Tasmanian Times
Current Affairs
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896The latest on coal …
*Pic: Flashback to the Heazlewood mine fire in 2014 which devastated Morwell. CoalWire is a weekly news bulletin which summarises the most...
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‘Senate says ‘Yes’ to marriage equality’ …
… LEGISLATION PASSED WITH SUPPORT OF EIGHT TASMANIAN SENATORS First published November 29 Tasmanian campaigners for marriage equality are today (Wednesday) celebrating...
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We are in deep trouble …
Pic: The Rally crosses their arms in the style of the Manus’ protesters … Pic: Rob Walls’ pic of Greens Leader Cassy...
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Cry, my beautiful country: Barnaby’s shameful legacy to the lifeblood of Australia
Pic: Murrumbidgee, Murray – Darling Basin. Public Domain photography Pedro Szekely’s Flickr pic of an Australian coastline … as Lyndall says: ‘I...
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Leunig’s Monday reflection …
Cartoon: Leunig, http://www.leunig.com.au/ used with permission
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‘Community Health underfunded by $84 million’
First published November 21 The Tasmanian government spent $84 million less on out-of-hospital health care in 2015-16 than other states, a new...
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Talking Turkey …
*Cartoon: Martyn Turner, used with permission: https://www.facebook.com/martynturnercartoons/ . http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/martyn-turner
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The mess we’re now in: The leaked TASSAL document …
*Pic: Fish farming in Macquarie Harbour. Rodtuk, Flickr First published November 17 Senator WHISH-WILSON (Tasmania) (20:10): I rise this evening to talk...
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Forestry Tasmania’s demise in detail: Billion Dollar Loss
*Pic: Logging in Catamaran at the height of Forestry Tasmania’s assault. Pic: Daniel Haley First published November 15 Forestry Tasmania’s slide from...
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The Quest for Security: Is it rational? has it actually made us safer? At what cost?
First published November 15 Download address to the Royal Society of Tasmania, by Saul Eslake, Independent Economist, and Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow, University of...
