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How your taxes bailed out insolvent timber giant Gunns
Gunns might have been trading insolvent when it took $23 million from the federal government for its non-existent pulp mill, writes Tasmanian economist and analyst John Lawrence at Tasmanian Times.
READ MOREEt in Arcadia ego: Tasmania’s rotten economic apple
Most bank managers will tell you that before they can help you, you should get your mind and your house in order. That’s the challenge facing Tasmania.
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Pulped: Gunns’ Tassie mill is finally dead
The Greens tread a fine line in claiming their third victory in Tasmania. Though there seems little doubt Gunns’ proposed pulp mill is dead, writes Bruce Montgomery.
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Flanagan: Gunns’ demise lifts a darkness over Tasmania
It was Gunns’ greed-at-all-costs attitude that destroyed its public reputation and ensured its financial demise, according to Richard Flanagan. The company and its planned pulp mill had gone rogue.
READ MOREKohler: a Greek tragedy Tasmania can relate to
The fact that the pro-austerity, pro-euro parties are now on top in the polls in Greece buoyed markets last night, but the options for Europe remain limited and difficult — especially if Greece stays in.
READ MORETassie budget: Lara’s theme is austerity and the writing’s on the wall
There is tangible despair in Hobbit Town today as the full impact of Premier Lara Giddings’ austere budget reveals itself, writes Bruce Montgomery, a freelance journalist in Hobart.
READ MOREIn Tassie politics, it’s hard to see the sense from the trees
Tasmanian Premier Lara Giddings seeks to offer some insights today into the island’s future in her annual State of the State address. The forests remain top of the agenda, writes Bruce Montgomery.
READ MOREIn Tassie, wise heads back Giddings, despite the motley crew
Tasmanian Labor’s major challenge at the moment is to prevent the Greens becoming the official opposition party at the next election, writes Bruce Montgomery, ex-political correspondent with The Australian.
READ MORETassie forests deal like a Gunn to the head
The ultimate peace deal to end the 40-year war in Tasmania’s forests is dead in the water, writes political journalist Bruce Montgomery from Hobart.
READ MOREMayne: where to for Gunns, logging and the pulp mill?
Shares in the financially struggling Tasmanian timber giant Gunns remain suspended ahead of Monday’s profit announcement and the ongoing clifftop poker around exiting old-growth logging and financing the $2.3 billion pulp mill.
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Peace in the Tassie forests, but govt regulator is a basket case
The $276 million rescue package to buy peace in Tasmania’s forests came after the state’s Auditor-General indicated Forestry Tasmania was staggering towards insolvency and would need an equity to survive, writes John Lawrence.
READ MORETasmania’s ugly macro picture: more footy, less schools
Does Lara Giddings have a vision for Tasmania? According to the state budget it’s about more footy, but fewer schools; more speed cameras, but fewer police. The macro picture isn’t pretty, says Jarvis Cocker.
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Why Gunns is teetering in Tassie
What company has received $500 million in cash from the issue of new shares over the past three years but only has a market value of $300 million? asks accountant John Lawrence.
READ MOREFemale MPs: you’re either a mum, or the owner of an empty fruit bowl
Far more than men, female politicians have their political identities framed around their family and relationship situation.
READ MOREThe youngest person ever elected to parliament in Australia
Crikey readers have their say.
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‘So what if she doesn’t have a male handbag?’: female ex-MPs fight back
Crikey asked three female former politicians for their take on women in politics and whether anything has changed.
READ MOREBartlett: The savvy premier who mistimed his run
Was it really the wistful look of the young son as his father opened the front door each weekend to go to work that caused Tasmanian Premier David Bartlett to quit? Bruce Montgomery reports on the backroom moves and a premier who mistimed his run to the top.
READ MORETasmanian health minister’s appointments under a cloud
Did Tasmania’s health minister Lara Giddings take a close enough look at her department secretary’s resume? asks Margaretta Pos. He used to head one of the most controversial hospitals in the UK.
READ MORETasmanian children are second class citizens
Tasmania’s children and young people are second class citizens compared with their peers in Victoria, writes Greg Barns.
READ MORERichard Farmer’s political bite-sized meaty chunks
Taller Men Wear Longer Trousers … The binge drinking debate … Faith Based Schools and Social Cohesion … No Surprises in Russia … The Daily Reality Check … The Pick of this Morning’s Political Coverage …
READ MORERudd returns: how hitting the ground running works
As a former top level bureaucrat, Rudd must appreciate the value of what Sir Humphrey called “masterful inactivity”. That, however, is impossible to pull off in the first few months of a government. You have to at least look as if you are trying, writes Christian Kerr.
READ MORE“You’re a liar!” Tony Abbott strikes again
The pressure of the election campaign appears to be undermining Health Minister Tony Abbott’s better judgment, leading to another apology earlier this week after a heated on air exchange with Tasmanian state Health Minister Lara Giddings.
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