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2.1KThe legal ambush that sank marriage equality
Former Supreme Court chief justice and former state governor, the Hon William Cox AC, RFD, ED, QC. Upper House members whose votes...
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Gunns drawn amid immense hostility
One of the most succinct analyses of the Gunns Ltd implosion was penned at the weekend by former Labor Leader Mark Latham,...
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Councils united in battle. ‘Unhelpful media language’
ELEVEN Tasmanian councils have united to take on anti-forestry and anti-development lobbies, saying communities have had enough and jobs and opportunities need...
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A disaster for the taxpayer. Change focus …
Pulp mill site To listen to our pathetic Lib/Lab leaders in State parliament is to confirm the smallness and simplicity of their...
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The Bounder, Thomas
Thomas Davey Thomas Davey, Second Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen’s Land, was a bounder. As a young officer in the Marine Corps...
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Earth rising
Earth rising image taken by Apollo 8 astronauts on 24 December 1968 When the Apollo astronauts flew to the Moon in 1968,...
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Tasmania’s divisive timber mill project reduced the mighty Gunns to a pulp
THIS week’s announcement that Gunns, the timber company that once bestrode the forests and valleys of Tasmania like a brooding behemoth, had...
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The Silence of the Lambs
The sheep in Pakistan. Image: Animals Australia here Early in August, the Wellards ship Ocean Drover left Fremantle on a multi-port destination...
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Let us hope the days of the cargo cult are over
Pictures: Matt Newton http://www.matthewnewton.com.au/Commercial/People/1/ The story of Gunns is a parable of corporate hubris. You can, as they did, corrupt the polity,...
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GUNNS: APPOINTMENT OF VOLUNTARY ADMINISTRATOR
A Matt Newton Picture Tribute … Gunns Ltd Company Announcement: http://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20120925/pdf/428xy86t14lvj0.pdf • Matthew Denholm, The Australian: Gunns enters voluntary administration after $900m...
