Tasmanian Times
Current Affairs
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Brazil returns hazardous UK waste
BBC Scotland Around 1,500 tons of hazardous waste which arrived in Brazil from the UK labelled as recyclable plastic is on its...
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Johnston: A baffling judgment
JOHN HAYWARD Having now read the judgment of Evans J, I am even more baffled. It just seems counter-intuitive that s110 of...
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Interstate judge may investigate Johnston
PETER WELS, Examiner A RETIRED interstate legal figure may be enlisted to oversee an investigation into claims that suspended Police Commissioner Jack...
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Rupert and the death of hubris …
ALAN KOHLER Business Spectator What won’t happen is the death of quality journalism – it’s flourishing. We are merely witnessing the death...
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Misinformation represented as genuine news stories …
PETER HENNING The information from Kim Booth highlights the really unfortunate aspect to this latest stunt by Gunns, which is that the...
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There are now less people doing the same amount of work and a LOWER wages bill
SIMON DE SALIS For the record, when DPIW combined with DEPHA, the new combined communications branch LOST three people: one manager, one...
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The Trial of Michelle O’Byrne
Witness Evidence Continued Interrogatories ROLE — Shirley BRANDIE, WITNESS 1. PROSECUTOR: Would you please state your full name? WITNESS ANSWER: Shirley Ann...
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The end of Rupe … or is it?
MIRIAM STEFFENS, SMH, Murdoch aims to charge for News sites within year Rupert Murdoch has ramped up his push to make readers...
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Sponsor dinners for financially-disadvantaged groups …
MARION NICKLASON, Convenor, Tasmanians for a Healthy Democracy Premier Anna Bligh needs to be commended for making courageous recommendations against the status...
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Court clears Police Commissioner
ABC ONLINE The case against Tasmania’s suspended Police Commissioner has been thrown out.Late last year, Jack Johnston, pleaded not guilty to disclosing...
