Tasmanian Times
Economy
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Government Swine Flu Advisor On Vaccine Maker Payroll
PAUL JOSEPH WATSON Another illustration of that fact is the revelation that one of the UK government’s top advisors on swine flu...
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The Boycott Century
SOUSAN HAMMAD Decolonization might begin with promoting Palestinian products over Israeli ones. From: AdbustersThe Boycott Century “An underdeveloped people must prove, by...
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Parsons Report 01August09
Have a listen here for the ‘mad’ scientists explaining why we need an extremely rapid reduction in Carbon emissions, that is a...
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Forestry: Contracts furore
NICK CLARK, Mercury FOREST contractors are being forced to lay off staff because of unfair contracts, it has been claimed.The Tasmanian Forest...
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Forestry: Foreign takeover?
GEOFF EASDOWN, Herald Sun JAPANESE woodchip trader Marubeni is accused of plotting to seize valuable blue gum trees to profit from hardpressed...
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Gunns: Timbercorp’s only hope
ROBERT GOTTLIEBSEN Business Spectator The decision of Gunns to participate in the Portland timber processing facility is potentially good news for those...
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How I was muzzled at The Examiner
TOM ELLISON, Stockbroker and Journalist An interesting season is winter. The heat pump in my house expired the day the thermometer first...
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On Fox, Shit and Post Modern Tasmanian Social Pathology
RICHARD BUTLER There is a social pathology in Tasmania. It is evidenced by a small number of inter-generationally repeated behaviours. 1. The...
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Credit Unions are a thing of the past aren’t they?
PAT SYNGE Why shouldn’t MyState merge with TPX and form a shareholder owned company? Why would the directors unanimously recommend demutualisation if...
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MyState: Disturbing stories
BILL GODFREY Since having a letter published in the Mercury, I have received several calls from distressed members of myState and have...
