Tasmanian Times
National
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810Casting the first stone of breaking convention might come to haunt Abbott
Wiki Commons pic of Tony Abbott Last week the ALP made a tactical error in Federal Parliament by voting through the debt...
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An ideological crusade against the poorest and most disadvantaged …
ABC Pic of Andrew Wilkie The Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, tonight announced he would vote against the Appropriation Bills (Supply)...
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Open Letter To Eric Hutchinson MP On The Economic Action Strategy Pamphlet
Dear Eric, I am writing to ask you to clarify some points in the pamphlet that was delivered in my mailbox yesterday...
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The Gay Verdict: A nation disappointed. The John Lawrence analysis …
Garry Stannus’ pic of John Gay leaving court… THE country was disappointed with the $50,000 fine handed to former Gunns chairman John...
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No soft landing with Captain Abbott
Satire: Kudelka, http://www.kudelka.com.au/ Used with permission We are headed for the recession that we didn’t have to have. In my articles, Leading...
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Learning from the mistakes of the US prison regime
*Pic: Attorney-General Vanessa Goodwin As the new Liberal State Government ponders how to implement the “tough on crime” policies in its election...
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The Fearnley dispute
Ed: Tasmanian Times today presents the basic details of a dispute involving a former Flinders Island fisherman/farmer, Paul ‘Charlie’ Fearnley and Queensland...
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Us v Them, Australia vs Asylum Seekers, Slaves vs Everyone Else: Is there a difference?
*The attached picture was drawn for me by Mohammed Ali Sayed – an asylum seeker on Nauru who was deported back to...
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The Impossibility of Growth Demands a New Economic System
Why collapse and salvation are hard to distinguish from each other. Let us imagine that in 3030BC the total possessions of the...
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The Hollow Man
Pic: of Eric Hutchinson from his website, http://www.erichutchinson.com.au/ On 30 April I posted an article about the depths politics can plummet towards...
