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701Liberals’ Energy Policy Vacuum Risks Sector ‘Death Spiral’
The Liberal government’s energy policy vacuum risks locking in a sector ‘death spiral’ where increasing power and transmission costs are carried by...
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Submission to Senate select committee inquiry into the Abbott government budget cuts
The Abbott Budgetary constraints are impacting on funding restrictions to the scope and application of the Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme...
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Queensland vote rocks Abbott
The rout in Queensland is shocking news for Tony Abbott. It will terrify federal backbenchers and further destabilises his leadership. It puts...
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Companies suing critics. That’s the real enemy of free speech
*Pic: Heidi Lee Douglas, Defendant 5 There was moment in his political life when Philip Ruddock became a mini-hero. Within a short...
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The Red Fox incursion into Tasmania …
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Mother Mountain: The Symphony of Birdsong (48)
*Pic: The great American environmentalist Aldo Leopold The “Respect the Mountain” forum ( here, here, and here ) at the Hobart Town...
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Chinese tourism and business development in Tasmania
This week a furniture designer/maker (one man business) had a visit from a ‘suit’ and a Chinese furniture maker. They both walked...
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A prize that pales all others
Rodney Croome (above), the first Australian of the Year finalist to be recognised for work on LGBTI issues and equality, reflects on...
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Ten things to watch on and after election night in Queensland
You know it’s an extraordinary election when a party holds 73 of the 89 seats in parliament thanks to a record-breaking victory...
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Inside Operation Boring, the LNP’s strategy to reclaim Queensland
If Queensland’s Liberal National Party reclaims government at this Saturday’s election, you can be sure the politicians will be quick to take...
