Tasmanian Times
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903Withhold Royal Assent
My campaign to challenge the manner in which the Tasmanian Forests Agreement Bill, 2012, was dealt with by the Parliament of Tasmania...
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Silence on peace deal is telling
Economists aren’t known for their accurate predictions, but my record is not too bad. Not because I have a crystal ball, but...
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Undermining due process
By underming due process in the FSC, the Tasmanian Forestry Agreement (TFA) legislation jeopardises prospects of peace in Tasmania’s forest wars. A...
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Climate Change Alarmism as a Moral Responsibility
Two recent Tasmanian Times articles have been commendably direct and clear-eyed about the scale of the threat that anthropogenic climate change poses...
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Australia’s greenhouse gas reduction targets are being reviewed
In an earlier article ( The Four Reports of the Climate Apocalypse? ) I reviewed four reports relating to climate change which...
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850
Greens introduce bill for independent Office of Animal Welfare
The Australian Greens have introduced a bill into the House of Representatives today to establish an independent Office of Animal Welfare, implementing...
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Pell mell …
Australia’s most senior Catholic, Cardinal George Pell, has admitted the fear of scandal led to cover-up in the church. He said former...
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The first duty of every government: namely, to preserve the nation’s finances
The first duty of every government: namely, to preserve the nation’s finances. So said Tony Abbott in his 2013 Address in Reply...
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Unscrupulous Business in a Broken Landscape
Old Wayne wakes as the sun comes up, dresses in protective gear ready to fight the remains of a bushfire—eats toast, drinks...
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Our national parks must be more than playgrounds or paddocks
It’s make or break time for Australia’s national parks. National parks on land and in the ocean are dying a death of...
