Steve Loring Archives - Tasmanian Times

A Legislative Blueprint For Genuine Tasmanian Democracy 1

A Legislative Blueprint For Genuine Tasmanian Democracy 2

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A Legislative Blueprint For Genuine Tasmanian Democracy

“The fight for Tasmania is a fight for the very idea that government should be of the people, for the people and...

Stadium's Cost Threatens Trust, Vision and Social Fabric 3

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Stadium’s Cost Threatens Trust, Vision and Social Fabric

The upcoming 4 November 2025 parliamentary vote on the new Macquarie Point stadium has plunged Tasmania into a political crisis defined by...

Australia's Democracy Stuck in Colonial-Era System 5

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Australia’s Democracy Stuck in Colonial-Era System

This opinion piece from Steve Loring argues Australia’s Westminster parliamentary system has become an outdated relic unable to meet modern citizen expectations....

Democracy Must Evolve to Reverse Australia's Rising Inequality 7

Democracy Must Evolve to Reverse Australia's Rising Inequality 8

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Democracy Must Evolve to Reverse Australia’s Rising Inequality

Reimagining Australia’s Democracy – From Inequality to Citizen Participation In a nation with the world’s 12th largest economy, it is a profound...

Tasmania Can Use Scotland's Blueprint to Renew 9

Tasmania Can Use Scotland's Blueprint to Renew 10

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Tasmania Can Use Scotland’s Blueprint to Renew

From Top-Down to Bottom-Up – A Blueprint for Tasmanian Democratic Renewal Drawing on the Scottish Experience In a healthy democracy, the fundamental...