Politics

Media releases – Forestry

Media release – Guy Barnett, Minister for Resources, 7 April 2020 Future of Tasmania’s Wood Bank Tasmania’s Future Potential Production Forest (FPPF)...

Third Tasmanian Coronavirus Death Confirmed

Media release – Prof. Tony Lawler, Chief Medical Officer, 7 April 2020 Third coronavirus death confirmed A man in his 80s who tested...

FAQ: Tenants’ Rights under COVID-19 Emergency Bill

Last week temporary changes to the Residential Tenancy Act came into effect for the duration of the COVID-19 Emergency Period. Tenants’ Union...

Tasmanian Planning Laws and Institutions Under Attack

In the 1990s Tasmanian state governments introduced a range of progressive planning and environmental laws including the State Coastal Policy, the Threatened...

Sorry to Disappoint Climate Deniers, but Coronavirus makes the Low-Carbon Transition more Urgent

by John Hewson, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Climate deniers have been hanging out for the United Nations’ next...

LegCo Elections Deferred until at least August

Media release – Elise Archer, Attorney-General, 5 April 2020 Legislative Council Elections to be deferred The Tasmanian 2020 Legislative Council Elections for the...

First Draft: The Weekly Briefing

Content by First Draft News Talking points In a week that has seen social media companies continue their fight against coronavirus misinformation,...

World Health Organisation – 3 April Briefing

Good Citizen

Women’s Legal Service Tasmania – WLST are limiting face-to-face service delivery and are now only booking telephone appointments (except under exceptional circumstances,...

Risdon Prison is No Place for Rehabilitation

It was because torture, flogging, and hanging became repugnant to community sensibilities and their efficacy questioned, that they were ultimately abolished in...