Tasmanian Times
Opinion
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1.7KToxic Tas Water
Our community at Pioneer welcomed yesterday’s spring equinox with a beautiful show of flowers. But the townsfolk hide a heavy heart. Our...
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Copy that! Tony’s example helps Mercury fall, Sport …
There has been much railing against the inclusion of only one woman in Tony Abbott’s Coalition Cabinet. And it’s worth noting that...
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Is it illegal to turn back boats in international waters to Indonesia?
Indonesian politician Tantowi Yahya was asked on Lateline whether he believed that “the policy of turning back these boats in international waters...
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Mansell welcomes Bill Shorten’s call for Aboriginal quotas – and suggests alternative idea
Michael Mansell said it was pleasing to see ALP leadership candidate Bill Shorten call for quotas as part of a drive by...
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We support Bill Shorten as Labor Leader
The rank and file ballot for the Labor leadership is a great opportunity for members to guide the future direction of the...
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Support for voluntary assisted dying law reform
Marshall Perron, the former Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, has expressed his strong support for the voluntary assisted dying legislation introduced...
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No man is an island … except in Tasmania
“No man is an island entire of itself”, wrote John Donne, English writer, divine and MP in January 1624, in Meditation XVII....
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The Pearl of Para(lysis) has sailed
On September 3, the Pearl of Para first left Fremantle bound for Israel. Less than two days out, it broke down with...
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TASMANIA: Fox, FIFOs, Tarkine, NBN, Aurora, euthanasia, tourism …
Tasmania’s controversial Fox Eradication Program has again come under attack, with a Government-commissioned report calling for an overhaul. The independent review found...
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Dear Premier: I note that I have had no formal response to this letter
Now you see it, now you don’t … the sign in question Premier, On 12 November2012 I wrote an open letter to...
