Tasmanian Times
Economy
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1.3KQueensland vote rocks Abbott
The rout in Queensland is shocking news for Tony Abbott. It will terrify federal backbenchers and further destabilises his leadership. It puts...
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Companies suing critics. That’s the real enemy of free speech
*Pic: Heidi Lee Douglas, Defendant 5 There was moment in his political life when Philip Ruddock became a mini-hero. Within a short...
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Australia under the spotlight in Human Rights Watch World Report 2015
AUSTRALIA has been named and shamed on a list of the world’s worst human rights offenders — but it’s not just our...
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The Red Fox incursion into Tasmania …
Download … Inferring_the_Distribution_and_Demography_of_an_Invasive_Species_from_Sighting_Data_The_Red_Fox_Incursion_into_Tasmania_Jan2015.pdf
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Mother Mountain: The Symphony of Birdsong (48)
*Pic: The great American environmentalist Aldo Leopold The “Respect the Mountain” forum ( here, here, and here ) at the Hobart Town...
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Chinese tourism and business development in Tasmania
This week a furniture designer/maker (one man business) had a visit from a ‘suit’ and a Chinese furniture maker. They both walked...
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A prize that pales all others
Rodney Croome (above), the first Australian of the Year finalist to be recognised for work on LGBTI issues and equality, reflects on...
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Ten things to watch on and after election night in Queensland
You know it’s an extraordinary election when a party holds 73 of the 89 seats in parliament thanks to a record-breaking victory...
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Inside Operation Boring, the LNP’s strategy to reclaim Queensland
If Queensland’s Liberal National Party reclaims government at this Saturday’s election, you can be sure the politicians will be quick to take...
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A nervous 24 hours …
Image from here Australia’s Prime Minister for the time being, the feckless and friendless, ‘Toxic’ Tony Abbott who almost single-handedly has achieved...
