Tasmanian Times
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720EconomyThe dumbing down of democracy
Former finance minister Lindsay Tanner says the media has driven politicians away from serious debate and towards spin and gimmicks. LEIGH SALES:...
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975Politics
Scaremongering by police association unfounded
The Premier, Lara Giddings, today condemned the scaremongering campaign being run by the Tasmanian Police Association in the lead-up to the Upper...
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1.1KInternational
Suu Kyi should leave Burma, says Karen leader
It is time for Aung San Suu Kyi to place herself above politics and become an overwhelming figure of unity for greater...
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Statements
Live Below the Line
Live Below the Line is an incredible new campaign that’s changing the way hundreds of thousands of Australians understand global poverty, and...
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1.0KCoroner & Legal
Cuts to police numbers: The Real Story
‘Short sighted stupidity” is how Rumney candidate and former police commander Tony Mulder described the prospect of a dramatic reduction in front...
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987Economy
E-bikes to cut greenhouse emissions and beat traffic snarls
HCC Greens alderman Bill Harvey is calling on council to invest in a small fleet of electric bikes for council use. At...
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1.1KEconomy
8 hour blockade of Ta Ann logging ship. Two nights in remand. Released
“Six conservationists were arrested today at Hobart wharf, after halting loading of logging ship bound for Malaysia for 8 hours. The ship...
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850International
The Prince’s Speech
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742Economy
Our planning system did strangle the canal estate at Ralphs Bay
Professor West is reported as having said at a forum at the University of Tasmania on the 27th of April 2011 that...
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876Economy
19 Studies Link GMO Foods to Organ Disruption
GMO Soy BeansA new paper demonstrates that consuming genetically modified (GM) food leads to significant organ disruptions in rats and mice. Researchers...
