Tasmanian Times
Economy
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1.7KThe Question of Bass Strait
What’s wrong with sea access across Bass Strait? Federal equalisation schemes exclude the fair transport of people, many vehicles and about half...
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The Mining Boom is over. Is farming the next boom … ?
The resources boom is over, sooner than anyone expected. Capital expenditure in mining essentially peaked in mid-2012, flatlined over the following six...
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The asbestos fiasco
Telstra has announced it’s setting up a 200-strong team to remedy asbestos problems which have occured during the rollout of the National...
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Plastic fantastic!
PLASTIC BAG BAN CLEARS LAST HURDLE The Tasmanian Greens today hailed the signing off by the Upper House of the state-wide ban...
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No more taxpayer dollars …
CONCERNS OVER TASRACING’S PERFORMANCE Is Industry Getting Value for Money? The Tasmanian Greens today again called into question the viability of Tasracing...
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A story founded entirely upon a myth
Kev Rothery claims to be someone who wants the public to be properly informed – with this as his stated aim his...
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The People’s Backlash
The Federal Government has confirmed it will hold off introducing its controversial electoral funding bill, after a public backlash put the Coalition’s...
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Ta Ann v Swift Parrot …?
Tasmania’s outstanding native forests and their threatened species remain at risk of continued industrial scale destruction, despite the passage of new forest...
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Withhold Royal Assent
My campaign to challenge the manner in which the Tasmanian Forests Agreement Bill, 2012, was dealt with by the Parliament of Tasmania...
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Australia’s donation law fails to stand up to big business influence
John Howard’s weakening of political donation laws back in 2006 marked a low point in Australia’s approach to managing corporate influence in...
