Tasmanian Times
National
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3.7KJim Bacon: The Emperor has no clothes
We’ve got to talk about Jim … Jim Bacon, Premier of Tasmania, 1998 to 2004. Jim was known as The Emperor (but...
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Launceston, Tasmania: Bogan Capital of Australia … ?
Tasmania is the bogan capital of Australia and if you’re seeking bogans in the ACT look no further than the nation’s parliament....
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Victory for the Whales
Paul Tapp’s picture of a whale rejoicing (in life!) … in the tranquil waters around Maria Island The International Court of Justice...
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Their corporate reputation will be tarnished … The Gunns doco …
In response to today’s announcement from Gunns’ receivers “KordaMentha”, that two companies have entered final bids for the Tamar Valley pulp mill,...
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World heritage fabrication exposed at Senate Inquiry
Richard Colbeck picture of Styx/Tyenna area, from here Claims from the Abbott and Hodgman governments that the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area...
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This government is governing for big business, not for the interest of most Australians
Shortly before I started in the Senate, a friend of mine, Peter Lloyd, gave me a book to read which he told...
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Flight 370: Does Geraldton hold the key?
Note to the Air Chief Marshal Houston now overseeing the MH370 matter … I refer you to the Edward Snowden leaks and...
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Tony Fitzgerald QC slams Qld LNP, Newman and Bleijie’s ‘old, bad habits’
Tony Fitzgerald handing a copy of the Fitzgerald Report to then Premier Mike Ahern, 1989 (Source: State Library of Queensland) In a...
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The Great Leap Backward
Tony Abbott reveals the outgoing governor general, Quentin Bryce, and her successor, Peter Cosgrove, will be the first to receive the titles....
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Brandis amendments to RDA an effective attack on free speech for Aborigines
Aboriginal lawyer Michael Mansell has challenged the motives of Attorney-General George Brandis’s amendments to the Racial Discrimination Act. “Mr Brandis claims the...
