Opinion

Tony McCall

Region must rise to the challenges

Posted: 25 May 12 | Good news stories can always put the politics of despair and cynicism to one side until the next challenge emerges. |

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It's up to Giddings to save Labor's bacon

Posted: 11 May 12 | WILL the federal budget finally sink Labor in Tasmania? Premier Lara Giddings didn't receive much political support from her Labor colleagues in Canberra in the 2012-13 federal budget. |

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Complicated system keeps voters in dark

Posted: 27 Apr 12 | TASMANIA should independently review the Hare-Clark electoral system. |

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Self-interest propels push for more MPs

Posted: 13 Apr 12 | WHY is the Tasmanian Parliament only meeting for one week before the May budget? |

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Energy and forestry offer chance to read the mood

Posted: 23 Mar 12 | WHILE I'm tempted to devote my entire column to the priceless opportunity for political satire around the Clive Palmer, Greenpeace, Greens and CIA conspiracy theories, I'll be content with one observation: an analysis of the CIA's KPIs at the Bay of Pigs should reassure Australia's coal industry. |

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State suffers while our politicians argue

Posted: 09 Mar 12 | IT'S HARD to get enthusiastic about the state of the state. |

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Labor at war and we are the casualties

Posted: 24 Feb 12 | LABOR at war! Whose faceless men will win this battle? |

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Weird weeks might be signs of early election

Posted: 10 Feb 12 | Will the Tasmanian election be held in 2014 or in four months? Gonzo journalism founder Hunter S. Thompson once famously noted that "when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro''. |

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Fair dinkum call for a fair go for Tassie

Posted: 27 Jan 12 | Our political instincts about what constitutes a fair go and what is fair dinkum is likely to be tested in 2012. |

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O'Byrne's doublethink rates a double take

Posted: 13 Jan 12 | LET'S put the ''public'' back into the purpose, objectives, functions and roles of the public service in Tasmania. |

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Giddings's future is haunted by the past

Posted: 16 Dec 11 | IF LARA Giddings is no longer premier - replaced by David O'Byrne - by new year or when Parliament resumes on March 6 she can reflect on the causes. |

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Buck must stop with forestry management

Posted: 02 Dec 11 | FORESTRY Tasmania is a mess. |

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Spark needed to give Labor new lease of life

Posted: 18 Nov 11 | THERE are signs that the parliamentary Labor Party is losing interest in governing. |

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Regional governance ignored by leaders

Posted: 07 Oct 11 | TAKE the opportunity during the local government elections to seek candidates' views on the future of regional governance in Northern Tasmania. |

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Political distractions stop real progress

Posted: 23 Sep 11 | HOW can Tasmanians muster the energy to engage in some real political and policy challenges - such as the emerging push for real local government reform - when the Labor- Green minority government is preoccupied with political distractions? |

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Dr Tony McCall is a senior research fellow in the Institute for Regional Development and a lecturer in the School of Government, University of Tasmania.