Rotten Apples

Rotten Apples

Our mysterious observer of Tasmania's state politics, bringing you juicy takes from the Apple Isle's halls of power.

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Get the bad apples out of the barrel.

If you have a rotten apple in your bowl, you wouldn’t blame the healthy ones. Same goes for the state parliament election result.

Cards up your sleeve?

Hiding big decisions behind caretaker mode is a stunt that Rockliff continues to pull. But has his time run out?

No Premier, no problem

There’s a leadership vacuum in Tassie at the moment. And it seems too be better than the alternatives.

Fast track to bankruptcy?

Debt is good, if it can be serviced or back up with an asset. Tasmania is racking up the debt and not saying how it will pay.

Chaos theory

Voting independent in an election is not a recipe for chaos. Its a pointer to the main parties ignoring the real crisis.

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