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663StatementsPut Health Minister Ley on the road to Paris to protect health, urge leading doctors
Doctors across the nation, including former Australian of the Year, Professor Fiona Stanley, are calling for Federal Health Minister Sussan Ley to...
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1.2KEconomy
Vice-Chancellor Dumps on Launceston
UTAS Vice-Chancellor, Peter Rathjen, has conceded there had been substantial staff cuts in Launceston and the wholesale removal of courses, services and...
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843Economy
Is Neo-Liberalism on the way out?
*Pic: Image from here I wish I could share the optimism Christine Milne voiced during the speech she made at the Press...
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942Coroner & Legal
NATION: 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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808Economy
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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1.2KEconomy
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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1.1KCoroner & Legal
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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1.1KMedia
Chronicle 67: Life at the Typeface
In a series of articles published by the Tasmanian Times over the years – the Chronicles – Donald Knowler has set out...
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1.9KEconomy
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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876Economy
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....
