Tasmanian Times
Economy
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968Conflict of interest: Sinodinos breached the rules …
SENIOR Liberal senator Arthur Sinodinos has been caught breaching parliamentary rules by failing to declare six company directorships during his 15 months...
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The mining boom has not been a win-win
The Australia Institute, a national think tank, has this week produced a startling report looking at the impact of the mining boom...
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Tribalism is the greatest obstacle Tasmania faces
Age columnist Martin Flanagan’s big picture warning about Tasmania becoming the Greece of Australia ( TT here ) could be worth considering....
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Watering down of mine permit conditions unacceptable
Nelson Bay River Tarkine National Coalition has received written notice that Circular Head Council has “deleted” a permit condition aimed at providing...
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Wreckers
There aren’t too many Tasmanian politicians at any level who have clean hands when it comes to what has been happening in...
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1080 poisoning continues despite no foxes
Recently ABC reporter [b]Jane Ryan[/b] went out on a fox poisoning expedition in north west Tasmania: http://www.abc.net.au/rural/tas/content/2013/02/s3692641.htm She managed to ask a...
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This is a wake up call
ABC picture From Wikipedia: “Despite the Australian Electoral Commission publishing a yearly list of political donors, it is often difficult to ascertain...
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Will Hodgman’s Liberals betray Tasmania
The Premier, Lara Giddings, said Will Hodgman and the Tasmanian Liberal Party had shown once and for all that they will never...
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Sea Shepherd ships damaged in fight for whales
25 Feb: As of 1400 AEDT, the Nisshin Maru attempted another refuelling operation for the Japanese whale poachers in Australia’s Antarctic Territory,...
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The government-financed railway company
Dear Ministers and other parties, My name is Mathew Sharp and I’m a student living in Hobart. I’m writing to you about...
