Tasmanian Times
Economy
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1.2K‘Commonwealth Department Intervention “calamitous” for Island: Claim’
The intervention on Norfolk Island over the last three years by the Commonwealth Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities’ (DIRDC) is...
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French Bulldogs, Faberge and the Romanov Family
*Pic: L’Entente Cordiale. (Sir) John Lavery (1856-1941). This portrait is believed to be of Violet Manners, Marchioness of Granby and later Duchess...
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‘Challenge to Premier Hodgman over Crown land reserves’
The Rosny Hill Friends Network is challenging the Premier and Minister for Parks Will Hodgman to make a public statement about his...
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Tasmanian Budget 2018: Winners and losers
It’s a post-election budget for a second-term Government with few surprises. Health is a winner, but anyone looking for a rental property...
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‘Liberals’ silly complaint …’
A story in today’s (Wednesday’s) Mercury covering Braddon Liberal candidate Brett Whiteley’s complaints about global retailer Patagonia’s film on the Tarkine went...
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‘Shared statement from peak bodies relating to short stay accommodation’
It is time for evidenced-based policy decisions about short stay accommodation. Tasmanian Council of Social Service (TasCOSS), Shelter Tasmania, the Local Government...
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Barnaby …
*Pic: Barnaby slopes away at an Adani protest … Dear God, I am a true believer and regularly attend Your house where...
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Abbott’s desire for a 90d tilt to the right stumbles along
Some might remember when Alan Jones was gulled by call to his radio program claiming Australia had taken a 5d tilt to...
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NATION: Nothing but blue ties? Or academic and democratic freedoms … ?
*Pic: of Brian Schmidt … Image from here of Schmidt, where there is a full biography … Blue ties Smiling at me...
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The 1950s, Tripe and the Iceman Cometh …
In the first of the ABC’s “Back in Time for Dinner”, the opening 1950s meal was tripe. And earned universal revulsion from...
