Tasmanian Times
Economy
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810Health bailout surgery to start this month
The first elective-surgery operations funded by a federal health bailout package are expected to take place within a fortnight. The funding has...
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Irregular maritime arrivals, anyone?
The ruins of Port Arthur’s penal colony still offer more than a hint of the harsh environment that prevailed there for half...
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Suck on that Big Tobacco
SUCK ON THAT BIG TOBACCO! Paul O’Halloran MP Greens Health Spokesperson Wednesday, 15 August 2012 The Tasmanian Greens today described the High...
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Ken Henry says quality of public policy debate is at its worst in 25 years
FORMER Treasury secretary Ken Henry has delivered a scathing assessment of the quality of public policy debate in Australia, declaring it at...
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Pulp mill no part of Tasmania’s future
Tamar Devil When are some Tasmanians going to face up to the hard reality that a world-scale pulp mill is not good...
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Gap narrows but Liberals still cruising
Image: J EMRS: Lib 49 Lab 27 Green 22 Ind 2 Interpretation: Lib 49 Lab 31 Green 18 Ind 2* Outcome if...
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Federal Attorney-General asked to intevene on same-sex marriage
FEDERAL ATTORNEY-GENERAL ASKED TO INTERVENE ON TASMANIAN GOVERNMENT PLANS TO LEGALISE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE Guy Barnett 14 August 2012 The Federal Attorney-General has...
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Highway Proposal Locks In Car Dependence
Northern Suburbs Railway cheaper than Brooker Upgrade Community-based public transport advocacy group, Future Transport Tasmania (FTT), today slammed the Tasmanian Government and...
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Oh, what a tangled web we weave!
Before the last State election in March 2010 FIAT CEO, Terry Edwards put out this media release: Chief Executive of the Forest...
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ET calls on the Federal Government to step up to national responsibilities
Environment Tasmania Chief Executive Officer Peter Skillern said “that today is a day of national action to highlight the abdication and devolution...
