Independents Archives - Tasmanian Times

Spirit Fiasco – A Governance Disaster, Not a Milestone

Euphoria abounds as the new Spirit of Tasmania IV lies idle in Hobart, while our political leaders offer platitudes and spin. We...

Crossbenchers Hold Key to Saving UTAS Campus 3

Crossbenchers Hold Key to Saving UTAS Campus 4

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Crossbenchers Hold Key to Saving UTAS Campus

Media release – Angela Bird, SaveUTAS, 13 August 2025 YOUNG TASMANIANS RELY ON THE CROSSBENCH TO SAVE TASMANIA’S ONLY UNI SaveUTAS is asking...

Independents Must Uphold Voters' Mandate and Reject Liberal Policies 6

Independents Must Uphold Voters' Mandate and Reject Liberal Policies 7

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Independents Must Uphold Voters’ Mandate and Reject Liberal Policies

Statement – Victor MacIntosh, Convenor, York Park Alliance, 30 July 2025 Letter of solidarity to – Tasmanian elected Independents/Greens/Labor In looking at...

Post-Election Reflections - Andrew Jenner and Jiri Lev 9

Post-Election Reflections - Andrew Jenner and Jiri Lev 10

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Post-Election Reflections – Andrew Jenner and Jiri Lev

In the aftermath of the election, two political figures, Andrew Jenner and Jiri Lev, offer their candid reflections on their respective campaigns...

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Parliaments are Made to Share Power

Community advocate Christine Bayley provides us with the first of two articles where she argues that a 'hung parliament' in Tasmania, far...

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TEC – Next Steps as Counting Continues

Media release – Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 25 July 2025 Counting continues: next steps in finalising the 2025 State election results With first...

Forrest Urges Independents to Demand Budget Framework Fix 14

Forrest Urges Independents to Demand Budget Framework Fix 15

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Forrest Urges Independents to Demand Budget Framework Fix

As I have been contemplating the election outcome and seeking a new and different way of governing Tasmania, I started writing this...

Liberals Offer 'Stability Agreement' Olive Branch to Crossbench 16

Liberals Offer 'Stability Agreement' Olive Branch to Crossbench 17

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Liberals Offer ‘Stability Agreement’ Olive Branch to Crossbench

Premier Jeremy Rockliff has released a draft ‘stability agreement’ today in an attempt to cobble together enough crossbench support to form a...

Rosalie Woodruff's Path to Premiership 19

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Rosalie Woodruff’s Path to Premiership

Following a closely-contested state election, Tasmania finds itself with another hung parliament, opening the door for complex negotiations and a potential shift...