Politics

Women’s autonomy or state control?

THE abortion debate is never-ending. Impetus has been given to it by the federal Minister for Health’s funding (to the tune of...

Too gutless to save one of our own

HCC killing Christmas

Media Release Wednesday December 14, 2005 Hobart City Council trying to kill a Christmas tradition Knopwoods Retreat has today slammed the Hobart...

John Howard’s dangerous way

IN 1968 British Conservative Enoch Powell warned of ‘blood in the streets’ if immigration to the UK from Commonwealth countries continued. We...

A bit of goss from the old Hag

HAG has been Christmas partying. She doesn’t know where she’s been. She doesn’t know what she said. She doesn’t know who she...

The conscience vote

WE should think more about this whole concept of ‘conscience’ voting. John Howard appears likely to allow coalition members to vote according...

Cronulla: Is John Howard to blame?

Battery Point: Gated Community

THE Battery Point and Sullivans Cove Community Association has jobs on its hands. Thanks to its efforts, the St Ives Hotel and...

A new chip off the block

THE Tasmanian Government has appointed ANZ chief economist Saul Eslake as chairman of the Tasmanian Arts Advisory Board. Saul, of course, is...

Pulp mill: abusing debate

WHILE a rally which packed Albert Hall with over 2500 people showed the breadth of community opposition to Gunns’ current pulp mill...