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• Politics

  Bartlett and the poisoned chalice

  Matthew Denholm The Australian FROM the smoking wreckage of yet another Tasmanian political train wreck has emerged a figure many see as...

• Environment

  Council axes plantation bid

  Nick Clark Mercury A TASMANIAN council has rejected a plan for a forestry plantation on the boundary of a small country town,...

• Environment

  The logging of Bruny Island

  John Tolhurst Adventure Bay, Bruny Island So there it is. Forestry Tasmania won’t change its plans, without an Act of Parliament, and...

• Environment

  The Asthma Foundation

  Clive Stott What a cosy little nest we have. The CEO of the Asthma Foundation and the Premier playing golf with people’s...

• Environment

  Culture of Fear and Intimidation

  Richard C. Butler Attached is an image of a man who would not be photographed for fear of being assaulted. I accepted...

• Coroner & Legal

  It’s time to petition The Governor

  Dr Warwick Raverty Even if His Excellency were loath to take that unusual step, what a message such a petition would send...

• Coroner & Legal

  Governors, Democracy and the Rule of Law

  Sir Guy Green His Excellency the Honourable Sir Guy S Green AC KBE, Former Governor of Tasmania, 29 October 1999 Menzies Oration...

• Democracy Tasmania

  PM backs culture of disclosure

  Jano Gibson SMH May 9, 2008 GOVERNMENT agencies will be encouraged to adopt a pro-disclosure culture under changes aimed at giving the...

• Democracy Tasmania

  When Democracy Turns to Kleptocracy

  Buck Emberg By seemingly quiet and covert cunning, many of our present politicians, male and female, have changed the political rules while...

• Environment

  Climate Crisis Demands Mindshift

  Peter BoyerClimate emergency demands changed mindsets, pacts with enemies. Facing a crisis of unprecedented proportions, we are headed for disaster unless we...