Tasmanian Times
Opinion
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870If, one day, the proverbial hits the fan …
Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin. (That was actually the opening line to the BBC’s Listen with Mother on radio about...
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NATION: Turn Back The Boats confrontation. Spying. Climate. Animal Cruelty
A mid-ocean stand-off between Australia and Indonesia appeared to be developing as a customs vessel tried to return a boatload of rescued...
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NBN rollout proposal less than ideal
The Tasmanian Greens Leader Nick McKim today welcomed an alternative proposal for the rollout of optic fibre in Tasmania, but warned that...
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The Nation: Labor says Joe Hockey’s super changes show Coalition’s ‘twisted values’
The Opposition has labelled the Government’s decision to end the super co-contribution for low-income earners while scrapping a 15 per cent tax...
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You Hypocrites!
I am a 42 year-old family man who has been married to a wonderful woman for 19 years. We have been together...
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In calling for revolution, this half-Messiah has hit a nerve
Russell Brand is sort of good-looking but not, a range of emotions constantly flickering over his face, which at times can look...
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The Nation: The idea of a mandate
Since the election there has been much talk of the government’s ‘mandate’. It underlies two claims; first that a government has no...
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The State: Community opposition to the pulp mill will never stop; Chinese buyer? ‘Hands off Hydro’
Following KordaMentha’s announcement it is seeking Expressions of Interest in Gunns Limited’s remaining assets ( TT here ), community group Friends of...
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The Nation: PM Abbott must break silence and act for Colin Russell
Following new uncertainty around charges laid against Australian Colin Russell and his possible prison transfer in Russia, Australian Greens Leader Christine Milne...
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Don’t let our mentally ill be misunderstood
‘Plenty of biffo, I’d reckon,’ quipped the otherwise helpful bloke in Mitre 10 recently when I’d told him where I worked. ‘Actually...
