Politics

Lara opens John Holland’s new Tasmanian office. Are they after pulp mill action?

Premier Lara Giddings recently opened major construction company John Holland’s new office in Hobart. The question is: Are they seeking a part...

Food Bowl vision blurs. TFGA workshops

THE future of the key plank in the Tasmanian Government’s $220 million Food Bowl vision rests on the sale of water to...

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...

We will never stop fighting. The Backlash against the Backlash

‘Red-haired’ animal advocates across the country gathered once again today (July 30) to urge the Gillard government to put an end, once...

Four-term Tassie … as TAFE enrolments tipped to drop

Tasmania’s public school system will switch to a four-term school year from 2013. The Education Minister Nick McKim says he has accepted...

The Silver Bullet Men

This is a story about men and their dreams – alchemist dreams. Part science, part magic, part religion. Seriously, it’s about our...

The Thatcherising of Lara Giddings

Questions, but no Answers, in Hobart

I wasn’t invited, so I watched online, and I had to wait until it was almost over to see the best bit...

The terrible threat of political violence

The recent tragic events in Norway emphasise the need for political debate to be conducted by media commentators and politicians in a...