The Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill 2020 is OK but doesn’t go far enough. But it was a very good example of the Federal Government greenwashing its credentials – exactly like they…
The science is clear: gas is a fossil fuel, not a transition fuel, and carbon capture and storage is an expensive furphy. The Federal Government must immediately stop extraction and…
The Federal Government’s Commission for Defence & Veterans Suicide does not go far enough. What’s needed is Royal Commission. Anything less is a band aid and goes to show the…
The Real Youth Survival Report 2020 was prepared as part of Colony 47’s Backswing project, and shows how Tasmania’s housing crisis impacts young people’s lives, mental health and chances of…
“Deputy Speaker the head of Tasmania’s Greyhound Adoption Program has been found guilty of racing a drugged dog and is currently suspended. “Now I would have thought it to be…
Centrelink is in strife. The staff do their best but under-resourcing, too much reliance on online services, old systems and excessive outsourcing etc often make their job impossible. The Government…
The Federal Government’s latest asylum seeker bill is an abomination. More deterrence and punishment when integrity and lawfulness is what’s actually called for.
“Prime Minister, the Mercury newspaper reports that there have been no unannounced safety checks at Tasmanian residential aged care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. “By comparison the aged care regulator…
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, this morning introduced the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Sustainable Procurement Principles) Bill 2020 which enshrines principles of sustainability into the Federal Government’s procurement policy.…