Tasmanian Times
Economy
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775Minister must investigate FT involvement in Gunns mill sale
The Tasmanian Greens today expressed concern that Forestry Tasmania is again seeking to undermine the Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) by negotiating...
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Abbott increasingly desperate as Coalition takes wrecking ball
Tony Abbott’s determination to make his great big new lie stick has extended to an attack on investor confidence and certainty that...
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Clear majority supports pokies reform
The Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, has welcomed a Herald/Nielsen poll that again confirms a majority of Australians support poker machine...
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Survey reveals overwhelming support for bike lanes/facilities
• Over 90% of candidates support new cycle ways • Sandy Bay Rd Bike Lanes could get a majority vote • Local...
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James Boyce launches Island 126
Launch of Island 126, Hobart Bookshop, 13 October 2011. When I was asked to say a few words at the launch of...
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State of Australian Cities
The State of Australian Cities 2010 report has been downloaded over half a million times since it was published in March 2010....
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As Wilkie’s pokies deal looms, Federal Hotels …
THE Federal Group has begun a major review of its operations in a bid to shore up revenue in tourism and gaming....
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Booth’s Tote question: Was it an under-the-carpet sale?
A parliamentary inquiry has heard the State Government is once again looking to sell the state-owned betting agency TOTE Tasmania. A select...
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Health: My Cry from the Heart
I recently met the Health Minister Michele O’Byrne whilst she was shopping at our local supermarket. I related to the minister how...
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Smelter for sale … a few months after power deal signed …
Multi-national miner Rio Tinto is planning to sell its Bell Bay smelter in Tasmania’s north. The company says it is streamlining its...
