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

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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.

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Counting the cost of a piece of flake

seals

Andrew Darby It's always hard to truly measure what happens out there, at sea. No more so than in the case of that fisherman's foe, the seal.

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

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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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Where climate and conservation collide

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Andrew Darby If ever a case signalled the end of easy answers to our search for clean energy, it's that of the wedgie.

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