Corporate tax race

IN the debate about corporate tax cuts, the government argues that jobs and growth will be lost overseas if cuts are not made. What we are seeing is a sort of global price war, driven by global corporates. They hold governments to ransom with the threat of moving elsewhere unless tax rates are “competitive”. The logical end of the surrender of governments round the world is corporate taxes so low their tax avoidance efforts are unnecessary and

National parks

PREMIER Will Hodgman frequently makes incorrect claims about how much of Tasmania is “locked up”. Only 25 per cent of Tasmania is in national parks, World Heritage or equivalent reserves protected from mining and logging. Almost all of the other public land reserves to which he refers are open to mining and logging. These include the takayna/Tarkine coast that Mr Hodgman is so keen to

Gordon Dam neglect

WHEN the Premier and Mr Barnett travelled to the Gordon Dam site and back on Sunday did they notice how neglected the area is? Did they see the invasive weeds, not only along the side of the road but also at the viewing area where they were photographed? The Spanish heath, cotoneaster, blackberry and thistles for example. And did they see the rotten track into the Wedge River picnic area which is desperately in need of gravel in the potholes. The condemned toilets at the same site? Broken but still used by travellers. Probably not, but it’s about time they did and do something quickly about it.