Andrew Darby on Tasmania - National Times

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

The Western Australian economy has some clear advantages over the Tasmanian economy.

It's a bit rich for the West to give Tasmania advice

Andrew Darby It's a telling sign of our Commonwealth that, after giving Tasmania free money, the Western Australian premier Colin Barnett went on to clip it under the economic ear.

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Forestry peace: Tasmania's not out of the woods yet

Andrew Darby If a peace deal is lost, it's hard to see how anyone could try again, and easy to imagine the damage done to the state.

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Tasmania's 'North Korea' more pink than red

Andrew Darby Given the Legislative Council's reputation for hardline unpredictability, one local commentator recently likened it to the North Korea of the state's bicameral parliament.

Paul Howes v the wilderness

Andrew Darby Old timers have seen it before. A rising union star climbs a step up Labor's ladder onto the national stage from an unlikely platform in Tasmania.

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Less industry please Mr Burke

Andrew Darby When Tony Burke went to the Environment portfolio there was always a question about how much of his old job in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry would go with him.

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Pontville Chronicles - where do the children stay?

Andrew Darby Be careful what you wish for. In the case of Tasmanians who have set out to help asylum seekers, it's perhaps the most challenging group possible: lone boys.

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Epic fail on forest talks

Andrew Darby All parties have failed in Tasmania's forest conflict.

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The milk of China's financial kindness

Andrew Darby Memory lane. It always has more twists and turns than we might think. Take the latest Australian investment cherry to be tasted by China.

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

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

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Pontville experience showcases our better natures

Andrew Darby The federal government is spending too much energy defending itself against the merchants of fear and envy over asylum seekers. It doesn't need to.

Pragmatic Milne to usher in new era

Andrew Darby IN A carefully handwritten statement addressed to the ''Ladies and Gentlemen of the press'', Christine Milne launched her first tilt at elected office 23 years ago.