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694Tasmanian Writers’ Centre offers Grand Prize in inaugural Subscribathon …
Amber Wilson, Tasmanian Writers’ Centre Communications Officer… a year’s worth of workshop … With Tasmania quickly becoming known as the literary isle...
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Medicinal Cannabis Study Shows Safer Alternative to Prescription Painkillers for Chronic Pain
Health Minister Michael Ferguson must heed the results of the first major Australian study of chronic pain and medicinal cannabis use which...
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Long-term unemployment figures getting worse
The number of long-term unemployed people in Tasmania has increased dramatically over the past twelve months. State Treasury analysis of ABS unemployment...
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921Economy
Climate warning: PM Abbott leads Australia down a withering garden path
Greens leader Christine Milne says dire projections for Australia in the new CSIRO climate change report* must be a wake-up call for...
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Unfinished Business: Time to Treaty
The Greens today called for a formal Treaty to be negotiated between the State of Tasmania and the Tasmanian Aboriginal community. “Last...
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Suicide Prevention Advocate wins Australia Day Award
When Mitch McPherson suddenly and tragically lost his 18 year old brother Ty to suicide, he had a choice to become part...
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Construction Underway on New Slip Lane onto Bowen Bridge
The Liberal Government is committed to upgrading Tasmanian roads to improve transport efficiency and lower the risk of crashes. Work is now...
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Don’t Celebrate January 26 petition launched
An electronic petition ( here ) has been launched in support of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s commemoration of “Invasion Day”...
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2.0KEconomy
The revealing facts on bikie laws and crime in Queensland
Queensland’s Liberal National government has made law and order – particularly its anti-bikie laws – a key part of its re-election pitch....
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1.1KCoroner & Legal
NATION: Manus; We must act …
*Image from here No words could ever describe life in Manus Island Detention Centre, but imagine you are trapped in a makeshift,...
