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882Abetz refuses to say if super trawler ban will be made law …
LIBERAL Senator Eric Abetz yesterday refused to clarify whether banning super trawlers in Australian waters would be legislated. In Senate question time,...
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Senate vote confirms Greens only party standing up for farmers against big mining
The old parties have voted down the Greens’ bill to give landholders the right to say no to coal and gas, in...
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A Rational Fact: Tony Abbott’s timber speech with added facts
Tony Abbott gave a speech to the Australian Forest Products Association that was a little light on facts. Understandable since the coalition...
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Greens introduce Bill to protect the Public Interest against Trojan horse provisions …
… in Trade Agreements Today Greens spokesperson for Trade, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson introduced the Trade and Foreign Investment (Protecting the Public Interest)...
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Labor, Greens to hold Senate inquiry into Manus Island violence
Labor and the Greens will team up to establish a Senate inquiry into recent deadly violence at the Manus Island immigration detention...
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East Timor 1, Australia 0.5
Australia has been ordered to cease spying on East Timor and its legal advisers, in a landmark decision by the International Court...
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The key to who forms the next government …
Candidates pledges to make marriage equality key to who forms next Tasmanian Government Advocates have welcomed a pledge from independent Denison candidate,...
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Biker Gangs Battle In SoHo
Tasmanian Police have expressed extreme concern at rival biker gangs setting up in the capital. A spokesperson said it was a worst-case-scenario...
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Honest Government not on the election agenda for the Major Parties
None of the incumbent MPs standing for re-election in the March state election responded to Tasmanians for Transparency’s candidate survey on a...
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Five Ideas That May Change How You Think About Privacy
TED, NPR and The Huffington Post are teaming up to explore the state of privacy today. Listen here
