Tasmanian Times
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Praise for Anglican Bishops for speaking out against Plebiscite
www.equal.org.au Advocates have praised five Anglican bishops who have written to Malcolm Turnbull expressing their concern about a marriage equality plebiscite. The...
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Palliative care petition tabled
Senator for Tasmania, Catryna Bilyk, has just tabled a petition in the Senate to save Palliative Care Tasmania. Online and hard copy...
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OSPRI – An Empire Built on a Fallacy?
A Wairarapa conservationist has challenged the role of OSPRI (former Animal Health Board and now Operational Solutions for Primary Industries)) saying it...
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671StatementsTasmanian initiative Epilepsy Connect is world’s first phone-based epilepsy peer support servi
(L to R): Dr Simone Lee (UTAS’ Centre for Rural Health), Danielle Schramm (Epilepsy Connect peer support volunteer), Katie Dineen (Epilepsy Connect...
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Flood Inquiry Welcome, but Ignores Climate Change
The Tasmanian Greens’ welcome Minister Hidding’s announcement of an inquiry into the State’s devastating June floods. We commend the Minister on the...
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Groom Must Ensure Future Energy Supply
Hydro Tasmania will struggle to maintain our state’s hydro-electricity network under its existing maintenance budget over the next decade. The current maintenance...
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Asic should open up journalists’ access to information, not choke it
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Abrupt announcement of Macquarie Island Station closure is worrying
Greens spokesperson for Healthy Oceans, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson says that the last-minute-to-midnight decision to close of the Macquarie Island Station just before...
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An unfair Marriage Equality Plebiscite
Australian Marriage Equality (AME) today said the Government’s proposed Legislation regarding a Marriage Equality Plebiscite is deeply unfair, overly complicated and totally...
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Advocates praise Smith for principled stand against Plebiscite
just.equal www.equal.org.au LGBTI community advocates have praised the courage and principle of Liberal West Australian Senator Dean Smith for declaring his opposition...
