Tasmanian Times
Current Affairs
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ABBOTT-PROOFED PROTECTION FOR WATER FROM COAL SEAM GAS SECURED
After sustained pressure from the Greens, the Independents and the community, federal responsibility to protect water resources from coal seam gas mining,...
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982Revealed: Taib, deforestation and illicit outflow
An undercover video reveals the manner in which Sarawak’s vast natural resources are being sold for profit by the powers-that-be, and the...
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Wilkie won’t back media reform bills … as Rudd forces gather
The Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, has ruled out supporting the Government’s four remaining media reform bills. “I’ve decided to rule...
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Ruth Forrest’s amendment to the Tasmanian Forest Agreement Bill weakens the Forest Practices Act
The Tasmanian Conservation Trust today called on the Legislative Council to refuse Ruth Forrest’s proposed amendments to the Tasmanian Forest Agreement Bill...
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What they say, Christine Milne, Scott Ludlum, Adam Bandt: Media reform, Andrew Wilkie
CHRISTINE MILNE: We’re on the cusp of securing media reform in Australia. This is something that the Greens have been campaigning for,...
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Willkie – don’t abandon the public interest on media reform
The Australian Greens have reached a compromise with the government on media reform – now is the time for cross-benchers to stand...
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GREENS PURSUE COMPREHENSIVE STATE INQUIRY INTO EXIT PAYMENTS
The Tasmanian Greens today said the fact that the Minister could not rule out that Forestry Tasmania may have re-employed contractors who...
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Senate – and state – inquiry into forestry grants
Pic: Emma Capp The Senate has today agreed to inquire into the audit reports of both the Tasmanian community forest agreement and...
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New anti-corruption commission No. 1 on the election agenda
Peter Cundall, Parliament House protest 2009: Look back to anger, here There is little chance that the Federal Government will conduct a...
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Justice demands inquest in Chappell case
The lawyer representing Ms Sue Neil-Fraser says the interests of justice demand that an inquest be held into the circumstances surrounding the...
