I welcome the announcement from Sharp Airlines that it is taking over Airlines of Tasmania’s routes from 1st September 2010. Sharp’s plans to increase services to and from Flinders Island, and introduce a Melbourne route on Sundays, means the Flinders Island community will be better serviced. It also means more tourists can experience the rugged [...]
Teachers should be able to feel safe in their classrooms
It is a sad indictment on our society that Tasmanian teachers are increasingly being attacked by children as young as seven. Recent classroom outbursts including a student stabbing a teacher with a pen, a student trying to strangle a teacher and a teacher being punched in the face, are just a few examples of what [...]
