Banking ‘cops’ call time on mega Aussie house party
The banking regulator has stepped in to dampen the overheated property market like cops arriving at a noisy house party. Here’s how it will impact you.
Opinion
The great Australian dream is fading fast
Housing is a human right and it is no good thing for a nation to be pricing low and even middle-income earners out of having a stable roof over their heads, writes GREG BARNS.
Battle of the Hobart Town Hall: Transgender agenda translated
Open mindedness is a scarce commodity in today’s gender wars, writes CHARLES WOOLEY, as he dissects the controversial upcoming ‘anti-transgender’ forum.
A show like Hey Hey It’s Saturday would never survive today
The upcoming Hey Hey It’s Saturday reunion show got me thinking, what will our kids remember watching when they are all grown up?
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Summer shows why Tasmania must say yes to the Marinus cable
ANTON ROHNER: Say yes to Marinus to pave way for Tasmanian renewable energy developments and jobs
Born into cruelty, Brad has survived despite everything, yet we still fail him
SUE HICKEY: This talented man has worked so hard, yet society has failed him at every turn. Let’s change that.
Gutwein a breath of fresh air for Liberal voters
PETER BOYER: Conservatives alienated from the party by their feelings for the natural environment may return to the fold
Putting the focus back on trades
JEREMY ROCKLIFF: Big jobs growth will be in fields needing vocational skills
Discrimination law shouldn’t make an exception for religion
RODNEY CROOME: Tasmanian minority groups including those with disability will suffer
Coronavirus calm needed in Tasmania
There is no doubt that coronavirus has arrived in Tasmania and it will get worse before it gets better. What is needed now is strong, calm leadership that unites the community to tackle the crisis together.
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
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