Tasmanian Times
Economy
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CFMEU: What about the mill closure, sacked contractors?
PETE GODFREY I was a union member for many years and can say that I would resign from any union that carried...
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Metsä Botnia pulp mill running at full capacity
HELSINGIN SANOMAT “The world’s pulp mill projects have been frozen because of the economic crisis. There is no new, modern mill coming...
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RHH backflip imminent
BRETT WHITELEY Despite the heavy political investment the Premier and Deputy Premier have made in the waterfront site for the new hospital,...
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More grief for MIS investors
SMH, via Chris THE debt-ridden agribusiness group Great Southern has gone into a trading halt pending an announcement on its managed investment...
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The gravy train …
ABC ONLINE, via Peter A confidential report has recommended an urgent review into the entitlements paid to ministerial staff in Tasmania. Read...
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The ETS Jobs Bonanza
ALEX WADSLEY There are two major sources of jobs from introducing an emissions trading scheme. In the short run there are the...
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Shame!
MARRETTE CORBY Mr Rudd, our prime minister, has said a lot of really nice sounding things but he has failed to do...
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Decision time is nigh
JOHN LAWRENCE It’s as if Mr Gay is sitting at a poker table with a fast disappearing pile of chips in front...
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A triumph for absurdity, greed and stupidity
JOHN LAWRENCE A notable omission from Mr McLean and Mr Kroon’s list of self evident truths ( their press release dated 1st...
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Congratulations Mr Rudd
Jonathan Bowden This letter was posted to Mr Kevin Rudd and Peter Garrett on 26th January 2009 Congratulations to the federal Government,...
