Economy

$240,000 Gunns roadworks bill goes unpaid. As does Walker Corp bill. Man-up, Green told

GUNNS ROAD WORKS BILL GOES UNPAID Kim Booth MP Greens Energy Spokesperson Tuesday 19 June 2012 The Tasmanian Greens today said the...

TASMANIA’S BEST ARCHITECTURE!

People Before Pokies!

“People before Pokies!” was formed today in Hobart, as a response to a public meeting held at Hobart Town Hall two weeks...

‘Citizen journalists’ can’t replace papers. Fairfax slashes jobs, goes tabloid paywall. Gina looms

Would Nixon get away with it in the Google age? A web of ‘citizen journalists’ cannot replace newspapers. FORTY years ago, five...

Tracks to oblivion

The hollows in the stony beach – from which hunting Aborigines once launched ambushes on seals – were not too difficult to...

Dr Warwick Raverty: Many acts of bullying and intimidation in CSIRO

Dr Warwick Raverty speaks at a pulp mill rally. Picture: Dave Groves, http://adigitalphotographer.wordpress.com/2012/04/29/once-upon-a-night-time/ The Victims Of CSIRO group was formed in mid-2011...

Dear Dr Bleaney

Dear Dr Bleaney, I’m responding, on behalf of Minister Green, to your email of 10 June 2012 concerning agricultural pesticides. I note...

The End of Growth … as Greece teeters

Looking at the state of the global financial crisis, is it time to question the accepted wisdom that modern democracies must continuously...

Food and drink makers launch misleading, pro-litter scare campaign

FOOD & DRINK MAKERS LAUNCH MISLEADING, PRO LITTER SCARE CAMPAIGN Cassy O’Connor MP Greens Environment Spokesperson Sunday, 17 June 2012 The Tasmanian...

Going bananas to restrict weapons … as Aung San Suu Kyi accepts Nobel peace prize …

Kirsty Maddeb from Amnesty City Group We had a successful action at Salamanca Market today (17/6/’12) at the Amnesty International stall. We...