Tasmanian Times
Opinion
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885Greens introduce bill for independent Office of Animal Welfare
The Australian Greens have introduced a bill into the House of Representatives today to establish an independent Office of Animal Welfare, implementing...
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The first duty of every government: namely, to preserve the nation’s finances
The first duty of every government: namely, to preserve the nation’s finances. So said Tony Abbott in his 2013 Address in Reply...
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Unscrupulous Business in a Broken Landscape
Old Wayne wakes as the sun comes up, dresses in protective gear ready to fight the remains of a bushfire—eats toast, drinks...
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Our national parks must be more than playgrounds or paddocks
It’s make or break time for Australia’s national parks. National parks on land and in the ocean are dying a death of...
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The Next War Won’t Have Guns
CNN picture World War One, we are told, began with the shooting of an Archduke. Within four years, eight million men were...
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Our cry from the heart … the pictures
When our family paid for full page advertisements the day before the 2002 State Election (Download below) in the Advocate, The Mercury,...
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You can’t eat cars!
Mick Keogh, from the Australian Farm Institute, is well known to Australian farmers. He’s been a regular performer at our TFGA conferences...
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Brown v Adair, Crean in Sarawak …
BOB BROWN OPPOSES MALAYSIAN DAMS Bob Brown is in Kuching, the capital of the Malaysian state of Sarawak, to talk about Hydro...
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Forest deal ‘greenmails’ the green groups
The deal designed to end years of protest in the forests of Tasmania hamstrings green groups, barring them from future protest. It...
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Welfare agencies report increasing demand
Tasmania’s welfare agencies are struggling to meet increasing demand and want State Government help. A national report released by the Salvation Army...
