Tasmanian Times
Opinion
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843$1 bet limits: I’m already on board. The Greens Policy
I strongly support, and have long supported, $1 bet limits and $500 jackpot restrictions on poker machines. It was my preferred position...
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Lurch Beyond Brutopia. The Manus Whistleblower …
Back in November 2006 Kevin Rudd wrote an article for The Monthly titled Howard’s Brutopia, in which he contrasted his own “social...
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Larrikin indie takes on big parties in bellwether Bass
The seat of Bass in North East Tasmania is home to some 140,000 people the greater number of which resides in Launceston,...
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Jesus weeps, Bishop tells Rudd
The head of the Anglican Church in Tasmania has told the Prime Minister “Jesus weeps” over his PNG asylum seeker plans. The...
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An open letter to …
Dear Aurora Energy, I owe you money. Lots of it. Never denied it……. I know I don’t really have a good history...
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Councillors behaving badly
Huon Valley Guessing Games Rohan Gudden, one would hope, learned a lesson in manners, respect and proper procedure at last Wednesday’s (July...
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FSC Changes Chemicals Criteria Again … Incorrect, says FSC Australia
A so-called expert independent panel for FSC International has again changed the criteria for determining which pesticides should go on the FSC...
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Feeding frenzy on the far right of Australian politics
Dear friends, There is a feeding frenzy on the far right of Australian politics as extremist groups smell blood and mobilise to...
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We are concerned that Telstra has breached the Privacy Act
Mr Tim Pilgrim Australian Information Commissioner GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 2001 16 July 2013 Dear Mr Pilgrim, We are making a...
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Marti Zucco: Tasman Bridge must be made safer
Federal candidate for Franklin, Marti Zucco announced today that if elected he will seek federal funding to solve the pedestrian and bike...
