Editor’s Choice – Row 1

Labor and the Greens ‘Win’, But Democracy Loses

When we go to the ballot box and vote, we have an expectation that those we elect will at least try to...

Lib government fails to deliver on its promise …

The Tasmanian Planning Policies Shambles BILL 48 – The Land Use Planning and Approvals Amendment (Tasmanian Planning Policies and Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill...

Mental health: the poorest cousin

Nowhere in the health system has the budget-cutting been as severe as in mental health. And nowhere is that fact as poorly...

The Prosser Gulag …

Well, the Prosser dinosaurs went, left dissenting purists as me with a legacy of giant-sandbags, now browning with algae and really in...

Senator Abetz … ‘and I am here to help you …’

In Sydney on Thursday night 7th of August 2014, Senator Abetz made this statement as recorded in the Guardian the following day:...

Meander Valley’s Draft Local Provisions Schedule – The First within the Tasmanian Planning Scheme

Ovata trees in the agricultural zone on Larcombes Rd, Reedy Marsh. Pic: Andrew Ricketts 8th November 2018 On 20 October 2018, the...

Forget about stone-age coal energy … think space-age solar technology.

If we can acquire a natural energy resource for zero cost and little environmental impact then why shouldn’t we develop it, particularly...

The day at Flemington …

A letter to the Premier on Pallittorre land …

Minister for Resources Guy Barnett Response … Premier, On 5 October I sent you an email titled “‘Pallittorre Land Above The Liffey”....

THE NEWS … that is not the news …

Misrepresentation in news has existed for a long time. It affects how people view media coverage of various events, issues, topics, and...