Monthly Archives: June 2025

Kunanyi, that great lump of dolerite which our immigrant forebears saw fit to name Wellington after a servant of empire, is always a good conversation starter here in southern Tasmania, especially when it’s your home. Andrew Darby and I both … Continue reading →

Unlike America, Australia doesn’t have a revolutionary tradition, and Tasmania least of all. We used to be known for casting all options aside and sticking grimly to the government we have.  But there’s a whiff of revolt in the air … Continue reading →

In 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed the Atlantic and reshaped history. You might think of him as a sailor but he was really an economist, because he didn’t know where he was going, he didn’t know where he was when he … Continue reading →