SAS leadership reforms will help us meet challenges ahead
As the war in Afghanistan ends, we are reminded that we can’t take our security for granted, says Assistant Minister for Defence Andrew Hastie.
Opinion
Four Corners not the only Trump bashers in town
The hypocrisy of the new liberal left never ceases to shock, writes Joe Hildebrand.
Why we should pity the conspiracy theorists
The problem with “doing your own research” on the internet is that the algorithm panders to our confirmation biases and pre-existing beliefs, writes Kenji Sato.
Deadly lesson Aussies aren’t learning
The population of a decent sized Australian town have died from drug overdoses in the last 10 years – but there is something we could do to stop the carnage.
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Legalise vaping to help Tasmania cut smoking rates
ROBERT MALLETT: The way it’s going, Tasmania has no hope of meeting its smoking reduction targets
Don’t be fooled, vaping can hook a new generation
MARK BROOKE: Don’t be fooled by the push to legalise e-cigarettes
Community clinics and testing: Tasmania ramps up coronavirus plans
SARAH COURTNEY: Effort to prevent coronavirus is Tasmanian Government’s top priority, while preparations including community clinics are in hand
Bevilacqua: Tradies and snobs
There’s a fallacy spreading the nation that job snobs are turning up their noses at apprenticeships in favour of university studies, and this elitism is causing a nationwide shortage of tradies.
Editorial: Missed dates beyond joke
There is an episode of the television comedy series Utopia in which the fictional Nation Building Authority is looking to prove that it is making progress on its big infrastructure projects. It would be funny if it didn’t ring so true…
Wooley: Saving our wild world should be beyond politics
Why our climate-challenged world would be a better place if our leaders would stop being lounge lizards and were prepared to get out amongst it
A far southern drive backs those still hurting from the fires
ALEX HEROYS: Tahune Airwalk reopening is just one more reason to explore the Huon
Still loving a sunburnt country
IAN COLE: Dorothea Mackellar’s poem inspires optimism in even the toughest times
Letters to the Editor, February 27, 2020
In your Letters to the Editor today: North Hobart parking, hazards for mariners China, and increasing size of parliament.
Back in the big league
EDITORIAL: One of Australia’s true AFL heartlands and a dedicated sports mad state, Tasmania has too long been lost in the national sporting wilderness. But that’s about to change.
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