Tasmanian Times
Economy
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931Tasmania’s economy – out for lunch. Back Soon
Nobody doubts why the Hodgman Government won so convincingly in March – it was viewed as a better economic manager than its...
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Abbott’s climate denial puts Hydro Tasmania on life support
Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, Greens senator for Tasmania offers the following comments on the impact of the Government’s climate policies on Tasmania: “The...
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Early vote in Tasmania’s Legislative Council flags end for forest peace deal
The Tasmanian Government is on the cusp of repealing the historic forestry peace deal after the Legislative Council voted in favour of...
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Huon mayor missing in inaction
Huon Valley guessing games Claytonesque seems the best fit for Mayor Robert Armstrong, MLC these days. Huon Valley Council’s sometime mayor, for...
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The callous, appalling and simplistic response of Brett Whiteley
Since the 1980’s I have worked both in Burnie on the North West Coast and now in Triabunna on Tasmania’s East Coast....
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Will Tony follow Michael’s fine example?
Will Prime Minister Tony Abbott follow the fine example of Tassie’s Michael Ferguson ( Red-faced Ferguson pays back $776 luxury taxi fare...
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Is this how you feel?
*Pic: Thomas Cole, Course of Empire … Fear, anxiety and exasperation are some of the worrying feelings being expressed by Australia’s leading...
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Hobart Baroque: Be realistic, demand the impossible!
Recently there has been much discussion about the funding issues of the Baroque Festival in Hobart. I have followed this discussion over...
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Supermarket Monsters
The Nikitaras brothers’ corner store has a hallucinatory shine, like a set from a period movie. Staff in navy blue uniforms and...
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More Follies on the Capes
It seems that almost every month the 3 Capes project exposes another event of illogical blundering, bumbling bureaucracy and visionless political agendas....
