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The Hollow Man

Pic: of Eric Hutchinson from his website, http://www.erichutchinson.com.au/ On 30 April I posted an article about the depths politics can plummet towards...

Peace … v Anzac Day

I am writing to support the Governor of Tasmania Peter Underwood and the remarks he made on Anzac Day ( Read here...

Mother Mountain: The Symphony of Birdsong (13)

The “Respect the Mountain” forum ( here, here, and here ) at the Hobart Town Hall earlier this year prompted Don Knowler...

Mining’s multi-billion-dollar black hole

As the boom ends, poor oversight and lax bonds leave governments stuck with an enormous bill for mining’s clean-up. Back in the...

Remote Wilderness Eco-Lodges for the Stranded

Letter to the Editor, Mercury In reference to your article on eco-lodges (Mercury 29/5/2014) and the Tourism Industry Council wish-list for resorts...

Poisoned Planet

Transcript Robyn Williams: Well, it’s 52 years since Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring, warning of the poisons polluting our surroundings, but still...

AMP Fund drops fossil fuel investments

Another big investor has decided to reduce its exposure to fossil fuels, with AMP Capital announcing that its ‘‘responsible’’ funds would have...

Welcome, June 2014

Tasmanian household income will suffer most from Federal Budget measures

*Pic: Leunig, with permission http://www.leunig.com.au/ Measures contained in the 13 May Federal Budget will hit the finances of Tasmanian households disproportionately, the...

Hypocrite? Moi? Peppa Pig …

Joe on YouTube, THEN. Joe relaxes with cigar, NOW. Joe Hockey protesting university fee increases as a student, March 26, 1987 Watch...