Tasmanian Times
Current Affairs
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Let Down by the News
James Dryburgh All four channels consistently refer to the opposition to the Pulp Mill as ‘green groups’ and ‘environmentalists’. This is misleading...
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Cheney says he gets to decide which records to archive
The 1978 Presidential Records Act requires that all presidential and vice presidential records to be transferred to the National Archives immediately upon...
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More Groups Than Thought Monitored in Police Spying
The Maryland State Police surveillance of advocacy groups was far more extensive than previously acknowledged, with records showing that troopers monitored –...
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Perhaps I have upset him
John Hawkins My interest in Abetz was increased when I discovered that the Federal Liberal Party recieved 50,000 dollars from Gunns Ltd...
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The cracking of our hearts
Speech by Ula Majewski., left in the Florentine. Speech: Parliament Lawns, Hobart. 13th January 2009. There is nothing quite like the silence...
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Abetz put on notice
John Hawkins Abetz has now been nominated in the number one position on the Liberal Party ticket as a potential Tasmanian Senator...
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TheTimes are a changin’
Woodworker Much media debate continues regarding the Federal Government’s tentative approval for the pulp mill, and on Thursday we learnt that the...
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Police integrity row
Daniel McKay Mercury TASMANIA Police has been accused of illegally providing personal information about protesters to timber giant Gunns Limited. The Civil...
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Police gave protesters’ names to Gunns
ABC Online Tasmanian police have revealed they supplied the timber company Gunns with the names of 13 protesters who shut down a...
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Gunns can’t start building, says lawyer
Senator Bob Brown Contrary to the assurance to Gunns from Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard, the Greens have released legal advice that...
