Tasmanian Times
Economy
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823Afghanistan’s cabinet has more women
Tony Abbott has defended his first cabinet line-up as the right mix to deliver ”strong and stable government” despite naming just one...
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Divestment from fossil fuels, an important health measure?
Divestment. Everyone’s talking about it. From President Obama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu to the International Energy Agency and Professor Lord Stern. The...
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Developing new gas fields could hurt the Tasmanian economy. The Yes Minister moment
The Tasmanian Climate Action Council today urged the Government to act with great caution around the extraction of so-called ‘unconventional’ natural gases,...
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Another live export disaster
A new coalition government has pledged to apologise to the Indonesians for the all-too-short 5 week suspension of live cattle exports two...
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More than 20,000 dolphins are slaughtered: How you can help
In November 2013, Angela and Natalie will be traveling to Taiji, Japan to stand vigil as part of Sea Shepherd Cove Guardian’s...
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Coalition must deliver on Tamar health
The Tasmanian Greens Member for Bass Kim Booth has written to the newly elected Federal Member for Bass, Andrew Nikolic, seeking a...
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Geniuses predict how the world will end, and how to avoid it
FOR decades Hollywood has been making films about the end of the world and how, sometimes, plucky humans manage to avert it....
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Asylum Seekers: Julian Burnside’s Tasmanian solution
Prominent barrister and asylum seeker advocate Julian Burnside QC is proposing the entire state of Tasmania be declared an immigration detention centre....
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Julia Gillard: losing power ‘hits you like a fist’
Former prime minister reveals grief, pain and regret over losing power, and issues fierce defence of her time in office in article...
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Nick McKim’s response to the Greens Vote
ABC 936 State-wide Mornings with Leon Compton – Wednesday 11 September 2013 [transcript] Leon Compton: Half of the Greens vote disappeared in...
