Tasmanian Times
Economy
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858Amnesty International votes for policy calling for decriminalisation of prostitution
New York Times report here Nordic Model Australia Coalition (NorMAC) director, Simone Watson, today expressed dismay at Amnesty International’s decision to support...
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Lambie’s heartfelt plea for mandatory detox
In a call on all political parties to consider national legislation for mandatory detox, Independent Senator for Tasmania Jacqui Lambie shared her...
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Can a hydro-power industry and a high quality tourist trout fishery ever co-exist?
I have been trout fishing the Tasmanian Central Plateau since I was a kid and for most of that time I have...
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Is this our social contract?
As far as I can see, our supposed ‘social contract’ in Australia, between the citizens and ‘their’ government operates as follows:. The...
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What else the rorting of the public purse via travel expenses has exposed …
… The unrepresentative nature of our party politicians … If our party politicians were truly representing us they would have been very...
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Australia was ready to act on climate 25 years ago, so what happened next?
New book investigates how corporate interests and ideologues worked to make Australia doubt what it knew about climate change and its risks...
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The renaissance of small-scale manufacturing
*Pic: 3D printers like this one offer smaller manufacturers a competitive edge. (Alan Levine/Flickr – CC BY 2.0) Manufacture has long been...
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Call for submissions re the Tasmanian Government’s Review into the Industrial Hemp Industry
Call for public submissions re the Tasmanian Government’s Review into the Industrial Hemp Industry On 19 January 2015, Jeremy Rockliff, Minister for...
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Gillnets – petition if you are interested
Watch, sign here
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Nine must-ride trips for cyclists
(CNN)The magic of the open road, trail or mountain has long captured the imaginations of cyclists, whether they are professional riders or...
