Tasmanian Times
Current Affairs
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959The Prescience of Evan Whitton
PM Tony Abbott has saved his bacon for the moment with a War on Terror. Can torture be far behind? A-G George...
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ALP’s abrogation on the insidious metadata legislation
I thought I would send an email to Bill Shorten about the complete abrogation of his, and the Labor Party’s, responsibilities on...
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Things that can’t last … FT fails the test, says Examiner
Things that can’t last forever usually don’t. This morning’s Examiner reported on a leaked email from Forestry Tasmania (FT) Chairman to FT...
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s son begs him to spare Chan and Sukumaran
No smile from Gibran or Iriana as Joko Widodo becomes president (Image via jakarta.coconuts.co) Rifts develop as former Australian resident Gibran Rakabuming...
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Why I have resigned from the Telegraph . ABC Print figures. Death, Drugs and HSBC …
Ed: This is an extraordinarily important article. It is about the inexorable decline of Print in the Digital Age … and the...
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Lambie refuses to be intimidated by a beheading threat
Independent Senator for Tasmania Jacqui Lambie has vowed not to be intimated by a letter claiming to be from a supporter of...
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Terrified of terrorists?
Police Commissioner Bill Keelty told the Howard Government how to put terrorists off the streets, but was ignored. Evan Whitton explains why...
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Is media objectivity an outdated model?
The full effects of the new-media revolution are still playing out, but there is no doubt that the rise of, initially, blogs,...
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Toxic TasWater, Part 2 ~ From the Operating Room to a Public Meeting with the Health Minister
Today I visit the Scottsdale Hospital to attend a public meeting with. Mr. Michael Ferguson, Tasmania’s Minister for Health. I am led...
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Brandis must resign
Australians were shocked this week to discover Attorney-General George Brandis appearing to act as if he were above the law in joining...
