Current Affairs

Hobart Food Service Goes Plastic Free

Hobart has become the first city in Australia to ban single-use plastic takeaway food packaging as part of a wider move to...

‘Stop the Secrecy’ Bill

Transcript of ‘Stop the Secrecy’ media conference, Parliament House Lawns, Hobart, 1 July 2021. Speakers were Cassy O’Connor (MHA for Clark, Tasmanian...

Unions Tasmania Protests Medicare Changes

Unions Tasmania today protested upcoming Medicare changes that take effect from 1 July. The event occurred outside the office of Liberal Senator...

Dynnyrne Residents Protest Fifth Lane Proposal

Media conference with Dynnyrne residents in front of Parliament House, Hobart, 29 June 2021. Key spokesperson was Meghan Smith (pictured above, second...

Marinus Project Effect on Power Prices

Media release – Project Marinus, 28 June 2021 Two new independent reports released today confirm Project Marinus will put downward pressure on...

Lawyers Alliance: Transparency Needed on TWWHA Developments

Statement – Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA), 29 June 2021 Calls for law change to ensure transparency around development in Wilderness World Heritage...

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Kane Dallow Jailed for Contempt of Court

by Lucy MacDonald, ABC A convicted conman has been sentenced to nine months in prison after he published defamatory videos about a...

In Tas You Cannot Be Charged a Fee for Paying Rent

On Saturday, Guardian Australia published an article about third-party payment of rent. It quotes tenants from NSW, Victoria, and Queensland, who have...

Gutwein Own-Goal Symbolic of Tasmanian Tribalism

We need Peter Gutwein to show leadership in many areas of public life in Tasmania, but he can't help being a schoolyard...