Tasmanian Times
Economy
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989Mother Mountain: The Symphony of Birdsong (32)
The “Respect the Mountain” forum ( here, here, and here ) at the Hobart Town Hall earlier this year prompted Don Knowler...
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Does Fairness Matter … ?
*Pic: It’s pre-Budget … and Treasurer Joe Hockey and Finance Minister Mathias Cormann enjoy a quiet cigar … Perhaps the most striking...
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Franklin: A right pickle on the Petty Sessions’ foreshore
Just a name, or a claim to ownership? So who cops the insurance risk? The unapproved jetty at Franklin All that the...
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Australia’s Empty Houses …
“The home, built in 1857, had been unoccupied for years”, said the report of a dilapidated Victorian-era mansion in Sydney’s Balmain East....
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World War III. Or, A Night at the Opera House
Background. In 1983, I happened to live two doors from Jim Boyce, a Rugby international well-known for scoring six tries against a...
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The rich list absentee landowners behind Tassie anti-wind farm campaign
Two non-resident multimillionaires are behind a slick ad campaign against a wind farm on King Island, off the coast of Tasmania, Crikey...
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Bitter Harvest … ignorance in Tasmania
Leunig, with permission http://www.leunig.com.au/ Niqab, top, Brett Whiteley, above, and Jacqui Lambie, below Burqa Hijab Something ugly is happening in Australia. I...
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This is an important moment in the life of Spring Bay Mill
Dear Friends and Supporters, This is an important moment in the life of Spring Bay Mill. The team has really valued your...
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Abalone industry fears over Salmon Farms
Pics: The top picture is at Hope Island, close to a number of salmon farms at Dover. The bottom picture is at...
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HCC: Call for open tender for business support
Lord Mayoral candidate Alderman Philip Cocker today proposed the Hobart City Council proactively seek development investment through an open tender process for...
