Monthly Archives: June 2025

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 →

Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong. The Albanese government’s approval of a 45-year extension to Woodside’s North West Shelf gas project, signed off last week by federal environment minister Murray Watt, is wrong from every possible perspective. Last month’s big Labor win … Continue reading →