Tasmanian Times
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Statements
West Wellington Spring Open Day
Please find attached a flyer for the West Wellington Spring Open Day to be held this Sunday 18 September 2011, to be...
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758MediaOwnership, privacy to be debated in media inquiry
The Gillard Government is expected to announce an inquiry into aspects of the media within days after a vigorous debate on ownership,...
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725Economy
Fixed costs won’t lower water use. Hundreds of Health jobs to go, say Unions
WATER meters will do almost nothing to curb usage because a fixed fee will make up about 60 per cent of all...
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871Politics
Don’t Delay the Train!
To quote from the pre-election policy of Ministers McKim and O’Connor, “Moving NOW to establish a light passenger rail service for Hobart...
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827Coroner & Legal
Gunns dam permit application is premature
The Tasmanian Greens today called for the Attorney General to seek legal advice regarding the status of Gunns Ltd’s dam permits in...
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868Coroner & Legal
Resurrection of the Ruddbot. No to offshore processing
REPLACING Julia Gillard with Kevin Rudd would take Labor from confronting a landslide defeat to a potentially election-winning position, according to an...
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821Media
Wilkie challenged to put up. The Wilkie response …
Denison MHR Andrew Wilkie’s warning (The Australian, 12/9/2011) that he will vote against any media inquiry which ‘smacks of politics’, smacks of...
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Statements
Pilot project to reduce violence
Hobart Women’s Shelter, with the support of Hobart Women’s Health Centre and funding from the Tasmanian Department of Premier and Cabinet, is...
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807International
The Media and 9/11: How We Did
On the tenth anniversary of 9/11, journalists are spewing forth endless retrospectives — asking people to recall “where were you when,” interviewing...
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709Environment
Pesticides increase diabetes risk
New science confirms that exposure to pesticides — especially those classified as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) — can impair the body’s ability...
