State

The determination of TT’s Tasmanian of the Year

A Tasmanian doctor who was instrumental in ending the Falklands War says that was much easier than her current battle with the...

David Bartlett: Are you afraid of Nick McKim?

AS DAVID BARTLETT woke to a beautiful Tasmanian day and pondered his visage in the shaving mirror, did he ask himself: Why...

David Bartlett: Tell us the truth

THE DAVID BARTLETT Government must be desperately hoping journalists continue to ignore what appears to be a most scandalous transaction: the 800,000...

Libs to push ahead with plan to increase the size of Parliament

THE Liberals will push ahead with plans to increase the size of Parliament if they win government. Opposition Leader Will Hodgman said...

TT’s Tasmanian of the Year on Australian Story

This program is about an unlikely alliance between a GP, a group of oyster farmers and a Sydney scientist. They banded together...

The Trial of Michelle O’Byrne: A Public Address

Peter Cundall, hero. Rupert Murdoch, villain

THE REACTION to my last piece HEREwas greatly heartening, despite the odd grumble. As a consequence, I have made an acquaintance with...

Logging ‘increases fire risk’

The finding by Australian, Canadian and US researchers is based on a review of previous studies and is published in the latest...

Human Rights And Public Protest

The end of the Gunns 20 case has reignited calls for legislation to prevent Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (SLAPP) lawsuits. Victorian...

Pesticides found in five rivers

The latest round of chemical testing has found pesticides in five Tasmanian rivers, all of them in northern parts of the state....