Tasmanian Times
Current Affairs
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1.5K‘Jessica Hoyt, nurse, mother and a child of the Lapoinya Forest arrested …’
THURSDAY, January 21 … • Rosemary Bolger, ABC: Forestry Tasmania boss Bob Annells’ exit linked to anti-logging protests, Opposition says The flare-up...
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That illegal Franklin jetty: a question begged?
*Pic: Shape of things to come on the Franklin waterfront? The approved, but not built, pontoon is on the left. Huon Valley...
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VDL in Australian hands: What’s in it for Tasmania?
I have publicly stood up and put my money on the table to front a bid by Australian investors to buy back...
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Dual names to preserve Aboriginal heritage
Dual names have been assigned to seven Tasmanian geographical icons in an important step in the ongoing recognition and preservation of our...
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What an absolute ripper of a book!x Tennis …
MONDAY January 18 … • SMH: Match fixing in tennis: The various ways to fix a match The fix is in: Tennis...
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Road Safety: Inaction by our local and state politicians and relevant authorities … (1)
Welcome to 2016. Unfortunately, some of our fellow travellers from 2015 will not be with us this year. No death is easy...
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Moratorium mocked as exploration expands
Mineral Resources Tasmania (MRT) is offering the Petroleum (Category 4) Exploration Release Area 981 to mining companies between Jan 18 and 22....
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Kathmandu founder Jan Cameron plans rival bid to buy Tasmanian dairy giant VDL
*Pic: H’s painting of Jan Cameron … Businesswoman Jan Cameron plans to underwrite a rival bid for Tasmanian dairy giant Van Diemen’s...
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Three Capes Track – it is free if you camp …
*Pic: By Ted Mead on Pillar Cliffs The Three Capes project impact. Pic: Rob Blakers, http://www.robblakers.com Letter to the Editor, Tasmanian Times,...
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Sex offender’s sentence must be appealed
On 23 December we read in the Mercury that Darren John Fenton, 48, received a suspended sentence after being found guilty of...
