Current Affairs

National Parks Unlocked for Woodchipping

BREAKING NEWS: National Parks Unlocked for Woodchipping. Prime Minister Julia Gillard has made a surprise early visit to Tasmania, announcing that she...

Solutions for Peace in our Forests

The Honourable Lara Giddings MP Premier Level 11 15 Murray St Hobart Tas 7000 Email: C/O Mark Sayer, Chief of Staff, The...

The Meaning of August 4

Gunns saw it coming. Thursday August 4 was the day the Gunns world was not about to end with a whimper …...

Going Bush … err Bust (now with added notes)

Forestry Tasmania spends significant amounts of “commercial in confidence” monies on media propaganda such as the Going Bush TV series and TV...

Matt’s a finalist: First on Tasmanian Times (for the second time)

Kutalayna Image Photography prize finalist One of Matthew Newton’s images – First published on Tasmanian Times has been shortlisted for the $25...

“Would You Like To See Where Lucille Is Buried?”

From an extract from his unpublished book, Build-up To A Disquiet offered to The Tasmanian Times, in the deep public interest, following...

Friends of the ABC wants inquiry into the ABC

Friends of the ABC is outraged that the ABC is cutting its in-house production in favour of more outsourcing. “We strongly support...

DAVE GROVES: Somewhere to Hide

Dave Groves

Campbell spent big in run-up to last election

FORMER Bass Labor MHR Jodie Campbell spent more than $26,000 of taxpayers’ money on printing and mailouts in the two months before...

The Thatcherising of Lara Giddings