Tasmanian Times
Current Affairs
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FOI debate
Rick Snell Peter Timmins and I have been having a discussion on his blog Open and Shut about the way the ATRK...
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It’s time to petition The Governor
Dr Warwick Raverty Even if His Excellency were loath to take that unusual step, what a message such a petition would send...
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Governors, Democracy and the Rule of Law
Sir Guy Green His Excellency the Honourable Sir Guy S Green AC KBE, Former Governor of Tasmania, 29 October 1999 Menzies Oration...
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PM backs culture of disclosure
Jano Gibson SMH May 9, 2008 GOVERNMENT agencies will be encouraged to adopt a pro-disclosure culture under changes aimed at giving the...
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The profound contempt of the Lennon government
Peter Henning Sovereign Risk versus Section 11 of the Pulp Mill Assessment Act That contempt was nowhere more apparent than in Section...
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1.9KDo not forgive …
Michael Leunig God be amongst us and within us. Earth is our mother and nature’s law is our father, our protector. Thus,...
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Democracy rally: What Peg said
Peg Putt I released a list of more than 20 questions on Friday – yet all week the government embarked on bully...
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Odd to fear watchdogs, as bark’s worse than bite
Richard Ackland The Tasmanians have just seen firsthand how governments fiddle the judicial selection process to punish those who offend the party...
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The ad The Examiner wouldn’t publish; the Mercury did
John Hawkins I have written an advertisement “The Inconvenient Truth” copy enclosed, this I have submitted to the Launceston Examiner who refuses...
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Four resolutions for Democracy
Democracy Public Meeting , Tuesday, April 29, 7pm, Tailrace Centre, Launceston This motion requests that the Legislative Council introduce and approve a...
