Tasmanian Times
Opinion
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1.7KTasmania’s Container Deposit Scheme is on the Money
Gayle Sloan argues that Tasmania's proposed container deposit scheme will generate new money through public tender… so, what’s the problem?
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Climate Action is a Moral Duty
Last week I attended the parliamentary enquiry into the Climate Change Bill, aware of the huge responsibility I carried with me. Would...
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Australia Day Is Cursed
If the point of a ‘national holiday’ is to celebrate and unify a country, then I can think of few examples that...
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Mars Joins Flight to Save our Swift Parrot
Mars, one of the worlds largest family-owned companies, is leading the world in its support for the Tasmanian swift parrot.
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For Shearwaters and Against Mutton Birding
I would like to report animal cruelty in the Furneaux group of islands off Flinders Island, Tasmania. It is held that the...
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Renewables and Tasmania – How to Do it Right
It’s hard to overstate how badly Tasmania is getting renewables wrong. The politics is toxic. Deniers haunt the halls of Parliament, corporate...
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Cashless Welfare Card Isn’t Working
Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie declares she'll vote against the cashless debit card rollout, and says she'd back alternatives.
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Burn Waratah Burn
Regarding Fire Risk in Waratah In response to a Question Without Notice from the Member for Murchison, the relevant Minister advised that...
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China Free Trade Agreement is Worthless
Former Labor MHR for Wills Kelvin Thompson, argues we would be better off withdrawing from CHAFTA.
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Refinancing a Bankrupt Business at Taxpayer Expense
On December 6 2019 in my article Westbury Prison Part II that was published on Tasmanian Times, I wrote: The first smelter...
