Tasmanian Times
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695EconomyFeisty Wilkie fights pokies smear
The Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, is refusing to be intimidated by a pokies industry smear campaign against his character. “In...
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961Philosophy
Political Myths WE Live By
Whenever most conversations I have these days move around to matters political I often find myself in a quandary. I have the...
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923History
Premier Giddings and Army Deputy Chief launch new books
At a dual book launch today in Hobart at the Anglesea Barracks the Tasmanian Premier, Lara Giddings and Deputy Chief of Army,...
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977Coroner & Legal
The Mason Report
Tasmania’s auditor-general has found the selection process for the current Commissioner for Children Aileen Ashford was thorough, objective and free from bias....
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874Opinion
Libs’ same-sex surrogacy push fails
TAS LIBERALS SUPPORT SAME-SEX SURROGACY AFTER THEIR PUSH TO BAN IT FAILS LIBS SAY SAME-SEX COUPLES CAN HAVE SURROGACY IF THEY WAIT...
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1.0KArts
Cath Deveny … a review
I went to see Cath Deveny tonight at the Comedy Festival in Melbourne. Highly entertaining. The title of her session was God...
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925Economy
Forest ‘peace’ deal piecemeal on high conservation value
The ‘Tasmanian Forests Statement of Principles’, signed last year between forest industry and some conservation organisations, doubtless presents both an opportunity and...
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915Politics
Huon Valley Guessing Games: Signage of the times
Councillor Robert Armstrong exceeded his authority again recently with a performance that suggests he still doesn’t realise that being mayor of the...
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867Economy
Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow …
More proof … if any is needed … of the wisdom of Tasmanian Times commentator John Lawrence Now, it seems, Peter Gutwein...
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712Economy
Urgent Action for our coast – help support The Canal Estates Bill 2011
After 7 years, a rigorous and expensive taxpayer funded assessment that also cost the developer on the order of one million dollars,...
