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• Economy

  Hydro and Forestry foolishness

  Ben Quin The circumstances regarding the very poor performance of the Hydro Basslink deal should also be put to Forestry Tasmania in...

• Article

  Billions bet on the weather

  The Mercury Editorial, Oct 30 Questions remain about how a state utility was allowed to wager $2.3billion on the weather — without...

• Poetry & Short Stories

  Meanwhile, at the Republic …

  Lyn Reeves Sunday, 4th November, Republic Bar & Café, cnr Burnett and Elizabeth Streets, North Hobart 3-5pm A Passion for Poetry: Pardalote...

• Article

  Tune in, many decibels from now

  Percy from the Pews An earlier Mercury report quoted the dean as saying the younger generations don’t want to meet in “crusty...

• National

  My statement of independence

  Ben Quin MR “Fearless and open debate is the heart of a democracy. It is not acceptable for any group to be...

• Politics

  No end in sight

  Not to be missed: “Enraging, apocalyptic, masterfull” — Village Voice Watch here

• Environment

  Mill: Ecuyer’s protest. Some social notes …

  Paul Bibby SMH When the meeting began, the independent candidate for Wentworth and anti-pulp mill campaigner Danielle Ecuyer lambasted Perpetual’s board for...

• Article

  Water: policy needs and the future

  Tim Thorne Now We the People (Tasmania) will be conducting a seminar on the topic: “WATER: policy needs and the future” on...

• Politics

  Ivan’s out!

  A resident Launceston Stop Press! Staunch Tamar pulp mill backer Ivan Dean was voted out as Mayor of Launceston last night, beaten...

• Environment

  A Royal Commission is essential

  Lance Anderson A Paul Lennon comes around only once in a lifetime if you are lucky! I READ with great interest Richard...