Tasmanian Times
Economy
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1.2KTourism and debates we are not supposed to have …
Recently the Lord Mayor of Hobart, Ron Christie, had the temerity to raise the question of over-tourism. All but one (Dr Eva...
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Poker machines – a time for change?
I was recently asked to provide a 550 word article on any topic for the Advocate newspaper. Whilst, I have publically stated...
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‘Badger cull operation cost taxpayers £76,000 per animal’
An operation to reduce the spread of tuberculosis in cattle cost £76,000 for each badger killed … (Leo Schofield: It amounts to...
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NATION: Who is the real baby, Trump or Turnbull?
*Pic: by Jan Sobiesk on Twitter of the Trump baby balloon … First published July 16 Who’s the real baby here? A...
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Murder and Mayhem …
*Pic: Peter Ermakov, a member of the final burial party, photographed at the clearing in the woods after the grave site had...
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Tasmania’s new electricity smart metering rollout …
*Pic: A smart meter … … Why opting out may be your wisest, and healthiest choice … Overview On December 1, 2017,...
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‘Lack of public information on polo pony deaths after Tasmanian event worries vet, horse breeder’
First published July 17 Almost six months on from the mysterious deaths of 16 polo ponies, a senior equine veterinarian is baffled...
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‘BirdLife Tasmania welcomes DPP’s appeal of penguin killer’s sentence’
First published July 16 BirdLife Tasmania today welcomed the decision by Tasmania’s Director of Public Prosecutions to appeal the sentence handed to...
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The Inconvenient Truth: Geelong Star and Basslink
*Pic: By-catch … The Geelong Star’s huge nets caught a whale-shark … *Pic: The gouge in Basslink … was it caused by...
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‘McKinsey’s catastrophic part in the CBA – Bankwest takedown’
The McKinsey firm appears to develop academic theories for banks to use in clinical trials on their customers. Dr Evan Jones reports...
