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Tasmania usually only makes the headlines because of environmentalists wanting to save trees. Now firefighters battling dangerous bushfires in the island state are in spotlight, reports <b>Bruce Montgomery</b> in Hobart.
A deal has just been struck to end Tasmania's 40-year war over forests. Tasmanian-based freelance journalist <b>Bruce Montgomery</b> asks if the armistice will hold.
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.
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 <b>Bruce Montgomery</b>.
Tasmanian forest negotiators must be inflicted with Stockholm syndrome. A new interim agreement to end the 30-year war doesn't get very far, reports <b>Bruce Montgomery</b> in Hobart.
The politics around gay marriage attracts plenty of cynicism -- but should votes and cash be at the nub of this issue?
Crikey readers have their say, August 7 2012.
Tasmanian Labor is in the polling wilderness. Which explains why the the state government will now act on gay marriage, writes political correspondent <b>Bruce Montgomery</b> from Hobart.
There is tangible despair in Hobbit Town today as the full impact of Premier Lara Giddings’ austere budget reveals itself, writes <b>Bruce Montgomery</b>, a freelance journalist in Hobart.