Unfair O’Byrne slur a new low for parliament
Democracy is the loser in the continued hunting and shunning of David O’Byrne. Is it too much to hope that important principles come before political gain, asks GREG BARNS.
Opinion
Fairness, justice thrown out the window
NATASHA CICA rails against ‘prosecuting’ politicians playing the gender card in the kiss-and-text claims against David O’Byrne.
Ruthless Labor purge in full swing
Already a potent unelected force for Labor, former premier Paul Lennon is fighting for factional control of the party’s agenda, writes SIMON BEVILACQUA.
Labor secrecy hurts democracy
The question is, how to rebuild the wreckage of the Tasmanian Labor Party into a valuable and viable player to the advantage of our democracy, writes Charles Wooley.
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Letters to the Editor, March 10, 2020
In your Letters to the Editor today: Wombat mange, voluntary euthanasia, and Tasmanian prisons.
Tasmania, you’re disgusting, wash your mouth out
Is the male ego so fragile that it can’t handle a woman making beer? Sexist comments from online trolls prove exactly why we need International Women’s Day.
Don’t blame greedy landlords for Hobart housing crisis
TONY COLLIDGE: The housing shortage is often blamed on greedy landlords, but private housing has been propping up the under-supply of public housing
Employ Tassie engineers instead of relying on overseas and interstate workers
DARREN BEATTIE: Train locals instead of relying on interstate and overseas workers for wave of major projects ahead
Fining the hungry for taking food from a bin
GREG BARNS: Tasmania continues the oppressive style that began in 1803
Navigating a storm ahead
EDITORIAL: Tasmania’s finances are travelling well at the moment. With a projected surplus and negative net debt, it’s the equivalent of having a good job and cash in the bank.
Letters to the Editor, March 9, 2020
In your Letters to the Editor today: Coronavirus, vaping, the road toll and politics
Bevilacqua: Battery of a nation … or global powerhouse?
Why not do away with the cables altogether and focus on supplying 100 per cent renewable energy to firms that base themselves in Tasmania
Build a Hobart high school but watch the other schools shrink
TERRY POLGLASE: First make a plan, because families send children to high-income areas
Talk to exporters before moving Spirit terminal to Geelong
MICHAEL BAILEY: TT-Line and government must consult on Geelong port call
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