Current Affairs

I’m still confused …

In an effort to source the root of the issue with TWS, I looked at the policy provided by Paul Oosting. See...

TT Tasmanian of the Year

Paper trees in precious ground

Two huge plantation industries are sweeping Indonesia: palm oil and acacia trees used to make paper. But most of the land left...

Not happy

Sporting bodies FFA and FIFA must stop the nonsense that is its bidding process for the World Cup of football. It is...

BARTLETT MUST ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR POLICE UNCERTAINTY

www.tas.greens.org.au The Tasmanian Greens today said that the decision to refuse the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) leave to appeal against the...

A long way to go …

I always thought the idea was we should learn from past mistakes. The following suggest we’ve a looooong way to go. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/...

Botch-up of chlorination levels?

Graeme Evans, Sorell Deputy Mayor, in the Mercury’s Letters column today. It’s at odds with Southern Water’s explanation of how e.coli appeared...

Johnston case appeal fails

THE High Court has rejected the Crown’s bid to appeal the dismissal of charges against Jack Johnston. Director of Public Prosecutions Tim...