Tasmanian Times
Economy
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866Andrew Wilkie, Diary of a Manus Island guard: ‘They went into tribal mode’
• Andrew Wilkie, Diary of a Manus Island guard: ‘They went into tribal mode’ The Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, has...
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The Gunns have fallen silent. Anchorage Capital profits at Tasmanians’ expense
The Gunns have finally fallen silent on Anzac Day in a dramatic conclusion to this long running saga. Friday’s Australian notes that...
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Chicanery and political deception of the highest order
The Hollow Men, by T.S. Eliot We are the hollow men We are the stuffed men Leaning together Headpiece filled with straw....
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Nyrstar Port Pirie smelter transformation … implications for Hobart?
An agreement on a $385 million transformation of the Port Pirie lead smelter looks to be almost finalised, with operator Nyrstar confirming...
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RHH: A tragedy on all fronts
The Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, said that he is disappointed and frustrated that the rebuild of the Royal Hobart Hospital,...
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Shocking violations of live export rules
Pics: The sheep in Pakistan. Aircraft transport … many have died on aircraft because of a ventilation failure. As the Abbott government...
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This is how empires collapse
This is how empires collapse: one complicit participant at a time. April 23, 2014 “ICH” – “Of Two Minds” – Before an...
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Historic rally in Tasmania’s Upper Florentine Valley
World Heritage Forests In Danger Almost 2000 people have rallied today in the Upper Florentine Valley to defend World Heritage listed forests....
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Selling state assets is ideology rather than logic
Pic: State asset: Hydro’s Gordon dam Privatisation: Broader issues Privatising public assets is back on the agenda with Treasurer Hockey reigniting the...
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The Lives of Brian
For six years I sat within meters of the late Senator Brian Harradine. Along with a few Greens and One Nation, the...
