Tasmanian Times
Economy
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1.2KRHH chief’s luxury living
Jane Holden: Advocate picture* THE State Government has come under fire for paying for the Royal Hobart Hospital’s acting chief executive to...
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Rebuilding TAFE by cutting teaching and non-teaching staff does not make sense
New Education Union claims first success but warns that rebuilding TAFE by cutting teaching and non-teaching staff does not make sense The...
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Minister Wightman’s press release is full of holes
Background: Wightman v Rockliff From Rockliff Running with the Foxes and Hunting with the Hounds… Yet Again ( http://www.media.tas.gov.au/release.php?id=33959 ) The Environment...
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Science should precede fish farm expansion in Macquarie Harbour
The proposed expansion of fish farms in Macquarie Harbour should not be considered until comprehensive scientific studies are undertaken into the harbour’s...
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Has the forestry industry really moved on?
Chudleigh-coupe-drain. Has the industry really moved on? The emails below were part of an FOI application that was requested when a very...
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Dam approval angers Aborigines
Michael Mansell, ABC pic The Tasmanian Government has approved the construction of a dam in the Coal River Valley, despite aboriginal relics...
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Breaking Contracts
Pic: Weld Angel, by Matt Newton, http://www.matthewnewton.com.au/ Our environmental problems and our current economic problems both stem from breaking contracts. In the...
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The Playground
David O’Byrne: Real blokes’ bloke It is cruel, calculated, callous and ever so simple. A scenario played out in playgrounds since the...
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The high cost of power (2)
Comment 6: At best, retail competition might save a few % on household power bills. What it amounts to in practice is...
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The stupidity that has no end … but is it Gunns end?
‘Policies that fuel further protest’: Miranda Gibson and the Observer Tree, http://www.observertree.org Pic: Alan Lesheim Is there really no end to the...
