Tasmanian Times
Opinion
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932Equality is at the core of who we are
Tonight, we’re both marching with Adam Bandt, Cate Faehrmann and many other Greens in the Mardi Gras for full equality for lesbian,...
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The mining boom has not been a win-win
The Australia Institute, a national think tank, has this week produced a startling report looking at the impact of the mining boom...
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Tribalism is the greatest obstacle Tasmania faces
Age columnist Martin Flanagan’s big picture warning about Tasmania becoming the Greece of Australia ( TT here ) could be worth considering....
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The Vigilante Mentality
Federal Labor figures have accused the Coalition of “desperate dog whistle politics” after its immigration spokesman Scott Morrison demanded “behaviour protocols” for...
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861
Watering down of mine permit conditions unacceptable
Nelson Bay River Tarkine National Coalition has received written notice that Circular Head Council has “deleted” a permit condition aimed at providing...
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Wreckers
There aren’t too many Tasmanian politicians at any level who have clean hands when it comes to what has been happening in...
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Copping landfill: The Potential for Catastrophe
A picture tells a thousand words. A clear depiction of the Copping Landfill’s proximity to the Carlton River. SWS consistently misleads Tasmanians...
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Tasmania is being cast as Australia’s Greece
”DOES Tasmania need an intervention?” So reads the headline on a recent article or ”provocation” by Natasha Cica, director of the centre...
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Disrespect, concentrated power and a lost narrative. Abbott’s surge
Discord is created by a clashing of harsh sounds. Jarring and unpleasant, it jangles the nerves. Our reflex action is to shut...
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Corra Lynn Toxic E-Waste Pit
Attention people of Launceston! Please draw your attention towards an increasingly hazardous situation evolving at Corra Lynn, one the local swimming holes,...
