Tasmanian Times
Economy
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2.0KLet us hope the days of the cargo cult are over
Pictures: Matt Newton http://www.matthewnewton.com.au/Commercial/People/1/ The story of Gunns is a parable of corporate hubris. You can, as they did, corrupt the polity,...
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That’s the way the money goes! The federal health bailout and its priorities
Federal Health Minister Tanya Plibersek State Health Minister Michelle O’Byrne with Premier Lara Giddings. Michelle O’Byrne Pic: Rob Walls, http://robertwalls.wordpress.com/ The federal...
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Labor still wants mining profits to trump people and nature
Martin Ferguson and David Bradbury’s Productivity Commission inquiry into non-financial barriers to mining announced today is yet another effort by the Labor...
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Unsupportable Fox Baiting has no ‘Social Licence’
Community response to 1080 baiting on South Arm peninsula Despite the strong opposition from the South Arm community to the laying of...
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A Problem of Cunning Tasmanian Foxes or Much Less Cunning Innovation?
Foxes would bring disastrous ecological consequences for the island state of Tasmania. That’s been stated so often that it is deserving of...
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Green split. Treachery, say Putt, Webber. SWST vow. TCA takes bat and ball
A split has emerged in environment groups over a letter supporting timber company Ta Ann. The Huon Valley Environment Centre says it...
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SSM: ‘The Bill is doomed’. Crikey runs the numbers. Croome: We back the backers
There is at present a bill before the Tasmanian Parliament, the “The Same-Sex Marriage Bill 2012”. (the Bill) It is due to...
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Campaign ups the ante on threats to World Heritage. Shoved aside
Pic: Nicole Anderson The Wilderness Society, Tarkine National Coalition and GetUp! joined forces today (Sat) in the campaign to protect the Tarkine...
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Are fish farms the new sacred cow that forestry was?
PUBLIC MONEY SPENT FOR PRIVATE PROFIT Are Fish Farms the New Sacred Cow that Forestry Was? The Tasmanian Greens asked Primary Industries...
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It’s not too late for further consultation over Copping
Southern Waste Solutions CEO, Christine Bell The Tasmanian Greens today (Wed) expressed concern that despite the new consultation process under way by...
