Opinion

Clearfelling, chemicals … and Devonport’s water

A warning to all who drink Cradle Coast water sourced from the Forth River. We tried to stop the use of chemicals....

Recollections and Prognostications of an Octogenarian

SEVENTY-ODD years ago in my early teens I made my first visit to Burnie. I had boarded the train at the then...

TT’s Tasmanian of the Year on Australian Story

This program is about an unlikely alliance between a GP, a group of oyster farmers and a Sydney scientist. They banded together...

Human Rights And Public Protest

The end of the Gunns 20 case has reignited calls for legislation to prevent Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (SLAPP) lawsuits. Victorian...

Bartlett Hawks veto claim

PREMIER David Bartlett has been accused of using the Government’s Hawthorn sponsorship to veto a Liberal party event. Brooksy’s Walk for a...

Colleagues praise ‘tireless champion’ Napier

In the face of such apathy I am gobsmacked

Thankyou to you and your readers for support and dusting me off when the brick walls were tough.I still cant beleive I...

Wilkie: The difference between the Greens and me

Thank you Woodworker for your concern with my whereabouts. My response to the no-pokies announcement is recorded in today’s Mercury article. In...

Brightside has two orphans needing a home

I do not usually send out emails like this one but thought on this occasion people would not mind. Brightside has two...