Tasmanian Times
Economy
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906Silence on peace deal is telling
Economists aren’t known for their accurate predictions, but my record is not too bad. Not because I have a crystal ball, but...
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918
Undermining due process
By underming due process in the FSC, the Tasmanian Forestry Agreement (TFA) legislation jeopardises prospects of peace in Tasmania’s forest wars. A...
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914
The Nick Alternative
Greens Leader Nick McKim MP today said that Tasmania could expect a bright and prosperous future if it continued to embrace the...
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884
Will’s slashing alternative
The Liberal Party has vowed to continue to cut Tasmania’s public service if it wins the next state election. The Opposition leader,...
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899
The Magic Wand of the Confidence Fairy
The preoccupation with debt and deficits that afflicted much of the discussion about the Federal Budget has carried over into the discussion...
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943
Climate Change Alarmism as a Moral Responsibility
Two recent Tasmanian Times articles have been commendably direct and clear-eyed about the scale of the threat that anthropogenic climate change poses...
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802
Australia’s greenhouse gas reduction targets are being reviewed
In an earlier article ( The Four Reports of the Climate Apocalypse? ) I reviewed four reports relating to climate change which...
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855
Greens introduce bill for independent Office of Animal Welfare
The Australian Greens have introduced a bill into the House of Representatives today to establish an independent Office of Animal Welfare, implementing...
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The first duty of every government: namely, to preserve the nation’s finances
The first duty of every government: namely, to preserve the nation’s finances. So said Tony Abbott in his 2013 Address in Reply...
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Unscrupulous Business in a Broken Landscape
Old Wayne wakes as the sun comes up, dresses in protective gear ready to fight the remains of a bushfire—eats toast, drinks...
