Tasmanian Times
Economy
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1.5KRoyal Commission into banking, financial services: Why ASIC cannot do the job
In a previous article ( HERE ) I noted that Labor, the Greens and two-thirds of the public were calling for a...
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Solar-powered ‘Tesla town’ coming to inner Melbourne
A new suburb being planned in Melbourne may take out the much coveted title of Australia’s most environmentally friendly. Local property developer...
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UTAS: If we build it twice, we ‘estimate’ they will come …
*Pic: Inveresk nearby … Looking towards Aurora Stadium, Monday June 6 at the height of flooding … The University of Tasmania’s northern...
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Religious Holidays: Time for a Change
*Pic: blair_25, Flickr, HERE. blair_25 says: ‘Christmas at Sunset: Christmas decorations in St Helens, Tasmania. Many streets in Tasmanian towns have such...
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Lisa’s Cop This! to Labor Central
Tasmanian Labor senator Lisa Singh is poised to pull off an unprecedented victory, claiming a seat ahead of fifth placed John Short,...
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Our Rural Roads (Part 8): Tourism and all that jazz
Another boom year for Tasmanian tourism in the winter is drawing to a close with the usual politicians and government funded spokespersons...
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Dirty money? The ‘corrupt’ Malaysian pollie who bought into Adelaide Uni
Australian universities have been confronted with a new cautionary tale about the perils of accepting donations from potentially corrupt foreign officials. Adelaide...
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The People Problem in Global Warming is Shunned
*Pic: From HERE Another in our series on New Zealand … with whom Tasmania shares so much, from Gondwana to 1080… New...
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A brief history of fossil-fuelled climate denial
*Pic: Parts of the Arctic were 16℃ warmer than normal in February. Bernhard Staehli / shutterstock, from The Conversation HERE The fossil...
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Peter Gutwein urges councils to forgo more TasWater revenue, putting rates under pressure
Tasmanian councils have been urged to forgo more revenue from TasWater to fix failing water and sewerage infrastructure but they have warned...
