Tasmanian Times
Coroner & Legal
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1.0KTasmania: Lagging in Integrity
Going back to 2008 the Tasmanian public was calling for an Independent Commission against Corruption (ICAC). The Tasmanian people were dismissed and...
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Tassie’s tough new smoking laws
The Tasmanian State Parliament has banned smoking in outdoor dining areas, at sporting events, bus shelters and playgrounds. The Upper House on...
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TOTE’S $5m losing bet
THE State Government invested $5 million in a sports betting company that its liquidator says was insolvent at the time. Now Government-owned...
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The best way to push bad policy is to wrap it in a ‘security’ blanket
These days, the surest way to gain acceptance for policy proposals that former Treasury Secretary Ken Henry might have called “frankly, bad”...
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Our new climate laws will not endanger economic growth. Tasmania’s Temco smokestacks
THE Hollywood blockbuster 2012 is based on the premise that the end of that year was destined to be the end of...
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Public disdain for journalism has never been greater
I am currently involved – as a shareholder, active participant and in two cases as a director – in four independent Australian...
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The Parade of Pride
Picture: Tracey Wing About 500 LGBTI Tasmanians and their friends and supporters marched through Hobart last Saturday (Nov 5) to a warm...
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Julian Assange loses appeal
The WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, has lost his high court appeal against extradition to Sweden to face rape allegations. Lord Justice Thomas...
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Kellam attacks. Wilkinson defends
Tasmania’s corruption watchdog says it has been denied access to Tasmania Police information systems, thwarting its ability to function properly. The head...
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Logging must stop. Nick McKim. Paul O’Halloran’s Notice of Motion. Biomass burning …
The government agreement to stop logging in Tasmania’s wild forests is clear: logging must stop in the 430,000ha that the Prime Minister...
