Tasmanian Times
Economy
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885Tasmania’s Forcett Fire 2013 – 16 questions
The Wikipedia wrap On that blistering hot Friday 4th January 2013…this same wharf became a life saving critical refuge. Desperately trapped residents...
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Pokies: Let truth prevail
I have a problem with the notion of $1 bet limits (capped at $120 per hour) on poker machines. I’ve put forth...
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World-wide Mining Predicaments
In his three-part series, Dr Buck Emberg presents a balanced examination of both the need for mining and the environmental consequences of...
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Betting on Extinction
Ladbroke’s is offering odds on fish populations collapsing; the government is shortening them. I’ve come across some odd ways to make a...
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Mud, Leeches and Stunning Beauty in Tasmania
I stole my first glimpses of Tasmania’s rocky southern coastline from about 2,000 feet up, peering through the rounded pane of the...
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WHA: The Facts
Fact Sheet on the Australian Government’s proposal to extend the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area On 31 January 2013, Environment Minister Tony...
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Gillard rallies ‘frontline troops’ for election
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has used day four of the unofficial election campaign to rally Labor’s preselected candidates, telling them they are...
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For Devils’ sake don’t mine the Tarkine
Today two activists from environmental direct action group Groundswell deployed a banner reading “FOR DEVILS SAKE, DON’T MINE THE TARKINE” from the...
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What’s wrong with Tasmania, Australia’s freeloading state?
For most Tasmanians a darker reality lies behind the seductive tourism brochures showcasing the state’s pristine wilderness, gourmet-magazine articles celebrating its burgeoning...
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Why are our public hospitals so wasteful?
The buck stops here: Health Minister Michelle O’Byrne and Premier Lara Giddings. Picture: Rob Walls, http://robertwalls.wordpress.com/ Every year for the past fifteen,...
