Tasmanian Times
Current Affairs
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993Bob Ellis says he may have weeks to live after liver tests deliver ‘very bad’ news
The writer Bob Ellis has been diagnosed with aggressive liver cancer and says he may have just weeks to live. A prolific...
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Amnesty PR machine in overdrive
Amnesty International, the world’s leading human rights campaigner, claims to have over 7 million members and supporters across the globe, but it...
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Rupert Murdoch’s News UK shamed by failure to pay legal costs
Rupert Murdoch’s organisation had a moral duty to pay the legal costs for Sun reporter Anthony France. But it refused to do...
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Errors of judgment …
Karl Stevens
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Activists target Myer for sponsoring animal cruelty
Animal welfare advocates demonstrated outside Myer stores in five states yesterday after Myer, a major sponsor of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival...
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Landmark $25,000 penalty for torrent of anti-gay abuse
AN East Coast marriage celebrant subjected to a torrent of anti-gay abuse has been awarded the state’s largest payout for discrimination in...
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A Fragment of Balmain History
Former Sydneysider, photojournalist, *Rob Walls recalls a fragment of Balmain history. At the end of April Rob will be setting off on...
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Six reasons Abbott’s peace deal on Q & A isn’t quite what it seems
Prime Minister Tony Abbott seems to have brokered some kind of peace deal with the ABC over his ban on frontbenchers appearing...
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Tasmanian Times & Anonymity of comments
It was recently raised on another thread (see comment below) that Tasmanian Times (TT) should prevent people posting comments under pseudonyms. TT...
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INTERNATIONAL: Iran nuclear deal moves to battleground of US Congress
The battle over the Iran nuclear agreement is set to move to Washington as the Obama administration begins a three-month campaign to...
