Tasmanian Times
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937NATION: Get your snout out of the trough … GST
‘Get your snout out of the trough, Hockey, you double-dipping hypocrite!’ Nick Xenophon begins the week by tipping a bucket of iced...
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The Demise of the Dinosaur Fossil Fuel Industry at Last!
Tesla’s 10,000kw wall mounted electric storage unit – US $3500 It’s finally here, it’s long overdue, and it will be causing shock...
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Senator Eric Abetz drops racist slur on radio while defending opposition to gay marriage
Demoted former cabinet minister Eric Abetz has used the offensive word “negro” while defending his opposition to same-sex marriage during a radio...
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The malady: why untrained judges need help from ordinary people
Corruption is white collar (non-violent) crime. If systematic, which it usually is, it is organised crime. Justice. A former Sydney judge, Russell...
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Peter Cundall: organic charcoal good for your greens
I’VE always believed the most important resource of any country — apart from people — is fertile soil. This is particularly true...
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The refugee crisis, captured in one staggering animated graphic
It can be difficult to fully comprehend the scope of the refugee crisis flaring up across Europe based on the numbers alone....
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Glenorchy City Council general manager’s salary surges
GLENORCHY City Council general manager Peter Brooks has had a boost in his total salary package of between $40,000 and $60,000. The...
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Well hello Mr Tassie!
Through many decades Tasmania has helped the development of Australia as a whole, yet it is also a fact that through those...
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Did Murdoch win?
our years ago Rupert Murdoch was on the brink. Now he’s resurgent. Martin Hickman, co-author of Dial M for Murdoch, asks whether...
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Celebrating the first day of the month
On the foreshore on the Tasman Pensinsula.
