Time to end pokies licence

I URGE Tasmanians to consider Reverend Tim Costello’s suggestion that we take the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to lobby the Hodgman Government to rescind the licence held by the Farrell family for all poker machines. It is simple and straightforward.

One very bad debt

TREASURER Scott Morrison has announced a distinction between “good” debt, to boost growth, and “bad” debt, used to finance welfare and recurrent spending. Presumably this means he has finally realised the $10 billion spent on offshore processing in three years is not a good idea.

Limited freedom

SO Senator Eric Abetz is against freedom of speech when someone uses art to challenge community beliefs, but in favour of it when someone uses language to offend and intimidate part of the community he does not agree with.