Andrew Darby

Andrew Darby

Andrew Darby is the Hobart correspondent for Fairfax Media. His focus is on Australia's interests south of 40 Degrees South - Tasmania, the Southern Ocean and Antarctica. He is the author of the internationally published Harpoon: Into the Heart of Whaling

Coal port decision a case-in-point for federal check on state powers

Environment Minister Tony Bourke

Andrew Darby A good environment-versus-development stoush seems so much part of Australian politics, it's hard to imagine life without it.

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Let's pop the helium balloon before we let it go

Balloon, inflation, deflation, cpi, consumer price index, balloon popped

Andrew Darby Excuse me for being a killjoy, but it's time to have a hard look at letting go of the party balloon.

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Lines on a map don't tell the whole story of marine reserves

Andrew Darby

Andrew Darby The journey has taken so long, you could be forgiven for not knowing when we started.

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The forgotten conflict

Opponents will visit parliament today in protest of the proposals.

Andrew Darby There is a hole in our remembrance, and it is Black. We justly remember our dead in wars overseas.

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Killing dingoes for doing what comes naturally is poor policy

dingo

Andrew Darby A dingo bites a child and the response is to kill the dingo.

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