Tasmanian Times
Economy
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1.5KPragmatic answers to the asylum seeker question. Rudd and Indonesia
What an honour it is to have with us Jeff Crisp, the head of the Policy Division and Evaluation Service of UNHCR...
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The Restoration of Lake Pedder
At a time when Tasmania faces seemingly intractable economic challenges, the Lake Pedder Restoration Committee (LPRC) is holding a major event on...
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Believe It or Not! 13 Mindblowing Facts About America’s Tax-Dodging Corporations
A judicious writer avoids adjectives like “mindblowing,” especially when covering political or economic issues. But no other word seems to describe the...
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GE-Free gives Tasmania competitive edge
The Tasmanian Greens today expressed concern over reports that GE Canola wildings ( Simon Bevilacqua, Mercury: Crop that won’t die ) had...
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The father of Tasmania’s booming olive industry, Attilio Minnucci …
Known as the father of Tasmania’s booming olive industry, Attilio Minnucci’s wild dreams of making olive oil in Tasmania were initially ridiculed....
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Actions Speak Louder. TFA Threats. Sarawak Blackout. Sarawak Activist Deported. Obendorf Transcripts
On Saturday 22 June a meeting was held in Campbell Town, Tasmania. Those attending were Tasmanians deeply concerned by the damaging disunity...
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Down, down, the price of truth is down …
Houston, we have a problem. We don’t know what we are eating. More specifically, one major supermarket chain, Coles has a serial...
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Has organised crime corrupted Tasmania Police?
The latest home invasion ( ABC: Gunman terrorises Hobart family in foiled break-in ) by a shotgun-armed raider again raises the very...
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Andrew Nikolic, The SMH … and the Press Council
During its brief and unremarkable existence, the New Examiner ( Facebook here ) parodied dozens of public figures. We paraded Lara Giddings...
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LegCo report slams State Government on light rail
The Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, welcomed today’s release of the Legislative Council Government Administration Committee B’s report on sustainable public...
