Tasmanian Times
Opinion
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896A story founded entirely upon a myth
Kev Rothery claims to be someone who wants the public to be properly informed – with this as his stated aim his...
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Goodbye Martin Ferguson … I look forward to ignoring you …
In 1996 just after Ferguson was first elected to Parliament, I had dinner with him and a table full of ALP and...
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Ta Ann v Swift Parrot …?
Tasmania’s outstanding native forests and their threatened species remain at risk of continued industrial scale destruction, despite the passage of new forest...
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Withhold 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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928
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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932
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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907
The Magic Wand of the Confidence Fairy
The preoccupation with debt and deficits that afflicted much of the discussion about the Federal Budget has carried over into the discussion...
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951
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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812
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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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...
