Tasmanian Times
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1.2KOutrage over Oxfam investigations into paedophiles, sexual misconduct …
*Pic: Philippe Sosson, Flickr Yesterday’s news about NGO Oxfam’s 2011 internal investigation into allegations against some staff over sexual abuse, harassment and...
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Save the Waratah Reservoir Dam …
Ad hoc pieces of timber hammered in between sections First published Feb 21 What seems clear from last Tuesday’s (13.2.2018) ‘consultative’ meeting...
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Plastic …
*Cartoon: Martyn Turner, used with permission: https://www.facebook.com/martynturnercartoons/ . http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/martyn-turner Cartoon: Martyn Turner, used with permission
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‘TCT’s Fish Farm Election Policy Scorecard’
The Tasmanian Conservation Trust has released a scorecard of the fish farm policies of the political parties and this week a copy...
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‘Review of Party Planning Policies’
Friends of the East Coast Inc has reviewed the planning policies of the major parties for the forthcoming State Election. For details...
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‘Community Energy to power the future’
*Pic: Solar panels on the roof of Tastex Knitwear and Uniforms … A gathering of community groups is today calling on all...
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Tasmania’s Ailing Health System and Forestry Debt – It’s inextricably linked …
*Pic: – Ted Mead – Millions of tonnes of carcinogenic high-particle CO2, has, and continues to be, released into Tasmania’s airways from...
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Removing Tasmania’s pokies would help gamblers without hurting the economy
Debate over poker machines is at the centre of the lead-up to this year’s Tasmanian state election. Labor’s promise to remove pokies...
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Cultural and Physical Genocide: The Kurdish Case in Turkey
Introduction Genocide is a systematic use of violence or oppression with the aim of physically eliminating or culturally destroying a social group....
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Taylor-made failing of local democracy
First published Feb 16 Adriana Taylor, Huon Valley Council ‘Commissioner’ – ie, one-person Huon Valley Council – sat mostly in silence at...
