Labor sitting on the fence again

CLIMATE CHANGE

IT was highly disappointing to watch Labor team up with the Liberals and support potential new coal mine developments in Tasmania, but even more galling to later see them take to social media and spruik themselves as anti coal mines and as champions for the environment.

It seems Tassie Labor hasn’t learnt anything from their disastrous federal fencesitting that cost them the election, and they’d sooner see total ecological collapse than anything resembling integrity. It’s unfortunate the true opposition party only has two members in the house, for now. morrow, there would be no effect on world climate as major polluters such as China and India barrel on with few if any self-imposed constraints, but no one in this “debate” is prepared to call them out, it’s easier to point the finger locally.

Dig deep to cross river

REGARDING the story on the State Government’s 30year infrastructure strategy ( Mercury, October 17), I would hope that any talk of a second Tasman Bridge would preference a tunnel under the River Derwent rather than another concrete and steel monstrosity above.

Still a place for whimsy

THANK goodness Guy Barnett has assured us that “the use of traditional, colloquial or comedic names for a place, when used in good faith will not constitute a breach of the (Place Names) Act” ( Mercury, October 17). Welcome news to the person who recently painted the word “Paradise” on Mt Stuart lookout, aptly renaming a place with heavenly views.