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2.5KEconomyBryan Green’s Asbestos Mine
Labor and Liberal governments love to trumpet how friendly they are to development. The truth is that the impediments they put in...
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2.1KEconomy
Mining Bauxite
Bauxite is aluminium ore. It is formed over millions of years by the breakdown of iron-poor volcanic rocks that are exposed to...
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1.0KEconomy
Lara’s Gambit
Image of Premier Giddings: J Tarkine Falls picture by Nicole Anderson Politicians love issues. Ordinary people like me want a quiet life,...
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1.6KNational
I’ll Always Be Labor (but I don’t have to vote for them!)
People who talk of the good old days have bad memories. I grew up in the 1960s. Men spat on the footpaths...
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937Economy
457 Outrage
You may not have heard about it, but last week immigration officers visited Tasmania to assist employers with 457 visa applications. (See...
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924Economy
Are 35 Fools More Talented Than 25?
My title is a bit harsh, because they are not all fools, but I want to illustrate an absurdity. Increasing the numbers...
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1.3KCoroner & Legal
The Justice Secretary “Resigns”
Paul Lennon, Age Pic, HERE According to the mainstream media, Justice Secretary Lisa Hutton has “resigned” after a 30 year career in...
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961Economy
Super Subs
The Australian is reporting that the Federal Government is likely to accept a report recommending the construction in Adelaide of 12 Super...
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868Economy
If Italy Can Do It …
If there’s one thing I learned in Government, it’s that there is usually a simple answer to every problem. Justice? No problem...
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852Economy
Perhaps it was because of incompetence …
Yesterday’s Mercury carried letters from doctors and nurses saying that they are not the (health crisis) problem. My experience suggests that they...
