The Phyrrhic victory

Make no mistake about it, Premier Jeremy Rockliff has indeed scored a major political victory and lasting legacy this week by finally securing Tasmania our own AFL team. But in doing so I am reminded of words reputedly uttered by King Pyrrhus of Epirus following the battle of Asculum in 297BC “If we are victoriousContinue reading “The Phyrrhic victory”

The last Liberal

Following the recent New South Wales state election, and the disastrous Aston by-election result, Tasmanian Liberal Premier Jeremy Rockliff has a unique, once in a lifetime opportunity before him. Many people have wrongly construed these election results as meaning the end of the Liberal Party in Australia for the foreseeable future; or that Premier RockliffContinue reading “The last Liberal”

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