Economy

Tasmanian nurse recruitment drive draws a blank, unions blame pay, conditions for failure

First published March 14 A taxpayer-funded, three-week trip to the United Kingdom to entice nurses to work in the Tasmanian health system...

The problem record immigration is supposed to solve doesn’t exist

Population is “the everything issue”. It affects all aspects of public policy and our daily lives. It is essential to get population...

Just what are funerals for … ?

Vanessa Goodwin … First published March 12 Funerals serve two purposes, to honour the dead and support the grieving. There can be...

Vlad … and diplomacy …

*Cartoon: Martyn Turner, used with permission: https://www.facebook.com/martynturnercartoons/ . http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/martyn-turner

First salvo in a trade war that could lead to a global recession …

First published March 12 President Trump has declared that ‘trade wars are good’ and that ‘they’re easy to win’. This, accompanied by...

Traffic … post-election

‘Geoffrey Robertson QC appears for Norfolk Islanders … ‘

The Norfolk Island community has launched a legal challenge with the United Nations, alleging the Australian Government has breached an international covenant...

Machiavelli was alive and well in the Hobart Tally Room last Saturday …

Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) was an Italian Renaissance writer whose great contribution to history was to give politicians a bad name. He was...

NATION: Despite light at the end of the tunnel, journey ahead will not be smooth …

“Despite the light at the end of the tunnel, the journey ahead will not be smooth.” – Wang-Yi, Chinese Foreign Minister. China’s...

Turnbull’s parliamentary circus …

The Saturday Paper gives one free read a week. This is a brilliant summation of the Turnbull years. The legislative record of...