Tasmanian Times
Economy
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793Carbon tax: A very great move in the teeth of the Big End of Town
This is a huge step forwards, and shows considerable dexterity in making it actually a positive for most Australians dollar wise. And...
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WORTH THE WAIT? A Look at the Auditor General’s review of Forestry Tasmania
What on earth was Auditor General Mike Blake doing? Three years after commencing his investigation into the Financial and Economic Performance of...
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The Inconvenient Truth: Forestry is in crisis
When Gunns – Australia’s biggest buyer of native forest wood – said ‘no more’, resistance abounded. Instead of grabbing the opportunity for...
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Tasmania … and the Conquest of Australia
Well before 1820 the island was home to the majority of Australia’s sheep – in that year Van Diemen’s Land was also...
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MPs attack Ludwig over rules
GOVERNMENT backbenchers have rubbished the resumption of live cattle exports to Indonesia because the new conditions do not require the stunning of...
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Have the Health cuts gone too far … ?
Judging by this photo I took recently at St. Marys, I’d say the health cutbacks have already gone too far!
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Hempcrete Ticks the Boxes
I recently downloaded a copy of the GREEN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT (GPP) PRODUCT SHEET, published by European Commission as a training kit for...
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How does a fiscal stimulus work these days?
It seems logical in this time of high unemployment and increasing poverty to be talking about stimulating the economy; for the federal...
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“New” nuclear reactors, same old story
It is important to have a critical mind and question a nuclear path to overcome global warming and climate change. The risks...
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My Cry from the Heart: When we have justice there will be peace
The Tasmanian Government fails in its Duty of Care to the Traditional Owners, people, electors and future generations, in its mismanagement of...
