Tasmanian Times
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759Medical students concerned new emissions reduction target jeopardises health of Australians
The Australian Medical Students’ Association (AMSA) has condemned the Federal Government’s emissions reduction target, slamming it as inadequate to protect against the...
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Rob Walls’ Picture Essay of today’s (Sat) Hobart City Hall rally in support of …
Rob Walls’ Picture Essay of today’s rally in City Hall in support of marriage equality Rodney Croome Sue Hickey Lisa Singh Nick...
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Amnesty International votes for policy calling for decriminalisation of prostitution
New York Times report here Nordic Model Australia Coalition (NorMAC) director, Simone Watson, today expressed dismay at Amnesty International’s decision to support...
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Young Tasmanian musicians take the sweet sound of success to Victoria
The band seated in the venue Band members warming up outside the Geelong Grammar performing arts centre Band member warming up outside...
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Lambie’s heartfelt plea for mandatory detox
In a call on all political parties to consider national legislation for mandatory detox, Independent Senator for Tasmania Jacqui Lambie shared her...
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Is this our social contract?
As far as I can see, our supposed ‘social contract’ in Australia, between the citizens and ‘their’ government operates as follows:. The...
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What else the rorting of the public purse via travel expenses has exposed …
… The unrepresentative nature of our party politicians … If our party politicians were truly representing us they would have been very...
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Australia was ready to act on climate 25 years ago, so what happened next?
New book investigates how corporate interests and ideologues worked to make Australia doubt what it knew about climate change and its risks...
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The renaissance of small-scale manufacturing
*Pic: 3D printers like this one offer smaller manufacturers a competitive edge. (Alan Levine/Flickr – CC BY 2.0) Manufacture has long been...
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Call for submissions re the Tasmanian Government’s Review into the Industrial Hemp Industry
Call for public submissions re the Tasmanian Government’s Review into the Industrial Hemp Industry On 19 January 2015, Jeremy Rockliff, Minister for...
