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930ArticleVoodoo Economics – Flawed Stadium Project Appraisal
In the following commentary, Ruth Forrest accuses the Tasmanian Government’s use of “voodoo economics” in its new approach to project appraisal for...
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Spinal Surgery Forces Senator Lambie Out of Parliament
Senator Jacqui Lambie speaking at the Stop the Stadium Rally, Parliament Lawns, Hobart, 10 May 2025
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AFL Team, Yes. Billion-Dollar Stadium, No.
As a Tasmanian living near the Sapporo Dome in Hokkaido, Japan—Simon Jackson details how poor logistical planning, namely the barrier of water...
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Stadium’s Cost Threatens Trust, Vision and Social Fabric
The upcoming 4 November 2025 parliamentary vote on the new Macquarie Point stadium has plunged Tasmania into a political crisis defined by...
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Book Review – Science Under Siege
Co-authors of Science Under Siege, Michael Mann, an atmospheric scientist and Peter Hotez, professor of tropical medicine, paediatrics, virology and microbiology, are...
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Perry’s Stadium Analysis Raises Serious Questions About Independence
The 22 October Public Accounts Committee hearing into Coordinator-General John Perry’s controversial stadium opinion piece has raised serious questions about the independence...
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3.1KTas That Was
Tas That Was – King Island
Currie, King Island’s biggest town, in 1914.
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Salmon Industry Absent From Skate Heatwave Risk Plan
Environment Tasmania has criticised the state government’s newly released ‘Tasmanian Marine Heatwave and Related Event Response Plan’ for failing to address salmon...
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Politicians Clash Over Mental Health Clinic Rescue
Health Minister Bridget Archer MHA announced the government’s $2 million transitional funding package, claiming credit for “saving” the clinic and criticising federal...
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Tasmanians Are Speaking — Why Won’t Our Leaders Listen?
This article by anti-stadium activist Janice Overett examines the rapid growth of grassroots opposition to Tasmania’s proposed Macquarie Point AFL stadium through...
