Tasmanian Times
Economy
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1.1KThe massive public subsidy of a private family-owned firm …
From ‘Team Mulawa’ here: “Greg Farrell Jr, “Mr. Mulawa”: Greg is by nature very hands-on – activity done translates into learning and...
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Frances Bender ‘Environmental Warrior’: I beg to differ …
Frances and Peter Bender, from HAC’s website, here First published March 22 Living next door to the Huon Aquaculture Company’s Lonnavale salmon...
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Old farts …
*Pic: The Baby Boomer generation … Image from here First published March 20 What a rotten time to be young. The place...
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Who Am I?
PHOTO by Kim Peart of the Ross Bridge and the Uniting Church on the hill. One of the most amazing finds in...
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Dissent in White Ribbon Starts to Bite
Thursday in Hobart, White Ribbon Research Advisor and University of Tasmania Professor of Social Work Bob Pease launched his White Ribbon Research...
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NATION: Jay Weatherill speaks truth to power …
Our parents toiled to make a home hard grubbing t’was and clearing They wasn’t troubled much by lords when they was pioneering...
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‘Slouching towards Kingston to be Born’… or ‘Flustercluck Highway’
Is it just me or has anyone else noticed that from Sandy Bay to Kingston the coastal highway has been largely unnavigable...
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Education, productivity and economic performance: Tasmania, then, now and tomorrow
First published 8pm, March 16 I want to thank the members of the Committee of the Launceston Historical Society for inviting me...
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Deconstructing the Disability Trump Card
Disabled people need access to “sex workers” is the cry I keep hearing. Poor, lonely men with disabilites lack “intimacy” and “skin...
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That 1000-pound Gorilla on Mount Wellington: An Occupational Health and Safety issue
*Pic: Pinnacle of Mt Wellington … Image from here *Pic: The Plan …Image from here I was somewhat amused at the artist’s...
