Tasmanian Times
Economy
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1.0KNATION: Satirists’ rallying cry is being made by Tony Abbott, a caricaturist’s dream
Australia’s army of parodists, satirists and professional piss-takers, the nation’s cartoonists, have been told to carry on. Terrified and shocked by events...
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… but they might say “Je suis Le Pen” tomorrow …
My first reaction, apart from sadnessand shock, is that it is wrong to suddenly get especially worked up because a small group...
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TasWater’s surging earnings approaching $300 million
TASWATER is making a lot more money than forecast and Tasmania’s Economic Regulator says it can afford to speed up the transition...
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Abbott’s secret trip to Iraq
Australian politics took an intriguing turn recently when Tony Abbott slipped out of Australia on his own top secret mission to Iraq....
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Mother Mountain: The Symphony of Birdsong (45)
The “Respect the Mountain” forum ( here, here, and here ) at the Hobart Town Hall earlier this year prompted Don Knowler...
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Campaign for ‘The Springs Visitor Information Centre’
The way we were … the Springs Hotel before the ’67 bushfires … In keeping with our belief that there are options...
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How other nations treat Heritage sites …
Massive ancient underground city discovered in Turkey’s Nevşehir With 2014 soon coming to an end, potentially the year’s biggest archeological discovery of...
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Government to Enable SLAPP Suits … the only state in Australia
Heidi Douglas and Defendant 5 … Image from here Attorney General Vanessa Goodwin will reopen opportunities for Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation...
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Forico Risks Community Support by Channeling Ghost of Gunns
Pulp Mill stench will drive away customers. “New Forests must immediately rule out any support for Gunns corruptly approved, toxic, Longreach Pulp...
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STATE: Deal … or No Deal? Revelations from the Triabunna Chip Mill Inquiry …
THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MET IN COMMITTEE ROOM 2, PARLIAMENT HOUSE, HOBART, ON MONDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2014....
