Tasmanian Times
National
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The golden calf
AND so, the “matter” soon will be resolved, Mr Ruddock. You will be saddened, no doubt also a little relieved. For the...
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In a galaxy far, far away
“Our minds and reason cannot support those who have made the decision to send you to this war, and we shall do...
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Seditious thoughts
AS anyone who bothers with serious mainstream media knows, our federal and state governments are proposing harsh criminal penalties for urging any...
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The Dismissal … and Suharto
THE events in Canberra on November 11 1975 had implications for Australia’s foreign policy and international relations. This was felt quite strongly...
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No hiding from the ferrets
BOB Cheek had never set foot in Parliament House in Hobart until he was elected as a Liberal member for the House...
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The Labor disconnect
THE media carnival surrounding Mark Latham’s diaries seems pretty much over. Hit pause, then rewind. Beg, borrow or steal Latham’s book and...
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The shame of poor Braddon
Hansard … ADJOURNMENT 12 October 2005 Poverty Speech Senator MILNE (Tasmania) (7.41 p.m.) —I rise tonight to note that Anti-Poverty Week will...
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Latham’s lance
Mercury columnist Wayne Crawford was pretty harsh on his own profession in his Saturday Mercury column: All this is sullen condemnation and...
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Telstra’s mums and dads mystery
THE soundtrack to Telstra’s long demise as a publicly owned company has been, and now more than ever, dominated by the words...
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I remember Labor
I REMEMBER the night Malcolm Fraser tearfully conceded defeat and the silver haired bodgie of working man’s politics, Bob Hawke, strode onto...
