Tasmanian Times
Opinion
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906Jacqui Lambie is ‘a drama queen’ focused on power, says Clive Palmer
Palmer Unity party leader announces dumping from the party of Lambie’s chief of staff, Rob Messenger Clive Palmer has described one of...
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Tasmanian Water Monitoring – another casualty of State Budget cuts
*Pic: Fairfax picture of Dr Alison Bleaney in the George River in 2004 With regard to pesticide monitoring in waterways, Tasmania has...
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Philae probe makes historic landing on comet
The Philae lander on its way to the comet, photographed by the Rosetta spacecraft. Rosetta mission’s safe landing gives scientists their first...
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Who’s knocking on Tasmania’s aldermanic doors?
With the local government election results now finalised, Tasmania’s 263 councillors are confronting the dilemma on how to handle requests from developers...
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Planning and governance reform: Will someone have the courage?
For those of you who have any history of involvement in planning in Tasmania, you’ll remember the days when the PLUC came...
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NATION: Renewable energy target thrown into confusion as negotiations collapse
Labor walks away from RET talks, saying it cannot accept ‘deep and devastating cut to the sector’ being proposed by Coalition Attempts...
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Historic Governor Appointment
The Tasmanian Greens warmly welcome the historic appointment of Professor Kate Warner AM as Tasmania’s first female governor, Greens Leader Kim Booth...
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Tasmania touted as humane, cost-effective, productive asylum seeker solution
Tasmania would become Australia’s asylum seeker processing centre, with newcomers living and working freely in the community, under a plan developed by...
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World governments failing Earth’s ecosystems, says top conservationist
Governments are lagging behind on international commitments to safeguard the planet’s ecosystems, with politicians failing to grasp that economic growth depends upon...
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Minister Hunt must act after Tasmanian Government commits to destruction of Aboriginal heritage
*Pic: Bob McMahon’s picture of dune buggy damage in the (once-protected) area Save the Tarkine has called on Minister Greg Hunt to...
