Monthly Archives: April 2024

A vote for informed independence

Saturday’s election for the Legislative Council divisions of Elwick, Hobart and Prosser – hot on the heels of the watershed general election in March – is a rare opportunity for 70,000-odd Tasmanian voters to reshape their state. For the first … Continue reading

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How denial is worsening our trauma

Among the different ways humans respond to trauma, specialists tell us, is to go into denial. Our senses register a threat, but our conscious minds continue as if nothing is amiss. Such is the present state of Jeremy Rockliff’s Liberal … Continue reading

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A pledge to phase out fossil fuels

Passing the supermarket checkout is just one reminder that living carries a cost, and that cost is now rising across many economic sectors. In these circumstances we lean heavily on the ability of authorities to limit the damage until things … Continue reading

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