Tasmanian Times
Current Affairs
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1.1KWhy Australia is a paradise for white collar criminals
Warning: This barely scratches the surface of white collar crime. Even so, it may dismay taxpayers who fund the legal system and...
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How to squash an economy
*Pic: The buck stops here … Peter Gutwein, centre, and Premier Will Hodgman, left, in Parliament … The state government is slashing...
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FT and the Economic Regulator
The Government’s willingness to breach the spirit of national competition policy by its use of State resources to prop up Forestry Tasmania...
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What can we say? Pakistan …
Three people dead: a barrister and mother of three young children, a café manager and a deeply troubled and threatening man with...
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TONIGHT: TT H@A … Come on Barbie, let’s go party …
If you are passing the Hope and Anchor Tavern, 65 Macquarie Street, Hobart TAS 7000, TONIGHT, Thursday, December 18, 6pm onwards, DROP...
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Who was Man Haron Monis, the man behind the Sydney siege? Pakistan …
Iranian cleric Man Haron Monis is the man police believe was behind the siege at the Lindt Chocolate Cafe in Sydney’s Martin...
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Tarkine: International call to protect nation’s heritage
Part of the 1969 excavation of the Mt Cameron West site (near Marrawah) with the “sculptured” rock (right). Note the bare slab...
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Hopefully we can start to deal with this matter …
There may be a flaw in the criteria set out in the commission which I think should be stated publicly. Grooming is...
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The Withdrawal of Grand Theft Auto V
Last week survivors of prostitution had a victory with the decision by Target and Kmart to withdraw Grand Theft Auto V (GTA...
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Civil Liberties in Peril Down Under
Australia and New Zealand are not among the usual suspects when it comes to state suppression of civil liberties. But both countries,...
