Tasmanian Times
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1.0KEconomyGina Rinehart’s plans to destroy Cape York
Gina Rinehart’s plans to mine Cape York, revealed today, must not go ahead while traditional owners are in the process of considering...
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TFGA underwrites agribusiness skills course
Tasmania’s peak farming body, the Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association (TFGA), is offering a subsidised tertiary course in Agribusiness, the ‘how to’...
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Greens announce candidate for Federal Seat of Lyons
The Tasmanian Greens have announced Pippa Brinklow as the Greens’ candidate for Lyons at the upcoming Federal Election. Pip is a former...
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Conflict of interest: Sinodinos breached the rules …
SENIOR Liberal senator Arthur Sinodinos has been caught breaching parliamentary rules by failing to declare six company directorships during his 15 months...
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The mining boom has not been a win-win
The Australia Institute, a national think tank, has this week produced a startling report looking at the impact of the mining boom...
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Government must uphold its promise to protect national parks from logging
The Federal Government has agreed to the Australian Greens’ motion to protect national parks from state-government destruction, including logging in national parks,...
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Parties come clean on coal seam gas positions
The old parties have made it clear they support coal seam gas, by voting against the Australian Greens’ motion in the Senate...
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Opportunity to review citrus industry welcomed
Liberal Senator Richard Colbeck welcomed the agreement of the Senate today to inquire into the citrus industry in Australia. “The intent of...
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Southern Tasmanians support greater Hobart Council
An independent survey of southern Tasmanian ratepayers has found a clear majority support a proposal to create a Greater Hobart Council. The...
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Questions over jobs expo for people with disabilities
On the eve of the Federal Government’s “Jobs and Skills Expo” in Hobart to be attended by the Prime Minister, questions have...
