Tasmanian Times
National
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853Tony Fails to Stop The Boats
Labor and the Greens have cast doubt on the effectiveness of the Government’s border protection policy after an asylum seeker boat made...
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The House Wins: Gaming Reforms Ditched
The Abbott government is set to strip landmark gaming reforms meant to combat Australia’s world-leading gambling problem. The government will move tomorrow...
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STATE: Boganland and Jacqui. Education lag. Greens’ poll surge. Marti row. Power.
POLITICS: • Mercury: Jacqui Lambie hits back at ‘Boganland’ title, saying ‘I’m for the underdogs’ Extract: PALMER United Party Senator-elect Jacqui Lambie...
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Jo Hockey’s no-win situation
Treasurer Joe Hockey’s decision to veto the $3.4 billion US takeover of GrainCorp placed him and the new government in a no-win...
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MMG Rosebery mine top toxic polluter in Tasmania
The Toxic Heavy Metals Taskforce Tasmania (THMTT) has welcomed recent statements made by Professor Ray Kearney from The University of Sydney Medical...
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‘Not the national interest, but the interests of big oil and gas …’
Alexander Downer, centre of the storm: He says the former ASIS operator decided to blow the whistle after learning Mr Downer had...
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Australia Needs a National Response to Miscarriages of Justice
Overview The criminal appeal system in Tasmania is in breach of international human rights obligations – and has been so for over...
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Continued …
… continued from top item … The judge also added, “there was an attempt to clean up the scene of the killing...
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Copping not the right location for toxic waste
The Southern Beaches Conservation Society (SBCS) is deeply concerned about an application received by Sorell Council from Southern Waste Solutions (SWS) to...
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We don’t need no Edyewcaashon …
We don’t need no educashun. We don’t need no Gonski. Nuffink wrong with literacy here in Channel Court, Kingston Christopher Pyne. ABC...
