Tasmanian Times
Opinion
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1.0KHealth: These newest cuts simply worsen an already dire situation
‘Sustainability’ and the great health cost shift The Prime Minister, the Treasurer and the Health Minister have all used the same word...
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An attack on pensioners, families, students, workers, the disabled and small business
• Tom Ellison: The waiting is over, and we now know two things: First, the Abbott Government’s vision for Australia’s future is...
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Senate calls for Tasmanian World Heritage cuts withdrawal. World Heritage Committee beseeched …
• Senate calls for Tasmanian World Heritage cuts withdrawal A Senate inquiry has called on the Abbott government to withdraw its proposal...
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Red in the morning, shepherds’ warning …
Sunrise over Hobart, May 15, 2014. Photos: Bob Burton.
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Leading the Australian economy to the Abbott-oir
It’s been two months since my How to kick-start the economy: swap the paid parental leave scheme for small business tax concession....
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All-powerful Paul Harriss. Mendicant ($45 million) Ta Ann …
*Pic: Paul Harriss on an earlier trip to Sarawak. ( Image, Sarawak Report, here ) Tasmania has a new Liberal Minister for...
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We love freedom, yet our fabulous wealth is created by slavery, genocide, and militarism
Leunig, with permission http://www.leunig.com.au/ Once upon a time in ancient Sparta there was a Council of Elders, called the Gerousia. This was...
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Sacred Promises
After 70 years in and out of government the Liberal Party remains deeply uncertain about egalitarian values; it has never been able...
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Why the Official Explanation of MH370’s Demise Doesn’t Hold Up
Investigators searching for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight were ebullient when they detected what sounded like signals from the plane’s black boxes....
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Mother Mountain: The Symphony of Birdsong (10)
Pic*: Radford monument on Radford’s Track … Pic: Rob Walls, http://robertwalls.wordpress.com/ The “Respect the Mountain” forum ( here, here, and here )...
