Tasmanian Times
Opinion
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914Marriage act validity
Advice re the Validity of the proposed Tasmanian Same-Sex Marriage Act and Same-Sex Marriage (Dissolution and Annulment) Act. In my opinion, the...
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Gaddafi’s thesis proves money talks, especially in halls of academe
WHEN the old moralists assembled their galleries of vices and virtues – personified, so that the flatterer simpers, the jealous man squints...
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Global Warming and its nemesis –the humble plastic!
While walking along the streets of Melbourne with a plastic bag of groceries in hand, a couple made a comment on how...
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David Traynor: Why?
In Mercury stories concerning David Traynor, I have not read which Police force successfully pursued him for the legal possession of the...
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Pokies: We’ve got the ear of the Premier, says AHA
The Australian Hotels Association is confident it can stop Tasmania trialing technology to limit poker machine bets. Premier Lara Giddings says no...
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Australia on Trial
ABC Online: Councillor guilty of possessing child exploitation material: A Tasmanian alderman has been convicted on one count of possessing child exploitation...
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Alex conquers Harvard and the Ivy League
In February 2011, Alex Moores attended the Harvard National Model United Nations (HNMUN) competition in America – the most prestigious international debating...
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Wilkie: Lance this racist boil, Tony Abbott
In a speech to Federal Parliament, the Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, has challenged the Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott, to show...
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The Great Betrayal
The scenario I am about to outline is rather like a war game, a contingency. Only time will tell whether the war...
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Putting the ‘Un” in Australian
A warning: readers may find some of the language and views expressed in this article, unpalatable, unwarranted and unworthy. The whimsical musings...
