Tasmanian Times
Opinion
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1.0KNew Rules For Community Grants Needed
Letter – Tasmanian Constitutional Society, 13 March 2024 New Rules For Community Grants Needed The noise of the election has drowned out...
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Is There a Future for Tourism in Tasmania?
Tourism has been an important industry in Tasmania for many years providing income and employment to the state. However, like all industries...
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There is No Magic Money Tree – Liberals & Labor Refuse to Come Clean with Voters
The state of Tasmania is facing a huge fiscal problem and it seems that neither of the major parties is prepared to...
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A Political Retrospective on ‘Wrest Point Stadium’
Jeremy Rockliff’s election campaign video promotes all of his government’s social and economic achievements together with his growth forecasts, yet, strangely, his...
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Election Energy Policy Confusion
Ruth Forrest MLC says the power policies put forward so far in this election campaign are not really putting Tasmanians first.
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Hope Over Fear – A Reflection on Police in Mardi Gras
I’ve endured my fair share of police abuse. Not long after coming out I was arrested along with many others for staffing...
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Our Place Contemplates the Liberal Party’s Opening Gambit
When Premier Rockliff promised to spend ‘not a cent more’ than his original commitment of $375M on the stadium, ostensibly in an...
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Meet the Other Rebecca
While the Tasmanian Labor leader Rebecca White might be getting plenty of media attention as the state election campaign runs at full...
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Heritage-listed Hut on Halls Island Left to Rot in Hypocrisy
In November 2018 a backcountry angler named David wrote to the Director of Wild Drake Pty Ltd, the leaseholder of Halls Island on...
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No Fight in this Rocky?
I well remember the debacle of Australia’s first match at the 2010 football World Cup. A poorly-organised team was walloped 4-0 by...
