Tasmanian Times
Current Affairs
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792The Great Leap Backward
Tony Abbott reveals the outgoing governor general, Quentin Bryce, and her successor, Peter Cosgrove, will be the first to receive the titles....
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Brandis amendments to RDA an effective attack on free speech for Aborigines
Aboriginal lawyer Michael Mansell has challenged the motives of Attorney-General George Brandis’s amendments to the Racial Discrimination Act. “Mr Brandis claims the...
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Beam me up, Rupert
Karl Stevens
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Premier Hodgman Starts A War He Will Not Win
Newly-elect Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman wants two opposite and irreconcilable things at once. In his election night victory speech, he made a...
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Andrew Wilkie: Parliament turns its back on problem gamblers
The Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, has today (Tues) expressed his disgust that the Australian Parliament overturned the hard-won poker machine...
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James Hird’s wife Tania reveals details of ‘tip-off’ phone call. Keeping it all in the AFL ‘Family’
The wife of suspended Essendon coach James Hird says former Bombers chairman David Evans pressured her husband not to tell anti-doping investigators...
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How Sinodinos stood to gain about $20 million. Arthur’s financial woes …
Arthur Sinodinos became one of four directors of Australian Water Holdings in October 2008. He became treasurer of the NSW branch of...
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Stable Vision Takes Shape
Work has begun on the new stables needed to house Tasmania’s stable majority government, it was announced today. Premier-elect Will Hodgman revealed...
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Another Sad Birthday Lucille
Well, here goes for Lucille’s birthday … another sad birthday Lucille. You would have turned 65 today. Born on March 18, 1949....
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Commonwealth pursues Gay for proceeds of crime
The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions has confirmed it is pursuing proceeds of crime action against former Gunns boss, John Gay. Gay...
