Tasmanian Times
Opinion
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1.3KLiz Smith – Why I’m standing for the Legislative Council as an independent
Attorney-General, Vanessa Goodwin, an MLC and member of the Liberal Party … Liz Smith wonders what (suspended-sentence) policy Ms Goodwin would support...
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The Politically Corrupting Bottle
Wait a minute! Hold on! Just a second! Being a ‘nice guy’ should be meaningless in the world of politics. Big Pollies...
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Leg Co candidates’ pitch
All candidates in the upcoming Legislative Council elections are invited to provide a 200-word statement of their pitch to voters (and photo)...
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An interim report on the state of play regarding MH 370
I herewith submit an interim report on the state of play regarding MH 370 via my You Tube connections. Mr Hawkins is...
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Mother Mountain: The Symphony of Birdsong (7)
The “Respect the Mountain” forum ( here, here, and here ) at the Hobart Town Hall last month prompted Don Knowler to...
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The underdog bites back
The election of Palmer United Party’s Jacqui Lambie to the Senate surprised many. But a 10-year battle with Veterans’ Affairs shows the...
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To be a decent citizen
It is more difficult than we think to define decent behaviour. We all understand it to mean being kind, generous and helpful....
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FT submission: It is not acceptable …
‘It is not acceptable for Forestry Tasmania to continue to use (aerially apply) alpha-cypermethrin to plantations in water catchments and also seek...
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In Tasmania, even crooks like Gay can run a business
What the hell do the judges smoke down in the Apple Isle? First there was the insider trading case against John Gay,...
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Government department libraries being closed to public access
Tasmanians for Transparency (TfT) has been alarmed to discover that several Government Departmental Libraries have been closed to public access. We have...
