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4.4KAustralia no longer has a 2-party system …
Before I go on. Whilst I am commenting on all matters relating to psephology, in this case the rise of the Greens,...
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Footfalls echo in the memory …
Thomas Evan Whitton and the former Bernice Margaret Collopy with their sons Evan (left) and Richard. These companion pieces reflect the horror...
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Peter Jones: It’s also brave to stand for peace
As we approach the anniversary of the Gallipoli landings and then the shift of focus to the Western Front, it is worth...
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Tasmania introduces “religious freedom” legislation, just days after Indiana scraps it
In the last few weeks something extraordinary happened in the US state of Indiana. Governor Michael Pence presided over new legislation to...
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Venture Minerals’ 2 cents worth
*ABC Pic: The buck (should) stop here … Minister for Resources Paul Harriss and Premier Will Hodgman … Venture Minerals shares have...
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STATE: Seal and dolphin death toll begins … Pulp Mill … Forestry …
Greens Leader and Primary Industries spokesperson Kim Booth MP has urged tripartite support for the Greens’ call – to be voted on...
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An ANZAC reflection …
The meaning of ANZAC is everywhere this autumn morning in a small, Western District soldier-settlement as a few old-timers rugged up against...
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Bread-and-circuses live on …
So, our disastrously misguided national leader, Tony Abbott, thinks that Iranian asylum seekers whose pleas to be accepted as refugees have been...
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Failing to deliver …
A campaign for Bass Strait interstate transport equality, initiated by the people and supported by business in two states, has failed to...
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Public-interest journalism is under threat …
Welcome Speech at the Tasmanian Media Awards Good evening ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the 2015 Tasmanian Media Awards. First, I...
