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HVC: Taking Back The Keys

The Huon Valley Council recently concluded its “Hall Review Committee Information Sessions,” presenting what it describes as a new, improved management model...

The Cupboard is Bare, So – Toys or Food? Doctors Consider the AFL Deal 3

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The Cupboard is Bare, So – Toys or Food? Doctors Consider the AFL Deal

Tasmanian Doctors for the Environment argue that not having a shiny new stadium might be a difficult choice, but it's a rational...

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Bugger the Facts – Just Do It!

Fact: The TT-Line Company Pty Ltd, (trading as Spirit of Tasmania) is wholly owned by the Tasmanian Government. Fact: The Macquarie Point...

Jenner: 'We Have a Right to Expect Honesty, Transparency & Accountability' 10

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Jenner: ‘We Have a Right to Expect Honesty, Transparency & Accountability’

JLN crossbencher Andrew Jenner (MHA for Lyons) explains the motivation for and significance of his push to bolster the state's anti-corruption body.

'Adult Crime, Adult Time' isn’t a Youth Justice Strategy, it’s a PR Campaign 12

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‘Adult Crime, Adult Time’ isn’t a Youth Justice Strategy, it’s a PR Campaign

Last week Premier Rockliff and Minister Ellis were out in force declaring a youth justice crisis. They’re right, but not for the...

Robbins Island - a Dangerous Precedent 14

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Robbins Island – a Dangerous Precedent

When are decision-makers going to consider community voices and not just corporate greed in terms of renewable energy projects?

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Two Easter Edicts

It’s been a turbulent Easter. “There can be no peace without freedom of religion, freedom of thought, freedom of expression and respect...

Disability Organisations and Unconscious Paternalism 19

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Disability Organisations and Unconscious Paternalism

Disability organisation have been around for more than a century. Organisations with such outdated names like the “rxxxd” children’s and, “spxxxtic children...

Are You an Agonocrat? Come to Hobart Stadium and Watch a Fake Contest of Ideas 21

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Are You an Agonocrat? Come to Hobart Stadium and Watch a Fake Contest of Ideas

Manipulative tactics, not genuine debate, drive costly stadium plans, exposing flaws in political governance. by Bernard Keane, The Mandarin Nicholas Gruen calls...