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This Election Stinks, And Everyone Knows It 1

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This Election Stinks, And Everyone Knows It

We take a look and a sniff at the first week of the 2025 House of Assembly campaign. Uurrrrkkk!

Revenue Reform Essential for Tasmanian Health Crisis 3

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Revenue Reform Essential for Tasmanian Health Crisis

The Australian Medical Association is calling for the health budget to be protected from further cuts. They believe the very small increase...

Garland: Make 19 July ‘Independents’ Day’ 6

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Garland: Make 19 July ‘Independents’ Day’

Braddon independent Craig Garland argues that minority government can foster accountability and genuine collaboration, as compared to the chaos the two biggest...

Tasmania’s Electile Dysfunction Syndrome 8

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Tasmania’s Electile Dysfunction Syndrome

Oh no! Not another election. You can take it, writes our unofficial parliamentary gossip columnist, The Hag.

Tasmanian Political Crisis - Alternatives To An Election 10

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Tasmanian Political Crisis – Alternatives To An Election

Last week, the Lower House of the Tasmanian Parliament, the House of Assembly, passed a motion of no confidence in the Premier,...

Tasmania's Budget Crisis - A Call for Urgent Action 12

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Tasmania’s Budget Crisis – A Call for Urgent Action

Ruth Forrest MLC delivers a scathing indictment of Tasmania's financial management, arguing that years of ignored warnings and a persistent failure by...

The Stadium Delusion - What’s Really Driving Tasmania’s Costly Obsession? 14

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The Stadium Delusion – What’s Really Driving Tasmania’s Costly Obsession?

When both the Tasmanian Government and so-called Opposition unite behind a project — declaring it essential at any cost – despite three...

Real Support Isn’t a Pilot – Time to Back Workers Behind Tasmania’s Family Violence Response 16

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Real Support Isn’t a Pilot – Time to Back Workers Behind Tasmania’s Family Violence Response

CPSU Organiser Jess Greene makes the case for supporting the service workers at the core of Tasmania's domestic violence response.

Albanese’s Salmon Farm Dilemma - Macquarie Harbour and Australia’s Responsibilities Under International Law 18

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Albanese’s Salmon Farm Dilemma – Macquarie Harbour and Australia’s Responsibilities Under International Law

Wetlands are of major importance, both ecologically and in environmental law. How does salmonid aquaculture in Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour fit into the...