Tasmanian Times
Current Affairs
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1.0KMurdoch divorce stuns Satan
HELL (The Borowitz Report)—Word that the News Corporation chief executive Rupert Murdoch has filed for divorce from his wife, Wendi Deng, came...
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The Protest against Ta Ann
Today activists are facing court over a Ta Ann timber mill protest which was organized in solidarity with the indigenous people of...
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A health issue, not a criminal one. MLCs delay bill
Who you gonna trust? Mythbusters! Tasmania’s eighty-nine year old Criminal Code Act currently contains sanctions of up to 21 years’ jail for...
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Union anger over prison boss exit costs
Unions wants the Corrections Minister to take responsibility for “wasting” more than half a million dollars over the early departure of the...
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Nine dead, 60 missing in another asylum tragedy
Authorities are searching for survivors after nine people drowned when a boat believed to be carrying 70 asylum seekers sunk off Christmas...
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A glorious lawyer-driven revolution
This is the ninth extract from Our Corrupt Legal System: Why Everyone Is A Victim (Except Rich Criminals) by legal historian Evan...
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Seven Myths About Bradley Manning
Today begins the court-martial of Private First Class Bradley Manning, Wikileaks’ source inside the US military. Because Manning was arrested over three...
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State political donations reform must be in place by state election …
As Federal Disclosure Threshold Exceed $12,400 The Tasmanian Greens today used Budget Estimate committee hearings to pursue the introduction of state based...
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Liberals question land deal ‘kickbacks’ for ex-Premier
Tasmania’s Human Services Minister has been asked whether former Labor Premier Paul Lennon received “kickbacks” under a scheme to help low income...
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Liberals are putting politics before people. The church billboard controversy
Guy Barnett’s new marriage equality poll shouldn’t be taken seriously as an indication of where Tasmanian’s stand on the issue. But it...
