Mercury Comment A SEISMIC shift of tectonic proportions rocked Tasmania on Monday. The changes wrought on all three Tasmanian political...

• Poetry & Short Stories

  Today: Peace Prize

  Kay Binet The winner of the inaugural Eve Masterman Peace Poetry Prize is to be announced on Saturday 31st May, at the...

• Politics

  New broom sweeps Lennon aide

  Mark Worley Mercury THE man employed to bring a fresh approach to former premier Paul Lennon’s office has been replaced, just days...

• Environment

  Gunns reloads in cash hunt

  Nick Clark Mercury GUNNS is relying on international finance to fund its controversial pulp mill, after ANZ Bank yesterday confirmed it would...

• Politics

  Wilkie walks away from Greens

  Sue Neales Mercury IRAQ war whistleblower and former Greens senate candidate Andrew Wilkie has quit the Greens Party, fed up with internal...

• Article

  Tassie’s defence of Henson’s nude photos

  Maria Rae Mercury TASMANIAN collectors of the artist Bill Henson have defended his controversial photographs of naked children in the face of...

• Democracy Tasmania

  Ethics: it must be independent

  Marion Nicklason Convenor – Tasmanians for a Healthy Democracy We believe that to restore the Tasmanian people’s faith in their Government, the...

• Coroner & Legal

  Ethics: Fix whistleblower laws first

  Isla MacGregor Ms MacGregor said “While many Tasmanians are calling for an ICAC or an Ethics Commission our whistleblowers are avoiding using...