Tasmanian Times
Economy
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815The Budget: Steady as she goes … down?
Background: Last Tuesday in the Upper House the Treasurer was accused of raiding amounts set aside to meet the unfunded superannuation liability....
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Tasmanians need stronger, rational frameworks for analysis of major investments
Tasmania has a long history of making policy decisions and commitments on the back of public opinion. In Tasmania it can be...
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Forestry exit package. Stop the chop now, say NGOs
The Federal Government has promised to deliver more than $22 million in assistance to Tasmania’s struggling forest contractors by Christmas. The Government...
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Andrew Wilkie: PM to intervene in forestry
The Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, has emerged from a meeting with Prime Minister Julia Gillard with a promise she will...
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Data sparks recession fears
Tasmania’s peak business lobby believes the state’s economy is in recession. New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show private investment...
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Peace or PR in the Tasmanian forests?
After 30 years of a battle that has divided the Australian island, it seems there is finally some hope for those who...
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US doctors say chemicals can cause cancer
WASHINGTON — Dr Linda Giudice has treated thousands of patients over the years with a range of troubling reproductive disorders, and this...
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Tarkine Book Launch
The long awaited soft-cover release of the superb Tarkine book is being celebrated today. Originally published in hard cover in 2004, this...
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For a few dollars more …
Is poverty, including housing insecurity a major factor in the hospitalization of people with mental illness? Anglicare raises this issue in its...
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Co-operative to fill Japan’s GM free canola demand
http://www.abc.net.au/ra/programguide/stories/200806/s2263526.htm [This is the print version of story http://www.abc.net.au/ra/programguide/stories/200806/s2263526.htm] Co-operative to fill Japan’s GM free canola demand • Updated June 3, 2008...
