Tasmanian Times
Current Affairs
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872The thumb is proving mightier than a pen
The artist John Olsen recently lamented the decline of handwriting. Many of us do. We bore our children with whimsical tales of...
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What is really needed to address climate change?
I’ll start at the beginning. Or about 56 million years ago, when the dinosaurs had only recently been extinguished and mammals were...
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Martine, Ellen, Steve or Mike?
The race is on and the markets are posted. Mercury editor Garry Bailey’s announcement that he is quitting on January 5 and...
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Why Tasmania needs an independent inquiry into child sex abuse
July 2003 – Walter Tusyn was the first person to speak out publicly in Tasmania and expose the brutality, sexual and other...
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GUNNS’ site clearing (2)
Watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngou3dd-6BE&feature=youtu.be Karl Stevens
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John Gay fronts court
The former chairman of the Tasmanian timber company Gunns has appeared in the Magistrates Court in Launceston on insider trading charges. John...
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The Mad Hatter?
He is the resources kingpin with the controversial past: two indecisive Supreme Court trials behind him; power at his fingertips. The power...
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Democratic right to protest is not for sale
The Tasmanian Greens have called for a Tasmania Police proposal to charge protesters for costs to be rejected on the grounds that...
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Govt fights Etter damages claim
The Tasmanian Government has denied a raft of allegations made by the former head of the state’s Integrity Commission. It has filed...
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Oz writer wins on animal ethics
CHRISTINE Jackman, senior writer with The Weekend Australian Magazine, last night won the print category of this year’s Voiceless Media Prize. Jackman...
