Monthly Archives: January 2025

How Tasmania’s public transport has fallen by the wayside

The experience of Robert Clifford, ferry master and shipbuilder extraordinaire, in the hours, days, weeks and years after the 1975 Tasman Bridge disaster says quite a lot about how Tasmania deals with evolving transport needs. In a revealing interview with … Continue reading

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Jimmy Carter’s place in the sun

In June 1979, on a warm and sunny morning in Washington, President Jimmy Carter stood with minders and media people on the roof of the White House to view what they imagined to be the future: 32 glass and metal … Continue reading

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