Tasmanian Times
Current Affairs
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867Mitchell Slams TAFE Cuts as Tech Sector Set to Triple
Labor’s Shadow Minister for TAFE, Skills and Training Brian Mitchell has condemned the Rockliff government’s decision to cut TasTAFE courses, arguing the...
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Dismantling Elite Cartels for Tasmanian Prosperity
Tasmanian Times is pleased to republish this piece with the kind permission of the Centre for the Study of Corruption, University of...
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Party Leaders Must Allow Free Vote on Polarising Stadium
Independent member for Mersey, Mike Gaffney MLC, shares his opinion on the contentious Macquarie Point Stadium project which he declares demands a...
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Clash of Rights – Park Owners, Residents Caught in Legal Mess
The distress and anger of Beauty Point resident Philip J. Tattersall, articulated in his letter below regarding the ongoing crisis at the...
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United Front Calls on AFL to Meet Over Stadium’s Future
A cross-section of elected representatives has issued an urgent, united call for the AFL to meet with a delegation this month following...
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TasTAFE Cuts Collide With Million-Dollar Arts Funding
TasTAFE’s plan to eliminate courses in visual arts, music, design and media—along with the highly skilled staff who run them—has been slammed...
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Government Grant Saves Hobart Clinic, Drawing Mixed Reaction
The immediate crisis surrounding The Hobart Clinic has been averted, with the Tasmanian Government offering $2 million in one-off transitional funding to...
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Boyer Mill Power Standoff Resolved After Negotiations
The Boyer paper mill’s near-death experience with Aurora Energy highlights the precarious balance between commercial imperatives and economic survival in Tasmania’s manufacturing...
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Cartoon Competition Winner, August – September
Many thanks to everyone who entered! Here is the winner who will [again] take home $200 for his prize winning entry and...
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Abetz Dismisses Expert Warning; Stadium Proceeding Over TPC’s ‘Opinion’
The debate over the Macquarie Point AFL stadium has escalated with the Government’s release of its response to the Tasmanian Planning Commission’s...
