Tasmanian Times
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881Barnaby Joyce ruled ineligible for parliament, government loses majority – politics live
Government faces a byelection in seat of New England, but Matt Canavan survives high court ruling. Follow all the reaction live First...
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6 reasons to vote for Willink
The major political parties have described me as just an Uber driver with nothing more to offer than “mints and water”. They...
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‘Greens push for establishment of Marine Plastics CRC in Hobart’
Greens Senator for Tasmania, Peter Whish-Wilson and Greens Candidate for Pembroke, Alderman Bill Harvey are pushing for the establishment of a Marine...
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The exotic plantation curse: an environmental and fiscal catastrophe …
*Pic: The once vast native grasslands, now denuded and converted into a biological desert. Surrey Hills. First published October 25 Almost 3...
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An apocalyptic future … ?
After some three years of frustration with Forestry Tasmania, the Forestry Practices Authority and the Minister, I penned the post below to...
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Big tobacco targets children with toxic filters. AGAIN …
*Pic: Photo by Alamy: purchased by Dr. Kathryn Barnsley Filters are a toxic cigarette engineering fraud, perpetrated by the tobacco industry, that...
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NATION: Turnbull government fails Australians on energy and jobs
*Image from Mamamia, HERE First published October 23 Super Mal, our super-antihero PM, the down-under “wonder-gunner” blitzes Canberra’s political firmament this week,...
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World’s wilderness at further risk
*Pic: Ted Mead – Sunset over a volcanic rim in Eastern Indonesia. Pic – Ted Mead – Australia’s desert wilderness in bloom...
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‘Crown Casino allegations’
First published October 18 The Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, will discuss the allegations concerning Crown Casino and the Victorian gambling...
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Killing whales …
First published October 21 Speech this week on whaling by Senator for Tasmania, Peter Whish-Wilson Senator WHISH-WILSON (Tasmania) (21:05): Every summer, Japan...
