Tasmanian Times
Economy
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1.7KTasmanian devil cancer research down a blind alley?
Scientists have been investigating a deadly disease afflicting the Tasmanian devil, a carnivorous marsupial on the verge of extinction due to what...
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The danger to health of cruise ships …
The Guardian has highlighted a major issue raised on Tasmanian Times on March 15 last year. And that is … the subject...
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How taxpayers are obliged to fund a racket
*Pic: Image from HERE Taxpayers pay the wages of judges, prosecutors and police and fund two legal systems. So far as I...
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Cassy O’Connor’s 2016-17 Budget Reply Speech
Madam Speaker, It gives me great pleasure to present the Tasmanian Greens’ fully costed alternative budget for 2016-17. It continues a long-standing...
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NATION: There are Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) produces a monthly set of unemployment figures based on an internationally sanctioned definition of unemployment. To...
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eBay / Myer’s new virtual reality shopping store ignores possible eye damage to the user
An article in a recent Mercury (page 50, 20 May) “Myer and eBay launch virtual shopping” announced the launch of a virtual...
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Peter Gutwein’s 2016-17 Budget Speech
Madam Speaker, This is the third Budget I have handed down as Treasurer, and I can confidently say that under the Hodgman...
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Australia’s soaring housing costs signal need for a new economic consensus
The deeper issue behind Australia’s current housing debates is how housing investment will impact on our long-term prosperity. The International Monetary Fund...
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Paul Mason warns political journalists: ‘You have no real idea what is going on’
Ex-Channel 4 News economics editor tells International Journalism Festival ( ) that making a film about Greece gave him new insight into...
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Meet the survivalists hoarding bee pollen and preparing for apocalypse
Have you ever considered doomsday? Or what it might look like? Even if you have, there’s a small but committed community that’s...
