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Picture from Senator Tammy Tyrrell Facebook page. I want to make this clear from the outset: I had no prior knowledge of Senator Tyrrell's decision to join the Labor Party prior to the Prime Minister’s presser today. I haven’t spoken to any of my former colleagues about it prior to the announcement, nor have I kept up with the day to day runnings of her office since I left in July last year. I am not a spokesperson for Senator Tyrrell. This piece is purely my thoughts as some

As a staffer, the task of writing an ANZAC DAY address for the second largest ceremony in the state is truly daunting. It’s a position I found myself in last year, when Senator Tammy Tyrrell was asked to deliver the address at the Launceston ANZAC Day ceremony. I didn’t want to serve up the same platitudes that people have heard year after year. I wanted to find a message that truly encompassed ANZAC DAY and the nuanced emotions that come with it, but also demonstrated Tammy

A deep dive on the federal government's 2024 promise Ah, here we are again. It’s electric, isn’t it? The thrum of excitement in the air as another concert tour is announced. You can already see the feather boas and sequins that will limbo into stadiums (unless we’re going with a completely different aesthetic for the HS4 concerts, in which case, forget I said anything). With Harry Styles’ 2026 tour announced, fans are preparing to face the great war of buying tickets this wee