Tasmanian Times
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941Greens to help tourism industry break dirty Coca-Cola habit
Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, Australian Greens spokesperson for both tourism and recycling, returned from this week’s 2013 Tasmanian Tourism Conference on “sustainable tourism”...
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Abbott’s plan for Tassie
Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has unveiled more of his economic plan for Tasmania, including an expanded runway at the Hobart airport...
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Tassie design studio beats the world …
Design and delivery of the University of Tasmania (UTAS) $75 million Academy of Creative Industries and Performing Arts (ACIPA) has been awarded...
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Doctors warn of CSG health risks
Tasmanian doctors have warned of potential health risks to Tasmanians that could arise from the advent of shale and coal seam gas...
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Luxuriating in a lock-it-up mentality
With the much-vaunted Jobs Forum behind us and with it some sensible suggestions for the state government to digest (like supporting local...
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Mansell warns against any threats to Aboriginal delegates campaigning against mining on West Coast
Aborigines will descend in large numbers on the Nelson River mine site to protect any Aboriginal delegates from threats to their safety,...
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Shrieking like a pack of seagulls …
In the course of research on hazardous waste management in Tasmania I have encountered many comments by Mercury columnist Greg Barns. Some...
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Ex-Gunns boss John Gay fears prison will harm health
The insider trading sentencing hearing for the former head of Gunns has been told a prison sentence would severely affect his health....
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Libs’ plan to make hay while the sun shines
… The Opposition leader, Will Hodgman, says the Liberals would spend $16 million on the sector over four years. “We’ve got to...
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Launceston … Sewerage systems can’t cope with more extreme weather
Clogged … the dredge top and close up of tampon strings, below Anyone flushing a toilet in urban Australia today does so...
